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Title: Migrant ship FLORENTIA c1951
Post by: rover on Monday 21 May 07 07:46 BST (UK)

I need a photo of the Italian migrant ship FLORENTIA that made a few trips to Australia in the early 1950s

Can someone please help me obtain a photo of this ship or direct me to a Site.

Thanks.

Title: Re: Migrant ship FLORENTIA c1951
Post by: craizi daizi on Monday 21 May 07 09:18 BST (UK)

Hi Rover,

I found this,  but not sure it is the same ship ??  Seems to be a cargo ship at this stage ?


http://images.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.boatnerd.com/pictures/salty/florentia-u-jn.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.boatnerd.com/pictures/salty/saltyf.htm&h=432&w=800&sz=53&hl=en&start=8&sig2=DQCqmA6vlvfbd9pxpvFRbw&um=1&tbnid=WaOtnTV9z5YN1M:&tbnh=77&tbnw=143&ei=rlRRRpLTF56SggOfwPn4DA&prev=/images%3Fq%3DFLORENTIA%2B%2B%26ndsp%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN


wow... hope all that works...
Craizi

Title: Re: Migrant ship FLORENTIA c1951
Post by: rover on Monday 21 May 07 12:10 BST (UK)

Hi Craizi

I'm afraid its not that ship.

The Florentia was a passenger / migrant ship.

Thanks.

Title: Re: Migrant ship FLORENTIA c1951
Post by: eilidh on Wednesday 13 June 07 07:23 BST (UK)

Hi Rover,

An excerpt from the following website, there is also a picture entitled "A section of the dormitories on board the Florentia "

http://www.maltamigration.com/history/valve/chapter2b.shtml

"Complaints were also raised about the ship Florentia which made three trips from Malta to Australia between December 15, 1950, and August 21, 1951. She had been built in Dunbarton, Scotland, in 1914. Some of those who travelled on t e ren felt that the ship was not fit to cross the Indian Ocean, especially between May and September when the monsoons were likely to occur. One particular trip created quite a stir. The Florentia was expected in Grand Harbour, Valletta, on April. She was to carry 1,039 passengers but these were kept waiting for a number of days until she finally made port eleven days later".

Helen

Title: Re: Migrant ship FLORENTIA c1951
Post by: rover on Wednesday 13 June 07 07:44 BST (UK)

Hello  eilidh

You wouldn't believe it !

I just got your reply and this morning someone sent me a photo of the ship.

I have copied the report about the ship from that Site.

Many thanks.

Title: Re: Migrant ship FLORENTIA c1951
Post by: niromaio on Saturday 02 October 10 18:45 BST (UK)

need a picture of the ship Florentia
Help!!!

Title: Re: Migrant ship FLORENTIA c1951
Post by: rover on Saturday 02 October 10 23:10 BST (UK)

Hi

There's a photo and detail about the ship here :

http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=11322

I do have another picture. Searching for it.

Title: Re: Migrant ship FLORENTIA c1951
Post by: rover on Sunday 03 October 10 00:00 BST (UK)

Here is a good picture of the SS Florentia

Title: Re: Migrant ship FLORENTIA c1951
Post by: William Paulus on Thursday 17 July 14 16:47 BST (UK)

Have two Line -issued postcards of FLORENTIA,

Title: Re: Migrant ship FLORENTIA c1951
Post by: Arthurg777 on Tuesday 06 June 17 10:37 BST (UK)

If you contact the Australian Government in Canberra you can even get the passengers names and details. I came here with my family on the same ship in 1951 when I was very young and was given all my families names and ages.   

Title: Re: Migrant ship FLORENTIA c1951
Post by: Razmataz on Saturday 19 June 21 21:38 BST (UK)

I found a post card of the ship in some old photo of my late father's and googled the ship which bought me to this thread.