9 Replies Latest reply on Nov 30, 2020 9:41 AM by janet Garzia

Seeking information about SS Ancona

janet Garzia Oct 24, 2019 1:26 PM

I am researching the Italian immigrant ship Ancona which was torpedoed in Nov 1915. I have found plenty of newspaper articles and know a lot about it. I am looking for the manifest that lists all the passengers. I believe my grandmother and her family survived that sinking. It never made it to the U.S. so the manifest is not contained in other databases for those that arrived at Ellis Island. Any ideas? Thanks.

Re: Seeking information about SS Ancona

Lisha Penn Oct 30, 2019 10:38 AM (in response to janet Garzia)

Dear Ms. Garzia,

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

We suggest that you search Italy’s Archivio Centrale dello Stato; National Archives of the United Kingdom - Italy during World War I and Family Search’s Italy Archives and Libraries for research tips and information about the manifest for the SS Ancona shipwreck in 1915.

You may also wish to search Ancona Ocean Liner; Ancona; and SS Ancona torpedo sinking for additional research tips and information.

We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!
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Janet Burke Nov 13, 2020 6:12 AM (in response to janet Garzia)

I found an amended list of survivors which may not be complete as it was written in a New York Times article just 6 days after the sinking and not all survivors were accounted for yet.
Use link: https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1915/11/13/104656783.html?pageNumber=2
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  janet Garzia Nov 19, 2020 7:35 PM (in response to Janet Burke)
  
  thanks, Janet! I appreciate you looking for this. I can't access the link because I think I would need a subscription. However, I have gone thru all of the NYT survivor lists at our local library and pretty sure I have them all. Thanks again.
  
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    Janet Burke Nov 20, 2020 5:29 PM (in response to janet Garzia)
    
    Can you share what you have? I've yet to find a full list myself.
    
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      janet Garzia Nov 22, 2020 7:42 PM (in response to Janet Burke)
      
      hopefully, I can attach what I have. Are you researching a relative too? I am starting to think my ancestor was not on this ship but I cannot find another one that fits the timeline and the circumstances. If only I could find an original manifest... Here is the final list of survivors I found in the NYT.
      
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        Janet Burke Nov 23, 2020 3:43 AM (in response to janet Garzia)
        
        That's the same and only list I've come across. Yes I am also searching for family members on the original manifest. My Dad always told us about his mother and her family being torpedoed during their voyage from Italy to the US. Supposedly their family got in a lifeboat and were saved by another ship. She had a lifelong fear of large bodies of water and when visiting us in California couldn't even look at the ocean. I just want to confirm her story.
        
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        janet Garzia Nov 26, 2020 7:52 PM (in response to Janet Burke)
        
        hi Janet, I would like to correspond with you more on this. Thanks!
        
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        Janet Burke Nov 29, 2020 2:20 AM (in response to janet Garzia)
        
        Try me at Janet Fiore Burke on FB and mauijanet on IG.
        
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        janet Garzia Nov 30, 2020 9:41 AM (in response to Janet Burke)
        
        thanks, I sent you a message on Facebook.
        
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