Finnish Volunteer Battalion of the Waffen-SS= The Finnish Volunteer Battalion of the Waffen-SS (German: Finnisches Freiwilligen-Bataillon der Waffen-SS ) was a motorized infantry battalion of the German Waffen-SS during World War II . It was formed from Finnish volunteers and fought on the Eastern Front as part of the SS Division Wiking . The unit was disbanded in mid-1943 as the two-year comm...
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S.S. Aldinga, 291 tons, Captain Hugh McMeikan, from Melbourne April 13th, with passengers ex S.S. Great Britain , 3,200 tons, Lieutenant John Gray from Liverpool 3rd February 1869, arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 16th April 1869.Sources:* The Ships Passenger List If you have information on passengers or need help locating them on the tree, start a discussion here.. ==Some of the passe...
Wreck of the Admella The wreck of the SS Admella may not rate as the worst in Australia's maritime history, in terms of loss of life or the monetary value of its cargo, but it is without a doubt, one of the most horrifying in its closeness to land, and the inability of those at hand, both ashore and afloat, to provide assistance. 'SS Admella was an iron single screw steamer of 392 tons, built G...