SS Orbita Passenger List - 1 August 1923
Front Cover, Cabin Passenger List for the SS Orbita of the RMSP, Departing Wednesday, 1 August 1923 from Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg, Commanded by Captain W. H. Parker. | GGA Image ID # 1fd3a994eb
Senior Officers and Staff
- Commander: Captain W. H. Parker, C.B,E., R.D., R.N.R.
- Chief Officer: A. Murphy
- Second Officer: D. R. Lee
- Second Officer (Junior): R. Beadon
- Third Officer: A. E. H. Randle
- Chief Engineer: G. Hailey
- Second Engineer: O. Hayes
- Third Engineer: R. Hazelwood
- Fourth Engineer: S. H. Chillott
- Surgeon: M. Edwards, M.R.C.9 , L.R.C.P., Lond
- Purser: Dr. R. V. Stephenson
- Assistant Purser: H. E. Wardrop
- Assistant Purser: A. C. Story
- Clerk: F J. Inooldsby
- Chief Steward: W. Rand
The SS Orbita departed from Hamburg on Wednesday, 1 August 1923, arriving at Southampton & Cherbourg on Friday, 3 August, and on to New York arriving on Monday, 13 August 1923.
List of Cabin Passengers
▓▓▓ "A" ▓▓▓
- Master Allen
- Miss G. Allen
- Mr. J. Allen
- Mrs. H. B. Allen
- Mr. N. Alwin
- Miss M. Anderson
- Mr. D. D. Anderson
- Miss L. Andre
▓▓▓ "B" ▓▓▓
- Miss M. N. Baker
- Miss B. Barankiewicz
- Mrs. M. Barankiewicz
- Mrs. M. W. Barney
- Miss A. M. Bauer
- Miss L. M. Bauer
- Mrs. E. Bauer
- Master C. Beckman
- Mr. V. A. Beckman
- Mrs. Beckman
- Mrs. W. Beebe
- Miss M. Behrens
- Mr. A. Bochenek
- Mrs. Bochenek
- Mr. C. Boetsch
- Mr. J. Bradac
- Miss D. R. Brandon
- Miss E. W. Brandon
- Mrs. E. N. W. Brandon
- Mr. F. Breckinridge
- Miss E. Brunnert
- Miss I. Brunnert
- Miss R. Brunnert
- Mrs. A. Brunnert
- Miss M. Bulle
- Miss M. Burke
▓▓▓ "C" ▓▓▓
- Miss H. Caperton
- Mrs. H. Caperton
- Miss N. Carlson
- Mr. A. Carlson
- Miss B. J. Carpenter
- Miss H. Carr
- Miss M. F. Carr
- Miss E. G. Carter
- Miss A. E. Clark
- Mr. M. Clark
- Mrs. Clark
- Miss A. M. Clarke
- Mr. V. L. Cofer
- Mrs. Cofer
- Mrs. G. M. Coleman
- Mr. J. A. Connell
- Mr. J. Conolly
- Mrs. M. L. Conrad
- Mr. J. S. Cortes
- Miss E. Cowan
▓▓▓ "D" ▓▓▓
- Mrs. Densmore Elinor
- Mr. C. Densmore-Elinor
- Mr. W. Devereux
- Mr. H. Dickinson
- Dr. C. H. Doe
- Master C. R. Doe
- Miss N. J. Doe
- Mrs. Doe
- Miss Doig
- Mrs. F. Doig
- Rev. O. Dolphin
- Dr. P. D. Donoghue
- Miss S. Drucker
- Mr. D. Drutt
- Miss D. Duran
- Miss Y. Duran
- Mrs. P. Duran
▓▓▓ "E" ▓▓▓
- Mrs. M. H. Earnshaw
- Miss E. E. Enright
- Miss A. Epstein
- Miss D. F. Evans
- Mr. F. W. Evans
▓▓▓ "F" ▓▓▓
- Mr. F. C. Feeney
- Mr. W. Fenner
- Mrs. Fenner
- Mr. O. Fischer
- Mr. F. Fischer
- Mr. T. Fiske
- Miss E. M. Fletcher
- Mrs. F. G. Fletcher
- Mr. W. Floyd
- Mr. H. W. Foote Jr.
- Miss M. Forbes
- Miss E. Foster
- Miss K. Foster
- Mrs. S. M. Foster
- Mr. E. Freeman
- Mrs. Freeman
- Miss H. Frey
- Mr. J. Fry
▓▓▓ "G" ▓▓▓
- Miss R. Geist
- Mr. H. Geist
- Mr. R. Geist
- Mrs. Geist
- Miss N. Geist
- Mrs. M. F. Gifford
- Miss R. Goldberg
- Mrs. M. Goldberg
- Mr. Harold Dudley Greeley
- Mr. C. T. Griffiths
- Miss C. Grundig
- Mr. C. Guild
- Miss E. Gusinska
- Miss M. Gutmann
▓▓▓ "H" ▓▓▓
- Mrs. T. G. Haight
- Mrs. A. Hammer
- Miss A. Hanz
- Miss E. P. Harris
- Mr. L. Hedlander
- Mrs. I. Heri
- Mr. D. M. Hill Jr.
- Miss E. Hilton
- Miss T. Hitchler
- Miss M. HodenpzI
- Mr. L. M. Holloway
- Miss W. Hood
- Master Humble
- Miss K. Humble
- Mrs. D. G. Humble
- Mr. C. Humphrey
- Mr. J. G. Hunt
- Mr. D. Hyde
- Mr. G. Hyde
▓▓▓ "J" ▓▓▓
- Miss G. A. Jacobson
- Miss L. Jamison
- Mr. T. Johnson
- Mrs. F. M. Johnson
- Mr. S. Johnston
- Mrs. Johnston
- Miss E. Jones
- Miss E. Jones
- Mr. E. E. Jones
- Mrs. Jones
▓▓▓ "K" ▓▓▓
- Master A. Katzenberger
- Dr. J. A. Kennedy
- Mr. M. Kiertucki
- Mrs. N. Kimball
- Mr. H. S. King
- Mr. S. E. E. King
- Mrs. M. F. King
- Miss P. Kleist
- Mr. F. Knapp
- Mrs. Knapp
- Mrs. E. R. Knowlton
- Miss T. Komzala
- Miss M. E. Krall
- Miss A. Krause
- Mr. G. Kunz
▓▓▓ "L" ▓▓▓
- Mrs. C. Lampard
- Mr. E. O. Land
- Miss H. Lang
- Mr. F. Lang
- Mr. R. G. Langdon
- Mrs. Langdon
- Dr. F. Lasher
- Mrs. Lasher
- Miss A. Lathrop
- Master E. Lawrence
- Master R. N. Lawrence
- Miss Lawrence
- Mrs. A. Lawrence
- Master E. Lawrence
- Mr. J. M. Lazarus
- Mr. A. Leden
- Mr. O. Leden
- Mr. O. Leden
- Mrs. J. Leden
- Mr. N. Lederer
- Mrs. Lederer
- Miss L. O. Lefeler
- Miss H. Leitch
- Miss E. Lemke
- Miss M. Lemke
- Miss M. Lente
- Mr. S. Liptzin
- Mrs. R. Lorenz
- Miss D. Low
- Mrs. S. Lumpkin
▓▓▓ "M" ▓▓▓
- Mr. S. Magda
- Mrs. Magda
- Master P. Magvas
- Mrs. P. Magvas
- Mr. W. V. Mallory
- Mrs. Mallory
- Master N. Mamber
- Mr. H. C. Mamber
- Mrs. P. Mamber
- Mr. F. Manolovits
- Mr. N. T. Marsh
- Mrs. Marsh
- Mr. J. Martos
- Miss D. Mass
- Mr. H. Mayer
- Mr. H. Mayer
- Mr. J. Mayer
- Mr. J. Mayer
- Mrs. A. Mayer
- Miss E. McCollaugh
- Mr. F. McConnell
- Mr. J. A. McCoy
- Mrs. McCoy
- Miss G. McReynolds
- Mr. C. S. S. Miller
- Mr. W. Molt
- Mr. F. Moulton
- Mrs. Moulton
- Mr. S. Mowbray
- Mrs. A. B. Mudge
- Mr. E. Mulloy
- Miss E. Murlless
- Mr. H. R. Myers
▓▓▓ "N" ▓▓▓
- Miss K. Naudet
- Mrs. M. Naudet
- Mr. H. G. Noffinger
- Mr. F. B. Norris
▓▓▓ "O" ▓▓▓
- Mr. E. E. H. Oakman
- Mrs. J. Oakman
- Mr. J. P. M. O'Donnell
- Miss K. O'Flaherty
- Mr. F. A. Ogg
- Mrs. Ogg
- Mr. J. O'Halloran
- Miss M. O'Hearn
- Mrs. F. O'Neill
- Mr. A. Orduna
- Capt. B. J. Owen
- Mrs. Owen
▓▓▓ "P" ▓▓▓
- Mr. B. Perin
- Mrs. Perin
- Miss O. Peters
- Mr. C. H. Pfeiffer
- Mrs. Pfeiffer
- Master F. Pinczker
- Mrs. G. Pinczker
- Mr. A. Pinney
- Mrs. Pinney
- Miss E. A. Pitshke
- Mr. R. A. Plimpton
- Mr. J. Polak
- Mr. I. Posner
- Mrs. Posner
- Mr. H. F. E. Post
- Mrs. Post
- Miss E. Powney
- Miss L. Powney
- Mr. C. F. Pratt
- Miss J. Primrose
- Dr. W. S. Pugh
- Mrs. Pugh
▓▓▓ "Q" ▓▓▓
- Mr. C. Quartermaine
▓▓▓ "R" ▓▓▓
- Mrs. R. Rapp
- Mr. I. Ratzenstein
- Mr. H. Reinhardt
- Miss A. Romaine
- Miss M. Rood
- Mrs. B. Rosenbaum
- Dr. W. F. Rudd
- Mrs. Rudd
- Miss J. Rule
- Mrs. V. Rule
- Miss C. Russell
- Miss R. M. Russell
- Mr. F. B. Rutherford
- Mrs. Rutherford
▓▓▓ "S" ▓▓▓
- Mr. F. Sampaio
- Mrs. Sampaio
- Mrs. A. P. Sayre
- Mr. R. Schawb
- Dr. F. E. Schelling
- Mrs. Schelling
- Mr. F. A. Schmidt
- Mrs. Schmidt
- Miss T. Schwab
- Mrs. Schwab
- Miss D. Schwinzer
- Mrs. J. R. Schwinzer
- Mrs. Selby Smith
- Miss E. Shayne
- Mr. C. A. Sheard
- Mrs. Sheard
- Mrs. C. Siehenschein
- Mr. N. Simon
- Mrs. Simon
- Mr. M. Skalmer
- Miss E. Smith
- Mr. D. Smith
- Mrs. Smith
- Mr. O. Sorensen
- Dr. A. H. Spicer
- Miss R. Spink
- Master R. Stark
- Mr. W. H. Stark
- Mrs. Stark
- Miss H. Stelzle
- Mr. C. Stelzle
- Miss G. Strelitz
- Mr. J. M. Strodel
- Mr. T. Strong
- Mr. G. W. Swope
- Mr. W. Szukiewicz
- Mrs. Szukiewicz
▓▓▓ "T" ▓▓▓
- Mr. H. V. Tandy
- Mrs. Tandy
- Mr. A. C. Taylor
- Miss M. C. Tewes
- Miss A. Torrance
- Mr. J. Toyokawa
- Mrs. A. Tykal
▓▓▓ "V" ▓▓▓
- Master W. Voight
- Mr. H. Voight
- Mrs. Voight
- Miss B Voisovic
- Mr. J. Volz
▓▓▓ "W" ▓▓▓
- Miss L. Wagner
- Mr. O. Wagner
- Mrs. T. Wagner
- Miss A. J. Walker
- Mr. B. G. Waring
- Mr. J. C. Warren
- Mrs. Warren
- Dr. H. F. R. Watts
- Mrs. Watts
- Miss M. F. Weadock
- Miss M. E. Weeks
- Mrs. J. M. Wells
- Miss A. Wertheimer
- Mr. R. Weseloh
- Mr. M. Westover
- Mrs. Westover
- Hon. P. Whiteside J.P
- Miss L. Wickham
- Miss E. Williams
- Mrs. E. Winter
▓▓▓ "y" ▓▓▓
- Miss E. L. Yonge
▓▓▓ "Z" ▓▓▓
- Mr. P. Zellenka
Eastbound Sailing Schedule, New York to Europe, from 14 July 1923 to 27 October 1923. Ships Included the Ohio, Orbita, Orca, and Orduña. SS Orbita Passenger List, 1 August 1923. | GGA Image ID # 1fd4b8ad57
Title Page, SS Orbita Cabin Passenger List, 1 August 1923. | GGA Image ID # 1fd47f2437
List of Senior Officers and Staff of the SS Orbita for the Voyage of 1 August 1923. | GGA Image ID # 1fd40e93ca
RMSP Worldwide Offices and Agencies. SS Orbita Passenger List, 1 August 1923. | GGA Image ID # 1fd3db00a9
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