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last updated:
21 August 2002
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LILIENTHAL Surname Page
I am the daughter of Raymond Mignogna, son of Elizabeth Lilienthal Mignogna,
daughter of Julius and Antonia Ignor Lilienthal. Julius was the son of Michael and Friederike
Lilienthal and had at 5 siblings (Joseph, Gustav, Martha, Selma and Adolf). Antonia was the
daughter of Frank Ignor. I don't know anything else about her family.
My grandmother, Elizabeth (or Grandma Betty as I called her), came to this country from Germany
with her parents and brother, William. She was born in Koenigsburg and her name was Liselotte
before coming here. Grandma died in 1985, and her brother died in 1992.
Adolf Lilienthal, mentioned above, had one daughter, Irma. I don't know any more about relatives
on the Lilienthal side of the family.
My grandmother, her brother and parents all came to the states on a ship called the "Albert
Ballin" in January, 1928. Here's some info I found on that ship:
ALBERT BALLIN
The "Albert Ballin" was built by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg in 1922 for the
Hamburg America Line. She was a 20,815 gross ton ship,
length 602.4ft x beam 78.7ft, two funnels, four masts, twin screw and a
speed of 16 knots. Accommodation was provided for 250-1st,
340-2nd and 1,060-3rd class passengers. Launched on 16/12/1922, she sailed
from Hamburg on her maiden voyage to Southampton and
New York on 5/7/1923. In Feb.1928 she was refitted to carry 1st, 2nd,
tourist and 3rd class passengers and on 11/9/1929 commenced her
last Hamburg to Boulogne, Southampton and New York voyage before being
re-engined to give a speed of 19 knots. On 21/3/1930 she
resumed the Hamburg - Southampton - Cherbourg - New York service, carrying
1st, tourist and 3rd class. On 21/12/1933 she commenced
her last voyage on this route and on 12/5/1934 she rammed and sank the
North Germen Lloyd vessel "Merkur" with the loss of 7 lives.
Later the same year she was rebuilt to 21,131 tons, length 645.8ft,speed 20
knots and renamed "Hansa" under the direction of the Nazi
government.(Albert Ballin was Jewish.) On 31/10/1935 she resumed the
Hamburg - Southampton - Cherbourg - New York run and in
March 1936 was refitted to carry cabin, tourist and 3rd class. She
commenced her last New York voyage on 27/7/1939 and then became a
naval accommodation ship at Gotenhafen. On 6/3/1945 she was sunk by a mine
off Warnemunde, initially taken in tow, but failed to reach
port. In 1949 she was raised by the Russians, rebuilt at Warnemunde and
Antwerp to 23,009 tons and one funnel and in 1953(?) renamed
"Sovetsky Sojus". She was damaged by fire prior to her entry into service
but was repaired and used on the Vladivostok - Kamchatka
route. Still in service in 1979. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor,
vol.1, p.417] [ Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.4, Hamburg
America Line] [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 13 December 1997]
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