22 May 1949
MIGRATION · JOURNEY
The General Langfitt, Naples to Melbourne, 1949
Naples → Port Melbourne
1949 was the peak year of General class refugee sailings to Australia, with arrivals by the Stewart, Black, Omar Bundy, Ballou, Langfitt, Greely, Blatchford, Haan, Hersey and Howze. The General Langfitt left Naples on 22 May 1949 and reached Melbourne on 17 June with 826 people, and made a further Melbourne arrival on 22 September with the same recorded number.
17 June 1949
The ship reaches Melbourne with 826 people
Port Melbourne
22 September 1949
A further Melbourne arrival by the Langfitt is recorded with 826 people
Port Melbourne