OCEAN LINERS & CRUISE SHIPS

by alkis smartit | Feb 18, 2022 | Greek Passenger Shipping

The passenger ship ACHILLEUS, 5,509 gross tons, built in 1953 by Ansaldo S.A. Cantiere di Livorno, Livorno, Italy, for the Greek Government as part of the Italian war reparations to Greece. Acquired by Petros M. Nomikos Ltd. in 1953. (1/91) The passenger ship...

GREEK COASTAL SHIPPING

by alkis smartit | Feb 18, 2022 | Greek Passenger Shipping

The 1896-built NAFSIKA. HISTORYBuilt in 1896 as a yacht by David J. Dunlop & Co., Glasgow, UK. Initial name CHRISTINE, British flag. Subsequently sold to James Dredging Towage & Transport Co. Ltd. and renamed CORYCIA. Acquired by Eleftherios Velliotis and...

THE FIRST GREEK LIBERTY SHIPS

by alkis smartit | Feb 18, 2022 | Liberty Ships

Built in September 1943 by Permanente Metals Corporation, Yard No. 1, Richmond, California (yard no. 2101). Initial name MICHAEL CASEY, managed by American President Lines. Delivered to Georgios Hadjifrangoulis Andreadis Sons on 13 December 1946, renamed GEORGIOS F....

TANKERS

by alkis smartit | Feb 18, 2022 | Ships Built for Greeks

The tanker OLYMPIC GAMES, 18,151 dwt, built in November 1948 by Bethlehem-Sparrows Point Shipyard, Inc., Sparrows Point, Maryland, USA for Olympic Oil Lines (Panama) S.A. under Honduras flag. (1/14) The tanker ATLANTIC PRINCE, 18,148 dwt, built in December 1948 by...

THE HELLAS LIBERTY MUSEUM

by alkis smartit | Feb 18, 2022 | Liberty Ships

The ARTHUR M. HUDDELL laid up in the USA. (Hellas Liberty Museum collection). (1/58) The ARTHUR M. HUDDELL laid up in the USA. (Hellas Liberty Museum collection). (2/58) The ARTHUR M. HUDDELL laid up in the USA. (Hellas Liberty Museum collection). (3/58) The ARTHUR M....