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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t1.The Alexander Papagos administration in 1952, established a steady political environment in Greece.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t2. Field Marshal Alexander Papagos, a heroic personality during WWII. His subsequent involvement in politics had a positive effect on the country as he endeavoured to establish a healthy environment for investments in Greece which enhanced among others the efforts for the revival of the Greek shipping registry.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t3. Sotirios Matantos was the man behind the idea for the introduction of special legislation allowing ships owned by Greek-controlled foreign companies to be placed under the Greek flag. Pictured with his wife Nitsa, n\u00e9e Pneumaticos, at the launching of the cargo ship AGHIA MARINA on 22 March 1954. <\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t4. Konstantinos Karamanlis at the inauguration of major works performed at the port of Piraeus in order to upgrade the infrastructure of the port.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t5. Konstantinos Karamanlis at the inauguration of major works performed at the port of Piraeus in order to upgrade the infrastructure of the port.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t6. The Minister for Coordination in the Papagos administration, Spyros Markezinis, played an important role in introducing legislation aiming at the revival of the Greek registry.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t7. The whaling factory OLYMPIC CHALLENGER, owned by Aristotle Onassis, originally built as a T2-type tanker before its conversion in 1949 at Kiel, West Germany.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t8. The OLYMPIC CRUISER one of 16 corvettes converted into whalers at Kiel, West Germany for Aristotle Onassis.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t9. The TINA ONASSIS was at the time of delivery in Hamburg in 1953 the largest tanker in the world.<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>![\"10.](\"https:\/\/greekshippingmiracle.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/10_TINA_ONASSIS_SHIPYARD_1953-2.jpg\")
<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t10. The spectacular launching of the TINA ONASSIS in 1953 in Hamburg, viewed by about 100,000 people.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t11. Aristotle Onassis and his wife Tina, n\u00e9e Livanos, with their children Alexandros and Christina, at the launching of the TINA ONASSIS in Hamburg on 25 July 1953. <\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t12. Aristotle Onassis and West Germany\u2019s Finance Minister, Professor Ludwig Erhard, who was the architect of the German post-war economic miracle, on 24 March 1953 at the launching of the tanker OLYMPIC CLOUD. She was the first ship built by A.G. \u201cWeser\u201d, Bremen after the War. Sponsor of the ship was the German Minister\u2019s wife Louise Erhard.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t13. The launching of the cargo ship CHIOS on 12 April 1956, built by A.G. \u201cWeser\u201d, Bremen for a company under Stavros Livanos Group.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t14. Stavros Livanos touches the bow of his ship HADJITSAKOS during its launching on 23 January 1956 by A.G. \u201cWeser\u201d, Bremen.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t15. The Liberian tanker NORTH PRINCE, owned by a company under the management of the Antonis Pappadakis group, at her launching on 27 September 1952 in Hamburg. She was the first Greek-owned ship that was built in post-war years in West Germany.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t16. From the launching of the NORTH PRINCE on 27 September 1952 by Howaldtswerke A.G., Hamburg. Pictured in the middle is Antonis Pappadakis with the sponsor Maria N. Nicolaou.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t17. Shipowner Markos P. Nomikos with Prime Minister Alexander Papagos on board the Japanese-built tanker ASPASIA NOMIKOS. The ship, which was the first newbuilding placed under Greek flag after WWII, anchored in Faliron Bay near Piraeus on 27 April 1953 where the Greek flag was raised during a formal ceremony.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t18. The 1953-built ASPASIA NOMIKOS, the first newly built tanker placed under Greek flag after WWII.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t19. Prime Minister Alexander Papagos delivering the documents of the cargo ship ATHINAI to shipowner Eugene Eugenides on 11 November 1953 at the port of Piraeus.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t20. The cargo ship ATHINAI, built in 1953 in Italy for the Hellenic government as part of Italy\u2019s War reparations to Greece. She was subsequently acquired by the Eugene Eugenides Group.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t21. The ocean liner QUEEN FREDERICA served for several years the line between Greece and the USA.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t22. The ocean liner QUEEN FREDERICA during her first arrival at Piraeus in 1954, where she was placed under the Greek flag.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t23. From the flag raising ceremony of the ocean liner QUEEN FREDERICA. Pictured are the Royal Family of Greece, Prime Minister Alexander Papagos and shipowner Nicolaos Vernicos-Eugenides.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t24. The buildings of the Merchant Maritime School in the island of Hydra since its establishment in 1930.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t25. The buildings of the Merchant Maritime School in the island of Hydra since its establishment in 1930.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t26. From the pre-war activity of the Merchant \u039caritime School in the island of Hydra; activities on nautical maps.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t27. From the pre-war activity of the Merchant \u039caritime School in the island of Hydra; raising of the flag.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t28. From the pre-war activity of the Merchant \u039caritime School in the island of Hydra; inspection by the Director.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t29. The Merchant Maritime School in Aspropyrgos, Athens.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t30. Konstantinos Karamanlis succeeded Alexander Papagos as Prime Minister of Greece in October 1955.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t31. Konstantinos Karamanlis sitting between shipowners Nicholas Rethymnis and Manuel Kulukundis during a dinner in his honour at St. Moritz Hotel on 20 November 1956.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t32. From the dinner in honour of the Greek Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis at St. Moritz Hotel on 20 November 1956.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t33. From the dinner in honour of the Greek Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis at St. Moritz Hotel on 20 November 1956.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>