Thank you both!
That leaves only the Italian APUANIA as unaccounted of...
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- Mon May 27, 2024 8:44 am
- Forum: Ship Forum
- Topic: fate of three Castle class trawlers
- Replies: 3
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- Fri May 17, 2024 10:04 am
- Forum: Ship Forum
- Topic: fate of three Castle class trawlers
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3977
fate of three Castle class trawlers
During the last weeks I tried to fill the fate of each Castle-class trawler at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle-class_trawler There are still some left with unknown demise including the following three: La Blanche II (ex James Laveney) Extant 1941 under French flag. Fate? Notre Dame De Laghet (e...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:44 am
- Forum: Ship Forum
- Topic: tug PINGUIN
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10861
Re: tug PINGUIN
Hi Marco
ARDENZA was scuttled in Salonica in October 1944 by the Germans. I have read relative postwar correspondence between the salvage firm and a scrap merchant.
ARDENZA was scuttled in Salonica in October 1944 by the Germans. I have read relative postwar correspondence between the salvage firm and a scrap merchant.
- Sun Aug 27, 2023 2:01 pm
- Forum: Ship Forum
- Topic: Famagusta 1944-1947
- Replies: 8
- Views: 887213
Re: Famagusta 1944-1947
Also, from Piraeus register files: MINSAM 24.2 X 6.85 m. 1947 registered in Piraeus (No.288, sailing ship register) as AGHIOS IOANNIS THEOLOGOS 7.8.62 sunk 2 nm off Makronisos MINEAGLE (designated motor-ship 141) 130 Grt 10.1947 registered in Piraeus (No.290, sailing ship register) as NARKISSOS B. 5...
- Sun Aug 27, 2023 1:44 pm
- Forum: Ship Forum
- Topic: Famagusta 1944-1947
- Replies: 8
- Views: 887213
Re: Famagusta 1944-1947
The following 14 Min-Caiques are mentioned by Chr.Dounis (Shipwrecks in the Greek Seas). As they are listed in Greek the transliteration to latin might be different. I am unsure of the meaning of the number that follows their name. MINEND No.169 Built 1944 at Suez 28/29.11.45 Grounded at Fodele, Her...
- Fri Aug 18, 2023 9:50 am
- Forum: Ship Forum
- Topic: Famagusta 1944-1947
- Replies: 8
- Views: 887213
Re: Famagusta 1944-1947
There is an interesting article (in Greek) regarding the Min Caiques at https://www.taxydromos.gr/%ce%b1%cf%84%ce%b1%ce%be%ce%b9%ce%bd%cf%8c%ce%bc%ce%b7%cf%84%ce%b1/79016/grigoris-kartapanis-min-caiques-ta-mikra-limperti-tis-aktoplo-as/ Among others, it mentions that in 1944 the Greek Governement wa...
- Mon Jun 12, 2023 11:39 am
- Forum: Ship Forum
- Topic: tug PINGUIN
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10861
Re: tug PINGUIN
Hi David The 1937-built TITAN was built for the Greek Navy and felt in the hands of the Kriegsmarine in 1941. She is most probably the TITAN that was sunk off Monemvasia in 1944. Some Greek sources are mistaking the TITAN sunk off Monemvasia with the namesake civilian tug owned by the Corinth Canal ...
- Sun Jun 04, 2023 2:10 pm
- Forum: Ship Forum
- Topic: tug PINGUIN
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10861
tug PINGUIN
According to Van Damme's TugList mentions the following regarding the tug PINGUIN: PINGUIN 1 scr, steam, 300ihp 19xx: Built by ?? 19xx: delivered to ?? owned by W. de Ridder (NLD) 194x: requisitioned by the German Kriegsmarine, stationed in the Mediterranian 1944 -xx/09: sank The Greek Navy salvaged...
- Mon Jan 23, 2023 3:01 pm
- Forum: Ship Forum
- Topic: Francesco De Domenico RIP
- Replies: 8
- Views: 841447
Re: Francesco De Domenico RIP
I am socked and saddened by the loss of Francesco. May he rest in peace...
- Tue Nov 22, 2022 11:52 am
- Forum: Ship Forum
- Topic: Greek Anastasios L.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 22995
Re: Greek Anastasios L.
Ηi Alain the information I added comes from the records of Piraeus registry office that I have transcribe during a visit there. I hope they are of use in your project. It would be nice also to find a photo of the ship after her transformation into a motorship but so far I did not had any luck. kind ...
- Wed Nov 16, 2022 8:40 pm
- Forum: Ship Forum
- Topic: Greek Anastasios L.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 22995
Re: Greek Anastasios L.
Dear Kris the ship was bought in 1946 by Georgios Livadas and renamed ANASTASIOS L. She was then rebuild as a mixed passenger-cargo ship. Sold in 1950 to Alkimos Gratsos and renamed ALKIMOS. Sold in 1953 to Rafael Melachrinos & Sons and rebuild as diesel driven cargo ship, renamed RAFAEL. Sold 1...
- Sun Nov 13, 2022 9:26 pm
- Forum: Ship Forum
- Topic: ASTI ex MELETIOS VENETSANOS
- Replies: 9
- Views: 16692
Re: ASTI ex MELETIOS VENETSANOS
Dear David the other Amazon River steamers that were acquired by Greeks, as far as I am aware of, were: SYROS ex JUSTO CHERMONT see https://forum.nautilia.gr/showthread.php?182655-%D3%FD%F1%EF%F2-Justo-Chermont-Cananea-Syros-Lens FANEROMENI ex IZIDORO ANTUNES https://forum.nautilia.gr/showthread.php...
- Sun Nov 13, 2022 12:51 pm
- Forum: Ship Forum
- Topic: ASTI ex MELETIOS VENETSANOS
- Replies: 9
- Views: 16692
Re: ASTI ex MELETIOS VENETSANOS
Many thanks for your informative post David!
She was one of five Amazon river steamers that made it back to Europe at about that time and were bought by Greek shipowners.
She was one of five Amazon river steamers that made it back to Europe at about that time and were bought by Greek shipowners.
- Sun Nov 06, 2022 6:07 pm
- Forum: Ship Forum
- Topic: ASTI ex MELETIOS VENETSANOS
- Replies: 9
- Views: 16692
Re: ASTI ex MELETIOS VENETSANOS
Thank you Francesco I also found in a post by the late Theo Dorgeist in forum-marinarchiv as well as in a thread in the old forum that after the signing of the Laval-Kaufmann treaty in January 1943 she was taken over by MMR and then transferred as HELLAS11 to Italy. She was in Group 4 that included ...
- Tue Nov 01, 2022 8:21 pm
- Forum: Ship Forum
- Topic: Greek Sfactirea
- Replies: 2
- Views: 16400
Re: Greek Sfactirea
<t>SFAKTIRIA was put in auction by the Naval Ministry in July 1924. Next September she was delivered to "Piraeus Trading & Industrial Co." (G. Stringos, G. Domestinis & Co.) and converted to a barge.<br/> In January 1927 she was under tow from tug MIMIS, from Oinousai to Thessalonikis with a...