Nicholas Peppas
04-08-2010, 02:50
Athinai was a well known passenger ship of Pantaleon and the Oriental Shipping Company, active in the 1900-1917 period. She was built in England with the name Wega as a cargo ship of 940 tons. Here is what is mentioned by Miramar:
IDNo: 5613692 Year: 1872
Name: WEGA Keel:
Type: Cargo ship Launch Date: 5.10.72
Flag: DEU Date of completion:
Tons: 940 Link: 1277
DWT: Yard No: 273
Length overall: Ship Design:
LPP: Country of build: GBR
Beam: Builder: Mitchell
Material of build: I Location of yard: Low Walker
Number of screws/Mchy/ Speed(kn):
Subsequent History: 99 ATHINAI
Disposal Data: sm/gf in Kassos Strait, SE Cape Sidero 30.8.17
Name Tons Change Registered Owner
WEGA 940 1872 T.Hayn
ATHINAI 940 1899 P.Pantaleon
The site http://www.uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/523.html reports her demise as having occurred on August 30, 1917.
U-boat attacks on Steamer Athinai
Date U-boat Loss type Position Location Route Cargo Casualties
1 30 Aug 1917 UC 74 (Wilhelm Marschall) Sunk Stopped and sunk by gunnery in the Kassos Strait, SE of Cape Sidero
Here is a schedule of hers from August 15, 1900, the first year she was in Greek hands
100895
And then one more on September 19, 1902 when she was going to Alexandreia
100896
And here is a 1910 postcard of hers from the ELIA collection
100897
IDNo: 5613692 Year: 1872
Name: WEGA Keel:
Type: Cargo ship Launch Date: 5.10.72
Flag: DEU Date of completion:
Tons: 940 Link: 1277
DWT: Yard No: 273
Length overall: Ship Design:
LPP: Country of build: GBR
Beam: Builder: Mitchell
Material of build: I Location of yard: Low Walker
Number of screws/Mchy/ Speed(kn):
Subsequent History: 99 ATHINAI
Disposal Data: sm/gf in Kassos Strait, SE Cape Sidero 30.8.17
Name Tons Change Registered Owner
WEGA 940 1872 T.Hayn
ATHINAI 940 1899 P.Pantaleon
The site http://www.uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/523.html reports her demise as having occurred on August 30, 1917.
U-boat attacks on Steamer Athinai
Date U-boat Loss type Position Location Route Cargo Casualties
1 30 Aug 1917 UC 74 (Wilhelm Marschall) Sunk Stopped and sunk by gunnery in the Kassos Strait, SE of Cape Sidero
Here is a schedule of hers from August 15, 1900, the first year she was in Greek hands
100895
And then one more on September 19, 1902 when she was going to Alexandreia
100896
And here is a 1910 postcard of hers from the ELIA collection
100897