Nicholas Peppas
14-11-2009, 20:25
Well... this one is not totally unknown, but her Greek history is missing!
Enossis (Ενωσις) was a Greek coaster steamer of 313 tons (length 42 m, width 6.5 m) built in 1883 by Abercorn Shipbuilding Company, in Paisley, UK. At that time she was a passenger and cargo ship. She was named Ardgowan and was built for Craig Scott & Co., Greenock, Scotland. She was powered by a steam engine aft made by W. Lochhead & Co.,Glasgow.
In 1886 she was named Venezia and was owned by L. Schwarz, Fiume. In 1901 she was bought by Societa in Azioni Ungaro Croata. In 1922 or 1923 she was bought by Jadranska Plovidba, Susak and renamed Sava. 1928. In 1928 she was named Bruna and belonged to I. de Sgardelli in Italy. Finally, in 1929 she was bought by D. Kerambos of Piraeus and renamed Enossis. By that time she was purely a cargo ship. On June 20, 1941 she was bombed and sunk in an air raid at Suda Bay.
See also http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=13358
as well as our favorite Hungarian researcher, Joszef Horvath, in
http://www.hajoregiszter.hu/index.php?lang=en&ship=1284&vl=1#5252
Here are two old photos. First as Venezia
64939
Then as Sava
64940
Enossis (Ενωσις) was a Greek coaster steamer of 313 tons (length 42 m, width 6.5 m) built in 1883 by Abercorn Shipbuilding Company, in Paisley, UK. At that time she was a passenger and cargo ship. She was named Ardgowan and was built for Craig Scott & Co., Greenock, Scotland. She was powered by a steam engine aft made by W. Lochhead & Co.,Glasgow.
In 1886 she was named Venezia and was owned by L. Schwarz, Fiume. In 1901 she was bought by Societa in Azioni Ungaro Croata. In 1922 or 1923 she was bought by Jadranska Plovidba, Susak and renamed Sava. 1928. In 1928 she was named Bruna and belonged to I. de Sgardelli in Italy. Finally, in 1929 she was bought by D. Kerambos of Piraeus and renamed Enossis. By that time she was purely a cargo ship. On June 20, 1941 she was bombed and sunk in an air raid at Suda Bay.
See also http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=13358
as well as our favorite Hungarian researcher, Joszef Horvath, in
http://www.hajoregiszter.hu/index.php?lang=en&ship=1284&vl=1#5252
Here are two old photos. First as Venezia
64939
Then as Sava
64940