Nicholas Peppas
22-05-2009, 14:10
Here is another corvette that became a passenger ship for a short time in the mid 1940s, Chania.
Chania was laid down as La Paimpolaise for the French Navy, but completed as HMS Nasturtium for the Royal Navy after France was invaded by Germany. She was sold to the Greek Government in 1946.
IDNo: 6111317 Year: 1940
Name: NASTURTIUM Launch Date: 4.7.40
Type: Patrol frigate Date of completion: 26.9.40
Flag: GBR Keel: 23.3.40
Tons: 940 Link: 1539
DWT: 1180 Yard No: 1080
Length overall: 62.6 Ship Design:
LPP: 57.9 Country of build: GBR
Beam: 10.1 Builder: Smith's Dock
Material of build: Location of yard: South Bank
Number of screws/Mchy/ Speed(kn): 1T-16
Owner as Completed: Royal Navy
Naval or paramilitary marking : N A: *
End: 1976
Subsequent History: [LD as PAIMPOLAISE] - 46 CANIA - 50 ST.LYKOUDIS
Disposal Data: stricken 1976
See also http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4811.html
A typical schedules is listed here
First appearance on August 9, 1947 (left) to Thessaloniki. In March 1948, the Greek Government tried to "unload her" but unsuccessfully. Finally, in 1950 she became an auxiliary Greek Navy ship, a lighthouse tender, with the very appropriate name St. Lykoudis (see also http://theflowerclasscorvetteforums.yuku.com/topic/383 and http://www.navynuts.com/HellenicNavy.html). For those who do not remember, Lykoudis was the founder of the Lighthouse service in Greece
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Chania was laid down as La Paimpolaise for the French Navy, but completed as HMS Nasturtium for the Royal Navy after France was invaded by Germany. She was sold to the Greek Government in 1946.
IDNo: 6111317 Year: 1940
Name: NASTURTIUM Launch Date: 4.7.40
Type: Patrol frigate Date of completion: 26.9.40
Flag: GBR Keel: 23.3.40
Tons: 940 Link: 1539
DWT: 1180 Yard No: 1080
Length overall: 62.6 Ship Design:
LPP: 57.9 Country of build: GBR
Beam: 10.1 Builder: Smith's Dock
Material of build: Location of yard: South Bank
Number of screws/Mchy/ Speed(kn): 1T-16
Owner as Completed: Royal Navy
Naval or paramilitary marking : N A: *
End: 1976
Subsequent History: [LD as PAIMPOLAISE] - 46 CANIA - 50 ST.LYKOUDIS
Disposal Data: stricken 1976
See also http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4811.html
A typical schedules is listed here
First appearance on August 9, 1947 (left) to Thessaloniki. In March 1948, the Greek Government tried to "unload her" but unsuccessfully. Finally, in 1950 she became an auxiliary Greek Navy ship, a lighthouse tender, with the very appropriate name St. Lykoudis (see also http://theflowerclasscorvetteforums.yuku.com/topic/383 and http://www.navynuts.com/HellenicNavy.html). For those who do not remember, Lykoudis was the founder of the Lighthouse service in Greece
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