Nicholas Peppas
25-06-2009, 03:41
Ierax was a famous passenger ship of the 1885-1940 period, the fastest ship in regular passenger lines in Greece.
She was built as Lydia in 1890 by J.& G. Thomson in Clydebank, Scotland. She had 1,059 tons, a length of 77.1 m, a width of 10.1 m and an exceptional speed of 19.5 knots! She was built for London & South Western Railway Co, Southampton. During that period her main route was Southhampton-Channel Islands-Le Havre, France. During World War I she was requisitioned as a corvette supporter and had several incidents that damaged her engines. After several short ownerships (see Cklydebuilt at http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=21304), she passed to Coast Lines Ltd of Liverpool in 1922.
She was bought in 1923 by Yannoulatos Ionian Line and named Ierax. She was transferred to Hellenic Coast Lines ofPiraeus with the amalgamation of 1929.
Here are her Miramar data
IDNo: 1097217 Year: 1890
Name: LYDIA Launch Date: 16.7.90
Type: Passenger ship Date of completion: 9.90
Flag: GBR Keel:
Tons: 1059 Link: 1569
DWT: Yard No: 251
Length overall: Ship Design:
LPP: 77.1 Country of build: GBR
Beam: 10.7 Builder: Thomson, J.& G.
Material of build: Location of yard: Clydebank
Number of
screws/Mchy/ Speed(kn): 2T-19.5
Owner as Completed: London & S Western Rlwy Co, Southampton
Subsequent History:23 IERAX
Disposal Data:BU Savona 3q.33
Clydebuilt has a wonderful photograph of hers http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=21304
Here is some nice information about Lydia. In http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~coombs/cutter.htm (http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Ecoombs/cutter.htm) it is stated that "... said to have reached 21.5 knots in trails".
Lydia was designed "for speed and comfort". She had two compound steam engines that drove two screws to give her a top speed of 20 knots. She was licensed to carry 750 passengers with sleeping accommodations for 240. "No expense was spared on passenger comfort".
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Ierax in the late 1920s... A very fast ship indeed!
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Here are quite a few schedules of Ierax in the 1920s
First on July 17, 1924 here is an ad from Thessaloniki to Aedipsos, Chalkis, Piraeus, Herakleion, Rethymon and Chania. Here the speed is advertised as 20 knots!
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On June 25, 1927, Ierax goes straight to Crete
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She was built as Lydia in 1890 by J.& G. Thomson in Clydebank, Scotland. She had 1,059 tons, a length of 77.1 m, a width of 10.1 m and an exceptional speed of 19.5 knots! She was built for London & South Western Railway Co, Southampton. During that period her main route was Southhampton-Channel Islands-Le Havre, France. During World War I she was requisitioned as a corvette supporter and had several incidents that damaged her engines. After several short ownerships (see Cklydebuilt at http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=21304), she passed to Coast Lines Ltd of Liverpool in 1922.
She was bought in 1923 by Yannoulatos Ionian Line and named Ierax. She was transferred to Hellenic Coast Lines ofPiraeus with the amalgamation of 1929.
Here are her Miramar data
IDNo: 1097217 Year: 1890
Name: LYDIA Launch Date: 16.7.90
Type: Passenger ship Date of completion: 9.90
Flag: GBR Keel:
Tons: 1059 Link: 1569
DWT: Yard No: 251
Length overall: Ship Design:
LPP: 77.1 Country of build: GBR
Beam: 10.7 Builder: Thomson, J.& G.
Material of build: Location of yard: Clydebank
Number of
screws/Mchy/ Speed(kn): 2T-19.5
Owner as Completed: London & S Western Rlwy Co, Southampton
Subsequent History:23 IERAX
Disposal Data:BU Savona 3q.33
Clydebuilt has a wonderful photograph of hers http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=21304
Here is some nice information about Lydia. In http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~coombs/cutter.htm (http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Ecoombs/cutter.htm) it is stated that "... said to have reached 21.5 knots in trails".
Lydia was designed "for speed and comfort". She had two compound steam engines that drove two screws to give her a top speed of 20 knots. She was licensed to carry 750 passengers with sleeping accommodations for 240. "No expense was spared on passenger comfort".
45633
Ierax in the late 1920s... A very fast ship indeed!
45640
Here are quite a few schedules of Ierax in the 1920s
First on July 17, 1924 here is an ad from Thessaloniki to Aedipsos, Chalkis, Piraeus, Herakleion, Rethymon and Chania. Here the speed is advertised as 20 knots!
45641
On June 25, 1927, Ierax goes straight to Crete
45642