Ευτέρπη [Bolsward, Express II, Euterpe, Sakkaria]

[Nicholas Peppas]

Euterpe was an obscure passenger ship that worked the Greek waters for just three years around the time of the Asia Minor campaign.

She was built as the Dutch passenger ship Bolsward by J & K Smit in 1901. She had 346 tons, a length of 51.7 m and a width of 7 m. She was requisitioned by the British Navy in 1914 and was transferred to the A. Theodorides Co in 1919 and named Express II.

In 1921 she became an H.O. Paterson ship (of Smyrna) handled by Palios Line ship under the name Euterpe

Here are two ads from August 8 and 16, 1922. Schedule from Piraeus to Chios and Mytilene!
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She was bought by Smyrna International Ferry in 1925 and renamed Sakkaria (an "in your face" gesture to the previous owners (?) as Sakkaria was the site of the dreaded defeat of the Greek Army in 1922).

She was deleted from Lloyd's in 1931

Additional information about Euterpe is provided in some Dutch sites. For example, in http://www.spanvis.nl/Stoomschepen%20rond%20de%20Zuiderzee/index%204.htm and http://www.spanvis.nl/Jaap%20van%20de%20Zwaag/De%20tramboten/index.htm there are additional information and pictures.

[Ellinis]

Και ήταν αδελφάκι με το ΜΟΣΧΑΝΘΗ ΤΟΓΙΑ (http://www.nautilia.gr/forum/showthread.php?t=75073&highlight=heerenveen), πρ.ΕΞΠΡΕΣ Ι, πρ. HEERENVEEN.

[Nicholas Peppas]

Και ήταν αδελφάκι με το ΜΟΣΧΑΝΘΗ ΤΟΓΙΑ, πρ.ΕΞΠΡΕΣ Ι, πρ. HEERENVEEN.

I have not finished yet. Much more on this and Express I (Moschanthi numero duo) this evening. N

[Nicholas Peppas]

As mentioned before, Euterpe had a significant career in the Netherlands, where she was built, as a relatively small passenger ship Bolsward of the Stoomvaart Maatschappij Amsterdam-Lemmer. This was a truly different ship as it was covering a very "protected" route within Zuidezee, the enclosed sea within Holland that is now known as Ijsselmeer, and is slowly becoming smaller and smaller with extensive reclaiming of land in the last 30 years...

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Look at the map and identify Amsterdam and Lemmer, the two main harbors of the "internal" shipping company Stoomvaart Maatschappij Amsterdam-Lemmer. Obviously, there was no reason for big ships... and Bolsward was small!

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Read also a small article (in Dutch) on the various small companies that were serving the "internal" routes in Holland at that time

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[Nicholas Peppas]

A very nice presentation of the history of the Bolsward is summarized in one of the previous sites.

In this detailed article, we find some unknown gems.... For example, sh eis listed as having just 225 tons when she was built. She was just 51.5 m long and had a maximum speed of 11 knots.

What is truly interesting is that the Theodorides Company that bought her in 1911 was Turkish (probably based in Constantinople) and had her serving in the ... Golden Horn (Keratios kolpos) with the name Express II.

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NB: Bolsward is a small Dutch town north/north east of Lemmer.

And here are two rare postcards from the Netherlands. The first one shows Bolsward at the Lemmer pier.

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The second shows either the Bolsward (later Euterpe) or her sister Heerenveen (later Moschanthi Togias - the second pre-war one)

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Euterpe as Bolsward photo No 3
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Euterpe as Bolsward photo No 4
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Euterpe as Bolsward photo No 5
A rare winter photograph. In the summer the trip Amsterdam to Lemmer was 4 1/2 hours long
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[Nicholas Peppas]

Here is one more ad of Euterpe from September 9, 1922

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[Nicholas Peppas]

Two more ads of Euterpe in September 1922

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And from Miramar



BOLSWARD 346 1901 NV Stoomvaart Mij Amsterdam-Lemmer NLD Amsterdam
EXPRESS II 346 1919 A.Theodoridis & Co ROM Braila
EUTERPE 346 1921 H.O.Paterson TUR Smyrna
SAKKARIA 346 1925 Smyrna Intnl Ferry Service Ltd GBR London


1901
Name: BOLSWARD Keel:
Type: Passenger ship Launch Date:
Flag: NLD Date of completion:
Tons: 346 Link:
DWT: Yard No:
Length overall: Ship Design:
LPP: 51.7 Country of build: NLD
Beam: 7.0 Builder: Smit, J & K
Material of build: Location of yard: Krimpen a/d Lek
Subsequent History: 19 EXPRESS II - 21 EUTERPE - 25 SAKKARIA
Disposal Data: deleted 1931

[Ellinis]

Να προσθέσουμε δυο φωτογραφίες του πλοίου όταν ταξίδευε ακόμη στη Γαλλία

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πηγή (https://www.spanvis.com/historie-friesland/stoomschepen-rond-de-zuiderzee-1/holland-friesland-lijn)

Με την ευκαιρία να μεταφέρουμε κάποια στοιχεία για τα πρώτα χρόνια του πλοίου στη Μεσόγειο. Όπως αναφέρεται εδώ (https://forum.pages14-18.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=46784&start=10), το EXPRESS IΙ αγοράστηκε το 1911 από δυο Γάλλους που είχαν συστήσει τη “Marmara Express Line“ και μαζί με το EXPRESS I (το μέτεπειτα ΜΟΣΧΑΝΘΗ) έκαναν τη γραμμή Κωνσταντινούπολη-Πάνορμος-Ραιδεστός, ενώ τη διαχείριση του σκάφους είχε ο Α. Θεοδωρίδης.
Το 1914 δεν το επέταξαν οι Άγγλοι (εξάλλου δεν είχαν πρόσβαση στη θάλασσα του Μαρμαρά)

She was requisitioned by the British Navy in 1914 and was transferred to the A. Theodorides Co in 1919 and named Express II.

αλλά οι Τούρκοι. Τελικά το 1919 με την άφιξη των δυνάμεων της Αντάντ στην Πόλη, τα δυο EXPRESS κατασχέθηκαν αρχικά από το Γαλλικό Π.Ν. που στη συνέχεια τα ναύλωσε. Τον Αύγουστο του 1920 τα αγόρασε ο Πάτερσον και το 1922 οι δρόμοι τους χωρίζουν καθώς τότε -και όχι το 1925- το EXPRESS II αγοράστηκε από τη Smyrna International Ferry Services ως SAKKARIA. Η εταιρία του εθνικοποιήθηκε μετά την ανακατάληψη της Σμύρνης από τους Τούρκους και τα ίχνη του πλοίου χάθηκαν...