Nicholas Peppas
20-09-2009, 19:35
Acajutla was built in 1911 by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson at Wallsend. (NB: Acajutla is a seaport and municipality in the western-most corner of El Salavdor). She had 1,170 tons, a length of 65.7 m, a width of 10.2 m and a service speed of 11 knots.
She was built for the Salvador Railway Company of London and acquired by PSNC, together with the Salvador (a ship that became later the Greek Salamis) in 1915 for their Central American services operating a fortnightly service through the Panama Canal.
During the 1920's she was rebuilt and modernized.
Then, she was sold to Pandelis Line of Greece in 1946, renamed Marathon, and operated by Neil and Pandelis of London on a Greek Island service.
Here is the listing in Miramar
IDNo: 1132623 Year: 1911
Name: ACAJUTLA Launch Date: 25.9.11
Type: Passenger/cargo Date of completion: 10.11
Flag: GBR Keel:
Tons: 1170 Link: 1489
DWT: Yard No: 868
Length overall: Ship Design:
LPP: 65.7 Country of build: GBR
Beam: 10.2 Builder: Swan Hunter WR
Material of build: Location of yard: Low Walker
Number of screws/Mchy/ Speed(kn): 1T-11
Subsequent History: 46 MARATHON - 52 EL MOEIN
Disposal Data: BU Viareggio 7.60
Name Tons Change Registered Owner Port
ACAJUTLA 1170 1911 Salvador Railway Co
MARATHON 1170 1946 Neill & Pandelis
EL MOEIN 1170 1952 Yemen Nav Co
Also listed here http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/pacific.html
She was doing the service London, Panama Canal, Managua, LA Union and Acajutla
57462
The port of Acajutla in 1907!
57474
As Marathon, she came to Greece in 1946.
Here is a schedule from November 7, 1947 when she, like Dolores and other ships, was doing the route Rhodes, Haifa, Beirut and Lemessol.
57463
Here she is also on September 24, 1947 and on February 18, 1948
57464 57465
She was built for the Salvador Railway Company of London and acquired by PSNC, together with the Salvador (a ship that became later the Greek Salamis) in 1915 for their Central American services operating a fortnightly service through the Panama Canal.
During the 1920's she was rebuilt and modernized.
Then, she was sold to Pandelis Line of Greece in 1946, renamed Marathon, and operated by Neil and Pandelis of London on a Greek Island service.
Here is the listing in Miramar
IDNo: 1132623 Year: 1911
Name: ACAJUTLA Launch Date: 25.9.11
Type: Passenger/cargo Date of completion: 10.11
Flag: GBR Keel:
Tons: 1170 Link: 1489
DWT: Yard No: 868
Length overall: Ship Design:
LPP: 65.7 Country of build: GBR
Beam: 10.2 Builder: Swan Hunter WR
Material of build: Location of yard: Low Walker
Number of screws/Mchy/ Speed(kn): 1T-11
Subsequent History: 46 MARATHON - 52 EL MOEIN
Disposal Data: BU Viareggio 7.60
Name Tons Change Registered Owner Port
ACAJUTLA 1170 1911 Salvador Railway Co
MARATHON 1170 1946 Neill & Pandelis
EL MOEIN 1170 1952 Yemen Nav Co
Also listed here http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/pacific.html
She was doing the service London, Panama Canal, Managua, LA Union and Acajutla
57462
The port of Acajutla in 1907!
57474
As Marathon, she came to Greece in 1946.
Here is a schedule from November 7, 1947 when she, like Dolores and other ships, was doing the route Rhodes, Haifa, Beirut and Lemessol.
57463
Here she is also on September 24, 1947 and on February 18, 1948
57464 57465