Nicholas Peppas
23-10-2009, 06:04
The "other" Elpiniki, the first one, was a ship of the Ahaiki Atmoploia that had a very small history in Greece, just two years, mostly because of the outbreak of World War I.
She was built as the Dutch ship Prins Willem III and belonged to the West-Indische Mail Co. As such her trips were from Amsterdam to Paramaribo of Butch Guyana (today Surinam), Curacao, Aruba, Bonaire, Saba, St Eustatius, Habana, New York and back to Amsterdam
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The Ellis Island records are as follows:
Prins Willem III / Elpinki / Georgios Antippa
Built by Netherlands Shipbuilding Company (http://www.ellisisland.org/shipping/Formatbuilder.asp?name=Netherlands+Shipbuilding+Co mpany), Amsterdam (http://www.ellisisland.org/shipping/FormatbuildCity.asp?name=Amsterdam), Holland, 1890 (http://www.ellisisland.org/shipping/FormatbuildYear.asp?year=1890). 1682 gross tons; 265 (bp) feet long; 35 feet wide. Steam triple expansion engine, single screw. Service speed 10 knots. 34 passengers ( 26 first class, 8 second class, ).
Built for Additional Arrivals (http://www.ellisisland.org/shipping/Formatline.asp?lineid=0), in 1890 and renamed Prins Willem III (http://www.ellisisland.org/shipping/FormatshipVoyages.asp?lineshipid=747). Amsterdam-Caribbean-New York service. Sold to Greek owners (http://www.ellisisland.org/shipping/Formatline.asp?lineid=72), in 1914 and renamed Elpinki (http://www.ellisisland.org/shipping/FormatshipVoyages.asp?lineshipid=3162). Renamed Georgios Antippa (http://www.ellisisland.org/shipping/FormatshipVoyages.asp?lineshipid=3163) in 1916. Torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine off Scotland in 1917.
A drawing by Duncan Haws!
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Prins Willem III was by Nederlandsche STB, Rotterdam, in 1889-1890 and had 1,951 tons. Her length was 80.9 m and her width 10.8 m. Her speed was a dismal 10.8 knots.
Name: PRINS WILLEM III Launch Date: 19.11.89
Type: Passenger/cargo Date of completion: 8.1.90
Flag: NLD Keel:
Tons: 1951 Link: 2020
DWT: Yard No: 152
Length overall: Ship Design:
LPP: 80.9 Country of build: NLD
Beam: 10.8 Builder: Nederlandsche STB
Material of build: Location of yard: Rotterdam
Number of screws/Mchy/ Speed(kn): 1T-10
Subsequent History: 13 ELPINIKI - 16 GEORGIOS ANTIPPA
Disposal Data: mined 25nm SxE Flamborough Head 28.11.17
Name Tons Change Registered Owner
PRINS WILLEM III 1951 1889 West-Indische Mail
ELPINIKI 1951 1913 Morphy Crowe S
GEORGIOS ANTIPPA 1951 1916 S.G.Antippa
Prins Willem III and a further description from http://www.kroonvaarders.com/kwim/prins%20willem%20de%20III%201890.htm in Dutch.
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01.1890-1913 PRINS WILLEM III, N.V. Koninklijke West-Indische Maildienst, Amsterdam-Nederland.
1913-1916 ELPINIKI, Achaia Steamship Co.Ltd., Piraeus-Griekenland.
1916-1917 GEORGIOS ANTIPPA, S.G. Antippa, Argostoli-Griekenland. 03.1917-1917 GEORGIOS ANTIPPA,
The Shipping Controller (Cairns, Noble & Co. Ltd. mgrs), Londen-Engeland.
28 november 1917 onderweg van Sunderland naar Rouaan, op 25 mijl ten zuiden van Flamborough Head,
door een Duitse onderzeeboot getorpedeerd en gezonken.
Prins Willem III was sold to Morphy, Crowe and Stevens, aka the Ahaiki Atmoploia and was named Elpiniki. She seems to have been an incredibly versatile ship as the schedule of March 9, 1914 shows!
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In 1916 she was sold to the Antippa company and was used as a cargo ship. She was mined on November 28, 1917. See http://www.uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/2432.html
She was built as the Dutch ship Prins Willem III and belonged to the West-Indische Mail Co. As such her trips were from Amsterdam to Paramaribo of Butch Guyana (today Surinam), Curacao, Aruba, Bonaire, Saba, St Eustatius, Habana, New York and back to Amsterdam
61664
The Ellis Island records are as follows:
Prins Willem III / Elpinki / Georgios Antippa
Built by Netherlands Shipbuilding Company (http://www.ellisisland.org/shipping/Formatbuilder.asp?name=Netherlands+Shipbuilding+Co mpany), Amsterdam (http://www.ellisisland.org/shipping/FormatbuildCity.asp?name=Amsterdam), Holland, 1890 (http://www.ellisisland.org/shipping/FormatbuildYear.asp?year=1890). 1682 gross tons; 265 (bp) feet long; 35 feet wide. Steam triple expansion engine, single screw. Service speed 10 knots. 34 passengers ( 26 first class, 8 second class, ).
Built for Additional Arrivals (http://www.ellisisland.org/shipping/Formatline.asp?lineid=0), in 1890 and renamed Prins Willem III (http://www.ellisisland.org/shipping/FormatshipVoyages.asp?lineshipid=747). Amsterdam-Caribbean-New York service. Sold to Greek owners (http://www.ellisisland.org/shipping/Formatline.asp?lineid=72), in 1914 and renamed Elpinki (http://www.ellisisland.org/shipping/FormatshipVoyages.asp?lineshipid=3162). Renamed Georgios Antippa (http://www.ellisisland.org/shipping/FormatshipVoyages.asp?lineshipid=3163) in 1916. Torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine off Scotland in 1917.
A drawing by Duncan Haws!
61670
Prins Willem III was by Nederlandsche STB, Rotterdam, in 1889-1890 and had 1,951 tons. Her length was 80.9 m and her width 10.8 m. Her speed was a dismal 10.8 knots.
Name: PRINS WILLEM III Launch Date: 19.11.89
Type: Passenger/cargo Date of completion: 8.1.90
Flag: NLD Keel:
Tons: 1951 Link: 2020
DWT: Yard No: 152
Length overall: Ship Design:
LPP: 80.9 Country of build: NLD
Beam: 10.8 Builder: Nederlandsche STB
Material of build: Location of yard: Rotterdam
Number of screws/Mchy/ Speed(kn): 1T-10
Subsequent History: 13 ELPINIKI - 16 GEORGIOS ANTIPPA
Disposal Data: mined 25nm SxE Flamborough Head 28.11.17
Name Tons Change Registered Owner
PRINS WILLEM III 1951 1889 West-Indische Mail
ELPINIKI 1951 1913 Morphy Crowe S
GEORGIOS ANTIPPA 1951 1916 S.G.Antippa
Prins Willem III and a further description from http://www.kroonvaarders.com/kwim/prins%20willem%20de%20III%201890.htm in Dutch.
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01.1890-1913 PRINS WILLEM III, N.V. Koninklijke West-Indische Maildienst, Amsterdam-Nederland.
1913-1916 ELPINIKI, Achaia Steamship Co.Ltd., Piraeus-Griekenland.
1916-1917 GEORGIOS ANTIPPA, S.G. Antippa, Argostoli-Griekenland. 03.1917-1917 GEORGIOS ANTIPPA,
The Shipping Controller (Cairns, Noble & Co. Ltd. mgrs), Londen-Engeland.
28 november 1917 onderweg van Sunderland naar Rouaan, op 25 mijl ten zuiden van Flamborough Head,
door een Duitse onderzeeboot getorpedeerd en gezonken.
Prins Willem III was sold to Morphy, Crowe and Stevens, aka the Ahaiki Atmoploia and was named Elpiniki. She seems to have been an incredibly versatile ship as the schedule of March 9, 1914 shows!
61665
In 1916 she was sold to the Antippa company and was used as a cargo ship. She was mined on November 28, 1917. See http://www.uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/2432.html