Nicholas Peppas
03-04-2010, 04:59
Prinkips Georgios was a small Greek cargo/passenger ship with a short history before and during World War I. She was built as the ship Rosendael by Southampton Naval Works in Woolston and belonged to Weatherley, Mead & Hussey of London. She had 448 tons, a length og 48.8 m and a width of 7.3 m
Miramar gives the following characteristics
IDNo: 1098918 Year: 1891
Name: ROSENDAEL Launch Date: 12.3.91
Type: Cargo ship Date of completion: 4.91
Flag: GBR Keel:
Tons: 448 Link: 1848
DWT: Yard No: 259
Length overall: Ship Design:
LPP: 48.8 Country of build: GBR
Beam: 7.3 Builder: Southampton NW
Material of build: Location of yard: Woolston
Owner as Completed: Weatherley, Mead & Hussey, London
Subsequent History: 99 PRINCE GEORGE - 06 PRINKIPS GEORGIOS
Disposal Data: fire Malta 8.9.16 & scuttled offshore
Here is a nice description during her launching
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After a few years in the United Kingdom, the Nea Atmoploia of John McDowall in 1899. She was renamed Prinkips Georgios.
We havean interesting piece of news from August 12, 1901.
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As shown in Miramar, she was sold to Foustanos in 1906
Name Tons Change Main Owner
ROSENDAEL 448 1891 Weatherley Mead H
PRINCE GEORGE 448 1899 New Hellenic SN
PRINKIPS GEORGIOS 448 1906 E.A.Foustanos
It must be noted tha there was also an 1894 ship by the same name belonging to T. Synodinos http://www.nautilia.gr/forum/showthread.php?t=69535
Tzamtzis shows a photo of drawing of the ship (when?) which I have magnified here on purpose
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Miramar gives the following characteristics
IDNo: 1098918 Year: 1891
Name: ROSENDAEL Launch Date: 12.3.91
Type: Cargo ship Date of completion: 4.91
Flag: GBR Keel:
Tons: 448 Link: 1848
DWT: Yard No: 259
Length overall: Ship Design:
LPP: 48.8 Country of build: GBR
Beam: 7.3 Builder: Southampton NW
Material of build: Location of yard: Woolston
Owner as Completed: Weatherley, Mead & Hussey, London
Subsequent History: 99 PRINCE GEORGE - 06 PRINKIPS GEORGIOS
Disposal Data: fire Malta 8.9.16 & scuttled offshore
Here is a nice description during her launching
82804
After a few years in the United Kingdom, the Nea Atmoploia of John McDowall in 1899. She was renamed Prinkips Georgios.
We havean interesting piece of news from August 12, 1901.
82805
As shown in Miramar, she was sold to Foustanos in 1906
Name Tons Change Main Owner
ROSENDAEL 448 1891 Weatherley Mead H
PRINCE GEORGE 448 1899 New Hellenic SN
PRINKIPS GEORGIOS 448 1906 E.A.Foustanos
It must be noted tha there was also an 1894 ship by the same name belonging to T. Synodinos http://www.nautilia.gr/forum/showthread.php?t=69535
Tzamtzis shows a photo of drawing of the ship (when?) which I have magnified here on purpose
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