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Φρύνη [Worthing, Brigader, Worthing, Phryne]
As you can guess, I am trying to complete "stories" for all the 1945-70 passenger ships. From time to time, I discover one important ship that is missing such as Latsis' Phryne (Φρύνη) which is presented here. Note this ship is also spelled in foreign literature also as Phryni, Fryni and (believe it or not) Phyrni (!) in one site... She graced the Greek waters from 1955 to roughly 1960, although officially she was not scrapped until 1965. Now, why a nice passenger ship of 22 knots (!) and more than 2,000 tins was scrapped at the age of 37, while others such as Moschanthi or Glaros or Kyknos lived longer, I do not know. Perhaps those closer to Piraeus will have the answer. But she was an extremely fast ship with her 22 knots...
Phryne was built as Worthing in June 1928 by William Denny and Bros shipyards in Dumbarton, Scotland. She had 93.7 m length, 11.8 m width and very impressive tonnage and speed, 2,288 tons and 22 knots, respectively.
On August 30, 1928, she started a very famous route for her owners, the Southern Railways Co of Southampton, England, the Newhaven to Dieppe route where she "worked" for 12 years.
There are numerous wonderful photographs and postcards from that period, that I would like to present here.
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It is clear from all the above that Phryne/Worthing was one of these great British passenger ships that served the various lines from England to France, Belgium or the Netherlands before the World War II, ships like the great prewar Ierax and numerous postwar ships including Philippos... Phryne was in the same group!
Here she is again in two great photographs
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Here are her characteristics from Miramar
PHRYNE
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IDNo: 5527750 Year: 1928
Name: WORTHING Launch Date: 3.5.28
Type: Passenger ship Date of completion: 8.28
Flag: GBR Keel:
Tons: 2288 Link: 1576
DWT: Yard No: 1203
Length overall: Ship Design:
LPP: 90.7 Country of build: GBR
Beam: 11.8 Builder: Denny, W.
Material of build: Location of yard: Dumbarton
Number of screws/Mchy/ Speed(kn): 2ST-22
Naval or paramilitary marking :
Subsequent History: 40 BRIGADIER - 46 WORTHING - 55 PHRYNI
Disposal Data: BU Greece 1964
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Name Tons Change Registered Owner
WORTHING 2288 1928 Southern Railway
BRIGADIER 2288 1940 British Navy
PHRYNE 2288 1955 J.S. Latsis
One more postcard
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Η ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΕΠΙΒΑΤΗΓΟΥ ΦΡΥΝΗ
Το επιβατηγο Φρυνη ειναι ενα απο τα πιο αγνωστα πλοια της μεταπολεμικης ιστοριας της ναυτιλιας μας. Λιγοι εχουν γραψει γι αυτο και πολυ λιγα στοιχεια υπαρχουν σε Ελληνικα βιβλια.
Κι ομως αν σκεφτει κανεις οτι τρια καπως μεταγενεστερα πλοια που εξυπηρετησαν τις ιδιες γραμμες της Μαγχης στην περιοδο 1930−60 εγιναν πολυ γνωστα στον Ελληνικο χωρο (Lisieux (Απολλων), Londres (Σοφοκλης Βενιζελος), Arromanches (Λητω)) κανεις μενει καταπληκτικος γιατι το τεταρτο (πρωτο χρονολογικα) το Worthing (Φρυνη), δεν πετυχε στην Ελλαδα.
Το Φρυνη ηταν ενα θρυλικο πλοιο της Μαγχης στην δεκαετια του 1930 και αργοτερα στα 1950 με το ονομα. Worthing ειναι το ονομα μιας μικρης πολεως στην νοτια πλευρα της Αγγλιας, μεταξυ του Portsmouth και του Brighton. Το πλοιο Worthing εκανε το δρομολογιο Newhaven−Διεππης για παρα πολλα χρονια, παντα με συνεπεια και επιτυχια... Ηταν ναυπηγημενο στα ναυπηγια William Denny and Bros στο Dumbarton της Σκωτιας. Ειχε μηκος 93,7 μετρων και πλατος 11,8 μετρων. Ειχε 2.288 τοννους και ταχυτητα 22 κομβων.
Το πλοιο αρχισε τα ταξιδια του στην γραμμη Newhaven−Διεππης στις 30 Αυγουστου 1928. Ανηκε στην εταιρεια Southern Railways Co του Southampton της Αγγλιας.
Στις προηγουμενες σελιδες εχουμε παρουσιασει αρκετες φωτογραφιες του πλοιου αλλα εδω δινουμε μερικες ακομη, τρεις καρτποσταλ απο την προσωπικη μου συλλογη, οι υπολοιπες απο το Διαδικτυο.
Πρωτα μια φωτογραφια προπολεμικη
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Και μετα μια μικρη παρουσιαση απο το http://www.ournewhaven.org.uk/page_i...69p87p70p.aspx που δειχνει την αγαπη για το πλοιο και την ομορφια του.
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Worthing was a very smart ship and this 'classic' view of her coming through the 'narrows' shows her lines very well. From the state of the paintwork, it looks like she's fresh from a paint-up at the Marine Shops. Note the white line between the black and red parts of the hull. It always made the ships look smarter, but our British vessels sometimes didn't have it.
Εδω μια φωτογραφια απο την αφιξη του πλοιου στην Διεππη μια μερα του 1932.
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Και εδω μια μεγαλοπρεπης φωτογραφια μαλλον του 1939
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Το 1939 το πηρε το Worthing το βασιλικο ναυτικο και το εκανε πολεμικο πλοιο.
http://www.ournewhaven.org.uk/page_i...69p87p70p.aspx
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A little of Worthing's history: Requisitioned in 1939 as a troop transport and served as HMS Brigadier and took part in the Normandy Invasion. Remained with the navy until 1946, when she returned to Newhaven as Worthing once again.
HMS Brigadier
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Σαν αφιερωμα στις εξαιρετικη εισφορα του πλοιο Worthing στον Δευτερο Παγκοσμιο Πολεμο, παρουσιαζω εδω κομματια απο μια προσωπικη αναφορα (ζωντανη ιστορια) καποιου απο τους Αγγλους που ταξιδεψαν μαζι του στον πολεμο...
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MY WAR 1939 1946
My name is Donald William Hutton Stepney, I was born on 23/08/24 to Betty and Walter Thomas Stepney of Staines in Middlesex.
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Having registered for service in the armed forces when I became 17 and having indicated a preference for the Royal Navy, on the 18th May 1943 I was very pleased to be called upon to report to HMS Bristol, at Bristol.
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The 23rd Oct I joined HMS Brigadier who was attached to a buoy in Portland Harbour. I was an assistant to a Leading Supply Assistant and we were responsible for all Naval Stores (Engineering and Maintenance) Brigadier had been a cross channel ferry before the war she was the SS Worthing and did the Newhaven Dieppe run. When I joined she was a Landing Ship Infantry, she carried 6 Landing Craft Assault (LCA’s) I did not find out her full history until this year (2005) She was built in 1928 Tonnage of 2,343 gross. In 1939 she was a troop carrier, also a hospital Carrier during the Dunkirk evacuation. In 1940 a Fleet Air Arm target vessel. From 1941 she became an Infantry Landing Ship and carried out troop landing exercises in Scotland then eventually coming south to Portland where I joined her.
Crew wise she was a mixture of RN and T124X personnel. Officers were RNR and RNVR. Ratings were mostly RN and Combined Operations for the LCA’s. T124x rating s had been in the MN and still received that rate of pay they were usually Stokers, Stewards, Cooks and Victualling Stores ratings.
All other ratings including the two Naval stores supply assistants were RN!
From when I joined Brigadier in Oct’43 until May ’44 we were on landing exercises along the mostly Devon coast, loading up with British, Canadian and American troops either at Portsmouth or Southampton and transporting them for practising assault landings in the LCA’s
On the 5th June 1944 HMS Brigadier departed the Solent as part of Assault Convoy J10 to land troops at the Juno beach-head on the morning of 6th June 1944. As far as I can remember we lost 2 of our LCAs that day when they went in to land. We came back to Portsmouth. late afternoon, it was very sunny, just off of Arromanches, we took onboard from a MTB, 2 badly wounded soldiers and one who had died and we brought them with us back home.
On this D Day as it was known, HMS Brigadier’s Landing Craft Assault Crews were part of 513 Flotilla and as far as I recall, their Petty Officer was named Croucher and came from Sunbury and the officer was Sub/Lt McMasters RNVR. The Captain was Cdr A Paramore RNR, Ist Lt was Lt D Winters RNR, Chief Engineer was Lt Cdr McLellan RNR and the Paymaster was SubLt D Love RNVR whocame from Hounslow
Some of the Rating friends I recall were LSA Frank Dart from Newton Abbot, Supply Asst William Dummett from Plymouth and Steward Bert Waller who had been on the ship when she was SS Worthing on the Newhaven/Dieppe run.
After the 6th of June Brigadier was part of a cross-channel shuttle service carrying reinforcements of all types, men an stores across to France. Once such journey included the Royal Navy’s own Dance Band,’ The Blue Mariners ‘ under the leadership of pianist Petty Officer George Crowe and featuring the noted alto saxophonist Freddy Gardner who was also of P O rank. The compere of this group that were going to entertain Service units in Europe was Sub Lt Eric Barker RNVR noted entertainer..
We had our moments of danger on these trips, such as, disposing of floating mines with rifle fire! Then there was the time I went aft on deck and saw the 28,000 tons of SS Monowi bearing down speedily upon us! There was a scraping noise on the starboard side but thankfully no serious damage!
The end for HMS Brigadier came on the 11/11/44 - It was a Saturday evening and we were leaving Southampton with 430 troops on board when we rammed the stern of HM Headquarters Ship Hilary at anchor at Spithead. The vessels were locked together and had to be cut apart, Brigadier’s bow was pushed back to the hawse pipes. She returned to Southampton the next day and paid off on the 18/12/44. I understand she was returned to Red Ensign service again and once more became SS Worthing on her Newhaven/Dieppe run! As a matter of interest she was sold to a Greek firm in 1954 and did cruises in the Med under the name PHRYNI. Sadly she was broken up in Greece in 1954 after an illustrious career
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Απο το: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/s...a4099746.shtml
Απο αυτο (και αλλα σχετικα κειμενα) μαθαινουμε οτι το Worthing/Brigadier ελαβε μερος και στην εγκατελειψη της Δουνκερκης και στην αποβαση της Νορμανδιας και οτι υπεστη μεγαλες ζημιες απο συγκουση στο τελος του πολεμου