Ιστορικές φωτο του Καστελλόριζου [Historic photos of Megisti]

[Nicholas Peppas]

An unusual photo from Kastellorizo. And here is the associated historical explanation from Wikipedia! Yes, this is the cruiser Jeanne d'Arc.

But they, too, were expelled by the inhabitants on 20 October 1915. On 28 December 1915, the French navy led by the cruiser Jeanne d'Arc occupied on the island at the behest of a pro-French local party which feared Turkish reprisals. The French quickly blocked another landing attempted on the same day by a Greek contingent of Evzones.

Turkish shore batteries responded to the French occupation by shelling the island, in 1917 succeeding in sinking the British seaplane carrier HMS Ben-my-Chree. Due to the Treaty of Sevres the island was ultimately assigned to Italy: the Italian navy assumed it from the French on 1 March 1921.

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[Nicholas Peppas]

An unusual photo from Kastellorizo. And here is the associated historical explanation from Wikipedia! Yes, this is the cruiser Jeanne d'Arc.
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Well, it appears that the French love Castellorizo! Here is an extremely important film from the arrival of the French in Castellorizo in 1943 and the liberation of the
island from the Italians.

The short film is in the Institut national de l' audiovisuel (INA) of France

http://www.ina.fr/histoire-et-confli...libres.fr.html

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[Morosini]

Nicholas,

Thank you for your interesting posts regarding Castellorizo. I am one of the descendants of the island now residing in Sydney, Australia and the author of some of the books you refer to above.

Those interested in the island's history should also visit my website www.castellorizohistory.com.

The French film you have located is fascinating. I believe it was shot on 13 September 1943 when two French vessels arrived as part of an escort of the Kountouriotis. The island had been liberated three days earlier by the British Special Boat Squadron.

What is particularly poignant about these images is that the island was heavily bombed by the Luftwaffe only one month later and the island's entire population hurriedly evacuated to Palestine. They were not to return for two years during which time the island was further bombarded and then much of the town was burnt to the ground (in July 1944) in a cruel fire, the cause of which has never been satisfactorily explained.

To add to their misery, the vessel that was to return the Castellorizians to their island (in September 1945), the Empire Patrol, caught fire and sank off Port Said and 33 Castellorizians drowned.

Nicholas Pappas
Sydney

[Nicholas Peppas]

Nicholas,

Thank you for your interesting posts regarding Castellorizo. I am one of the descendants of the island now residing in Sydney, Australia and the author of some of the books you refer to above.

Those interested in the island's history should also visit my website www.castellorizohistory.com.

The French film you have located is fascinating. I believe it was shot on 13 September 1943 when two French vessels arrived as part of an escort of the Kountouriotis. The island had been liberated three days earlier by the British Special Boat Squadron.

What is particularly poignant about these images is that the island was heavily bombed by the Luftwaffe only one month later and the island's entire population hurriedly evacuated to Palestine. They were not to return for two years during which time the island was further bombarded and then much of the town was burnt to the ground (in July 1944) in a cruel fire, the cause of which has never been satisfactorily explained.

To add to their misery, the vessel that was to return the Castellorizians to their island (in September 1945), the Empire Patrol, caught fire and sank off Port Said and 33 Castellorizians drowned.

Nicholas Pappas
Sydney

Dear Mr Pappas

I want to thank you very much for your very important comments and corrections. This adds to my knowledge of what happened to Castellorizo in this very important period of our history.

I have read your two books, the Greek and the English, and I liked them very much. I have also absorbed the book below which shows us what happened to the first Greeks in Perth, Fremantle and the surrounding area.
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If I can be of any help, let me know

Nicholas Peppas

PS I am sure your pseudonym will surprise some who are not familiar with Morosini's siege of Castellorizo
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[Nicholas Peppas]

Η καταληψη του Καστελλοριζου οπως παρουσιασθηκε στις 18 Δεκεμβριου 1915

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[Gallos952]

F/B Rodos at Megisti of Kastellorizo in the 2000's, probably.
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[Gallos952]

F/B Romilda by GA Ferries at Megisti. It was possible, once a week,
to go Kastellorizo from Astypalia in the early 2000's.
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[Ilias 92]

Thank you Gallos952 very nice photos and very rare.
The first with F/B RODOS of DANE SEA LINES is probably after 1996.
This experimental fin hydrofoil in the bow was a search program of Technical University of Athens to improve the ship speed and fuel efficiency.
From 1992-3 the ship was in Piraeus Rhodes express line (12 hours) and in Piraeus Rhodes Limassol line, once a week.
The hydrofoils in bow hadn’t the expected results and one or two years after the construction remove.
I don’t remember if the ship had also calls to Castellorizo this time in Cyprus line or later.
It’s difficult to understand that, this small island 100 years ago had population more than 15.000 peoples, working mainly in shipping and trading matters in Dodecanese and East Mediterranean and now the population is only 500, a lot of them retirement.
CastellorizoPanorama in 1920’s

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[T.S.S. APOLLON]

F/B Romilda by GA Ferries at Megisti. It was possible, once a week,
to go Kastellorizo from Astypalia in the early 2000's.
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Gallos952 Thank you for the beautiful picture!!! The ship is F/B Rodanthi

[Gallos952]

Gallos952 Thank you for the beautiful picture!!! The ship is F/B Rodanthi

I was quit sure to make a mistake regarding the GA Ferries unit.
Thank you for the precision. I don't take time to control myself.
Filia apo Parissi. JF