Greek Line

[Ship's Agent]

Dear Friends,

Allow me to start this thread concerning one of my favourite shipping companies of all times- GREEK LINE - a company that will be always connected to Madeira due to the tragic fire of the LAKONIA...

However this was a great company, so allow me to share with you images from my private ships postcards collEction of Greek Line portraying some great ships that this company proudly owned, as follows:-

1) Lakonia- Official on board company postcard Lakonia at Funchal.

This postcard was produced at Madeira ordered by her British operator, and was sold on the reception as a souvenir from the cruise.

2/3) ARKADIA - two official company postcards of her during her regular cruises to Madeira.

4) Official postcard of Greek Lines passenger ship BYRON.

Can somebody help me about this ship and her origins with Greek Line?

Looking forward for your comments....

lakonia_Madeira.jpg

Arkadia.jpg

Arkadia by dixon.jpg

byron.jpg

[Ellinis]

Byron was not onwed by Greek Line. She was a transatlantic liner owned by the National Steam Nav. Co. of Greece (founded by L.Embirikos) and sometimes referred as National Greek Line or even more simply Greek Line.
It was bankrupt in the early30s and is not connected by the later Greek Line (founded by Goulandris).

Dimas, thanks for opening this thread. It seems amazing how we have forgot to do it for so long!

[Ship's Agent]

Good day Aris

many thanks for your comments, however one question...

If Greek Line never owned the Ss Byron, whow could they produce their card???

It is an official Greek Line postcard....hummmm wierd...

I will post soon more pics from my collection!

[Ship's Agent]

Dear friends,

Some more postcards from my collection and enjoy!

CANBERRA.jpg

COLUMBIA.jpg

NEA HELLAS.jpg

NEPTUNIA.jpg

NEW YORK.jpg

[Ship's Agent]

And some more...



NEPTUNIA BLACK HULL.jpg

OLYMPIA.jpg

QUEEN ANNA MARIA.jpg

[britanis]

prospekt 1965

[britanis]

prospekt 1965 the last sites

[britanis]

for smoker

[Squirrel]

Lets not forget the Greek comedy filmed on board Olympia in the early 60s.
'To Ploio tis xaras'

[TSS QUEEN ANNA MARIA]

Two Greek Line brochures from my collection from the late 60's and early 70's advertising the cruises to the Caribbean islands. Both ships were very popular with N. American clientele and their Caribbean cruises very popular and usually sold out.