Hermes & Pegasus [Princess Joan & Princess Elizabeth]

[princessjoan]

I came across this picture of Highland Queen anchored off Nigg Scotland when both ships were serving as accommodation for oil rig workers. Here is the website:
http://www.thecromartyarchive.org

I cannot get over how handsome these ships were during their Epirotiki days. It sounds as if they were quite successful however I suppose like many older vessels they were victims of the 70s fuel crisis. How I would love to have seen them again, but my first visit to Greece was in 1976...too late!

[Ellinis]

Hermes and Pegasus were indeed succesful vessels but by the early '70s they must have been showing their age. Epirotiki had then bought the 30-years younger JUPITER, the purpose built cruise ship NEPTUNE and they were converting the much bigger ATLAS.
I guess that it was not the fuel cost that made them reduntant but their own success which created a need for bigger vessels.

Here is a nice photo of HERMES from a 1970s magazine.

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P.S. there are more photos of the two ships at the Cromarty site you indicated, such as this one, or that one.

[princessjoan]

Thank you for your interesting comments and another wonderful photo of Hermes at speed.

[Henry Casciaro]

Here is another great photo of Pegasus by Chris Howell in Valletta harbour which really shows her after decks in more detail.

Henry.

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[Ellinis]

Indeed a great shot Henry! But why I can't see a swimming pool?

[Henry Casciaro]

Aris, remember that the swimming pools on both Hermes and Pegasus were located forward of the funnel and not on the after deck. If you look closely at the photo you can barely make it out just beside the large ventilators in front of the funnel casing.

I think elsewhere on this thread there are pictures from a brochure that show the swimming pool and they were surronded by small square stacks all covered by the small ceramic tiles as the pool itself surronded by metal rods and ropework (as the old swimming pools which were converted holds used to be). It was clearly a sunken metal basin placed mid ships just aft of the open air cinema!

Cheers
Henry.

[Henry Casciaro]

Aris have marked it for you to make it easier to spot !

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[Ellinis]

Thank you Henry, I thought it was aft of the funnel...

[T.S.S. APOLLON]

Aris have marked it for you to make it easier to spot !

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Great photo!!! Thank you very much Henry!!!

[Ellinis]

Mια ωραία πόζα του ΕΡΜΗΣ, τραβηγμένη κατά την 7ετία κρίνοντας από την επιγραφή πάνω στη σιταποθήκη του Πειραιά.

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