Acropolis [Washington, Great Canton, Kilpatrick, Michigan]

[Ellinis]

Καρτ ποστάλ και με το λογότυπο της εταιρείας! Αυτό πρέπει να είναι εξαιρετικά σπάνιο υλικό!
To σαλόνι του ΑΚΡΟΠΟΛΙΣ λοιπόν… σκοτεινό και λιτό. Σκεφτείτε πως θα ήταν οι χώροι που βρισκόντουσαν οι μετανάστες της 3ης θέσης.

[Nicholas Peppas]

Καρτ ποστάλ και με το λογότυπο της εταιρείας! Αυτό πρέπει να είναι εξαιρετικά σπάνιο υλικό!
To σαλόνι του ΑΚΡΟΠΟΛΙΣ λοιπόν… σκοτεινό και λιτό. Σκεφτείτε πως θα ήταν οι χώροι που βρισκόντουσαν οι μετανάστες της 3ης θέσης.

I am very optimistic. I had the opposite view. Nice interior, not like Tzamtzis presented her...

[Nicholas Peppas]

From the Morton Allan Directory of European Passenger Steamship Arrivals (Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, 1987) I found out that this ship belonged to the company American Near East and Black Sea Lines. However, Acropolis is listed as having arrived in New york only four times in 1922 and none in 1921 or 1923. In 1922, she arrived on January 24, April 10, July 7 and September 1. Since at her speed she would have needed approximately two months for one complete Atlantic crossing and return, I find it impossible that she had more than these four runs in 1922. Besides, Allan's lists come from the official New York port records that listed every ship that arrived. An interesting point here is that the ship is listed as doing the route Levant-Black Sea-New York. Thus. it may have served ports as north as Odessa.

I have discovered now a Greek ad of this Line and the ship Acropolis from April 22, 1921. As said before she was going from Piraeus to Black Sea (Odessa) intermediate stops in Constantinople, Varna and Costanza.

The owner/agent was Stephanides/Benas

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[Nicholas Peppas]

Nicholas, in regard to your comment, I found from the e-archives of Ellis Island that Akropolis' itinerary was: (Constantza-Varna)-Constantinople-Piraeus-(Patras)-(Palermo)-(Gibraltar)-New York. In brackets are ports that in some voyages were omitted.


Also, after some more researching in the same archives, I concluded that:
Akropolis did 3 voyages in 1921, 4 in 1922 and 1 in 1923. Plus 2 more in 1923 under the name Washington. In her last voyage as Washington she also called at the Azores.

Ελα φιλε Αρη

Πασχαλινο δωρο... Το Washington στις 29 Μαιου, 1923... Eδω http://www.nautilia.gr/forum/showpos...41&postcount=1 γραψαμε και για την Ατμοπλοια Μπουρα αλλα δεν το βρισκω τωρα!
Νικος

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[Nicholas Peppas]

........

From the Morton Allan Directory of European Passenger Steamship Arrivals (Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, 1987) I found out that this ship belonged to the company American Near East and Black Sea Lines. However, Acropolis is listed as having arrived in New York only four times in 1922 and none in 1921 or 1923. In 1922, she arrived on January 24, April 10, July 7 and September 1. Since at her speed she would have needed approximately two months for one complete Atlantic crossing and return, I find it impossible that she had more than these four runs in 1922.

Ακροπολις της American Near East and Black Sea Lines στις 14 Σεπτεμβριου 1922

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[Ellinis]

Mια καταχώρηση από το 1922 μας δείνει δυοενδιαφέροντα στοιχεία για το υπερωκεάνειο ΑΚΡΟΠΟΛΙΣ. Ένα οτι διατήρησε την Αμερικανική σημαία και δεύτερον οτι είχε Ελληνικό πλήρωμα.

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[τοξοτης]

Με αφορμή το τελευταίο δημοσίευμα του φίλου ¶ρη , κοίταξα απο την αρχή το θέμα.
Έτσι από μία αναφορά του ιδίου οδηγήθηκα στην ιστοσελίδα http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/blacksea.htm όπου εκεί αναφέρεται : Acropolis Built 1890. Built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast | ex- Michigan built for Atlantic Transport Line, ex- Kilpatrick 1898, 1921 purchased from the US Government rebuilt second funnel added, 1923 sold to Booras Steamship Co. renamed Washington, 1924 sold to United States & China SS Co. (T. C. Phelps) renamed Great Canton, 1924 scrapped in Italy.

Έψαξα λοιπόν και βρήκα αυτό το πλοίο με το όνομα KILPATRICK και το οποίο πιστεύω ότι είναι αυτό που κατόπιν έγινε ΑΚΡΟΠΟΛΙΣ

http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20...atrick-01.html

http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20...atrick-02.html

[Ellinis]

Αυτό είναι τοξότη, ως οπλιταγωγό του αμερικανικού στρατού. Υπάρχουν και άλλες φωτογραφίες και περισσότερες λεπτομέρειες για το ιστορικό του εδώ.

[Ellinis]

Το Washington στις 29 Μαιου, 1923... 19230529 Washington.jpg

Όπως έχουμε γράψει τo AKΡΟΠΟΛΙΣ το 1923 άλλαξε το όνομα του και πέρασε στην πλοιοκτησία της Booras Steamship Co., η οποία στον Ελληνικό τύπο διαφημιζόταν ως Υπερωκεάνειος Αμερικανική Ατμοπλοϊκή Εταιρεία "Μπούρας".

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Από το αρχείο του Αντ.Χιμάρα

[Nicholas Peppas]

Τρια ακομη αποκομματα απο την Ελευθερια με ανακοινωσεις της Ατμοπλοιας Μπουρα απο τις 3 και 30 Μαιου και 13 Ιουλιου 1923!

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Και τα τρια παρουσιαζουν το γνωστο μας Washington (πρωην Ακροπολις) αλλα το πρωτο αναφερει και το υπερωκεανειο Roosevelt που δεν μπορω να καταλαβω πιο ειναι και πως περασε στα χερια της εταιρειας Μπουρα.

Για το Washington (πρωην Ακροπολις) εχουν γραφει πολλα αλλα το αρθρο παρα κατω ειναι συγκινητικο

Los Angeles Times

http://articles.latimes.com/1998/jul/04/news/mn-614/3

Racing to America
Would-Be Immigrants Steamed Toward 1 Goal: N.Y.
WILLIAM C. REMPEL | TIMES STAFF WRITER

Battling through that North Atlantic storm, the Washington was a ship of less desirables, filled with that mob from Europe, its entire passenger manifest subject to the strictest quotas. If another, larger ship was counted first, those quotas could fill before a single Washington passenger got to the head of the immigration line.

Stubbornly, Capt. Bacoyanis steered a course, weather be damned, to reach the waters off Coney Island by the eve of the quota year. Otherwise, his first command could be his last.

The Booras Brothers Navigation Co. was a one-ship enterprise. The Washington cost $28,000 at a marshal's sale, and this, its first voyage under new ownership, would at best break even. If too many of its passengers were rejected by the Immigration Service, the company could not afford the cost of returning them.

The Greek American Booras brothers were so stretched, in fact, that even winning the race was no guarantee of their economic survival. For the 124 mostly seasick passengers in the belly of the Booras steamer, the Great Quota Race of 1923 was nothing less than a race for destiny.

This is the story of that race and what became of those "less desirables" who through quirks of circumstance and history shared the same boat 75 years ago.

One of them was a baby boy, born to German-speaking Mennonites from Russia in a hospital near the docks of Constantinople. His family was sick, homeless and chronically hungry. They spoke no English. They had in their pockets $30, but it was borrowed along with the fare for their steerage quarters. The baby had a brother, 10-year-old Aron, and three sisters, Marie, Agatha and Susie. They, along with his mother and father, Aron Sr., were Russian citizens. The baby, by accident of birth, was officially Turkish. His name was Willie. And he was my father.

The SS Washington was never a luxury liner. Built in Belfast in 1890 by the makers of the Titanic, it first hauled cargo as the SS Michigan, and later troops during the Spanish-American War as the SS Kilpatrick. After WWI it was outfitted with 600 berths, was rechristened Acropolis and entered the immigrant trade.

The refurbished steamer was on its first voyage when Harding signed the Quota Act. The ship promptly sailed into bankruptcy.

Για το πλοιο ξερουμε πολλα και, οπως αναφερθηκε προηγουμενως αυτη η ιστοσελιδα εχει περισσοτερα. Ηταν βεβαια το Michigan που φτιαχτηκε το 1890

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http://www.atlantictransportline.us/...09Michigan.htm

Michigan
Tonnage: 3,722 Length: 370.8Ά, Beam: 44.2Ά, Builder: Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Launch date: April 19, 1890, Maiden Voyage: November 15, 1891, Destruction: Broken up in Italy, 1924, Operated by A.T.L.: 1890-1896, AKA: Kilpatrick, Acropolis, Washington, Great Canton, Notes: Single screw, triple expansion engines, 11 knots. Sisters: Mississippi.

Miramar

IDNo: 1098117 Year: 1890
Name: MICHIGAN Keel:
Type: Passenger ship Launch Date: 19.4.90
Flag: GBR Date of completion: 21.6.90
Tons: 3722 Link: 1600
DWT: Yard No: 227
Length overall: Ship Design:
LPP: 113.1 Country of build: GBR
Beam: 13.5 Builder: Harland & Wolff
Material of build: Location of yard: Belfast
Number of screws/Mchy/ Speed(kn): 1T-11
Subsequent History: 98 KILPATRICK - 21 ACROPOLIS - 23 WASHINGTON - 23 GREAT CANTON
Disposal Data: BU Genoa 26.3.24

MICHIGAN 3722 V1890 #462 Williams Torrey F
KILPATRICK 3722 1898 V1890 #462 U.S.Army USA
ACROPOLIS 3722 1921 V1890 #462 S.D.Stephanidis
WASHINGTON 3722 1923 V1890 #462 Booras SN Co
GREAT CANTON 3722 1923 V1890 #462 US & China SS Co

Kilpatrick στο Tamico η Vera Cruz στον πολεμο Αμερικης και Μεξικου

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