Τα μεταπολεμικά E/Γ-Φ/Γ μότορσιπ [Post-war Pass/Cargo Motorships]

[Nicholas Peppas]

It appears that immediately after World War II shortage of passenger ships was so dire than in addition to the famous British and American corvettes and frigates that were transformed into passenger ships, there were also some 20-30 motorships that were helping with passenger traffic and trade.

In his memoirs, L. Filippou writes the following in http://www.nafpigika.gr/appendix3d.html
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I have discovered in the Athenian newspaper Eleu0eria the following advertisement of May 24, 1947

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The two vessels in question were motorships used in 1947 for the Piraeus to Thessaloniki route and they would be otherwise unknown if it were not for the Georgiou archive published in www.nafpigika.gr

Here is first Velos which was reported at 300 tons and 12 knots

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And then we have Stavros Gerokounas at 250 tons and 12 knots.

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NB: There was another post-War motorship under the same name in the 1950s as seen in http://www.kombuispraat.com/viewtopi...=1999&start=16