Έλενα M. [Κρήτη - Eddystone, Helena M, Elena M, Kriti]

[Nicholas Peppas]

Elena M was the third Manuelides Line passenger ship. See http://www.nautilia.gr/forum/showthread.php?t=68536 for Mary M and also a discussion about Thanassis Manuelides. See http://www.nautilia.gr/forum/showthread.php?t=61454 about Era M. later the famous Hellas

Elena M was built in 1886 and was older than the other two. She came to Greece in 1925 and graced us under the names Elena M and Kriti

Here is the Miramar entry

IDNo: 1093263 Year: 1886
Name: EDDYSTONE Launch Date: 1.3.86
Type: Passenger/cargo Date of completion: 25.5.86
Flag: GBR Keel:
Tons: 1036 Link: 1618
DWT: Yard No: 73
Length overall: Ship Design:
LPP: 71.1 Country of build: GBR
Beam: 10.1 Builder: Thompson, W.B.
Material of build: Location of yard: Dundee
Owner as Completed: Clyde Sg Co, Glasgow
Subsequent History: 23 HELENA M. - 25 ELENA M. - 33 KRITI
Disposal Data: scuttled Trieste 1.5.45

Name Tons Change Main Owner
EDDYSTONE 1036 1886 Clyde Sg Co
HELENA M. 1036 1923 J.S.Tattersall
ELENA M. 1036 1925 Manuelides Bros
KRITI 1036 1933 Hellenic Coast

Elena M as painted by Antonios Milanos

Elena M Milanos.jpg

A nice photograph of Elena M from the early 1930s

Elena M.jpg

One more photograph of Elena M

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Elena M schedule from June 1928

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