Now here is a ship that was given to Greece as a required gift (reparations!) by the Germans after World War II. We know Simon von Utrecht came to Greece (she newspaper ad) was modified but obviously was not good for passenger travel (was she smelling fish? - see below) and remained without a buyer!
Miramar says:
IDNo: 47138
Year: 1914
Name: SIMON VON UTRECHT Launch Date:
Type: Trawler (FV) Date of completion:
Flag: DEU Keel:
Tons: 224 Link: 3068
DWT: Yard No:
Length overall: Ship Design:
LPP: Country of build: DEU
Beam: Builder: Stulcken Sohn
Material of build: Location of yard: Steinwerder
Number of
screws/Mchy/
Speed(kn):
The announcement below mentions this small boat with a big German name (for those who do not know, Simon von Utrecht was a Hamburg hero), Simon von Utrecht, that obviously found her way in the hands of the Greek Government. The auction is from March 13, 1948
19480313 auction.jpg
By the way, the ship was a small one, just 256 tons, built in 1914 as a fishing trawler for herring!!! She was built in Hamburg by the H. C. Stülcken und Sohn Company for the Deutsche Heringsfisch GmbH. She had a length of just 41 m but a width of 7.3 m (!) a fat little boat!
Simon von Utrecht 1940.jpg