Eλληνίς [Molfetta, Ellinis]

[Nicholas Peppas]

Ellenis was an Italian passenger ship built in 1902 by Fratelli Orlando of Livorno as the passenger ship Molfetta of the Navigazione Puglia of Bari. She had 739 tons, 57.3 m length and 8.1 m width

Here are her Miramar technical characteristics

IDNo:5614946
Year:1902
Name:MOLFETTA Launch Date:Type:Passenger ship
Date of completion:9.02 Flag:ITA

Tons:739 Link:2825 DWT:Yard No:-
Length overall:Ship Design:
LPP:57.3 Country of build:ITA
Beam:8.1 Builder:Orlando
Material of build:Location of yard:Leghorn Number of screws/Mchy/
Speed(kn):1T-
Subsequent History: 32 ELLENIS

Disposal Data: ac/b Patras 21.4.41 - raised but ac/b Naples 14.6.43 whilst repairing

Molfetta was a passenger ship of the Societa di Navigazione a Vapore Puglia of Bari. She was doing various short routes from Ancona, Bari, Brindisi to Taranto and Reggio Calabria.

In 1932 *** she was bought by Lakoniki Shipping of Greece and named Ellenis. She was added to a fleet with Leon and Laconia. In June 1934 she was doing the route of East Laconia and Kythera.

Ellenis was bombed in April 1941 in Patras but was salvaged and moved to Naples where she sank again in 1943.

NB: I thank Aris (Ellinis) for pointing out that this Ellenis is not related to the 1915 Ellinis of Ahaiki Atmoploia

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*** Correction: She was in the Greek seas as early as October 1931 according to the newspaper Makedonia