Anna was one of two ships of the Patriotiki Atmoploia of Teryazos in the mid 1930s.
She was built in 1889 as Ifafa built by Hall, Russell & Co., in Aberdeen, Scotland. Her first owner was J.T. Rennie & Son. In 1906 she was sold to the Khedivial Mail Steamship Co and renamed Tantah. In 1923 she was sold to William John Hutchison and renamed Jean, the in 1924 Jean M. In 1925 she was sold to Joseph Gasan of Malta and renamed Maltana.
She came to Greece in 1928 as an Oscar Daring ship managed by Kallias and Teryazos (Patriotiki) under the name Anna. Sh e is mentioned by Tzamtzis (1997) as being an active passenger ship. In 1937 she was sold to C. Peppas and renamed Ekaterini Peppa. On February 7, 1938 she sunk in collision with Dutch Pluto near Adlergrund Light Vessel.
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Miramar lists her at 1,788 tons with a length of 82.3 m and a width of 10.7 m. Her service speed was 12.5 knots
Her owner in the mid 1920s was a well known Maltese shipowner, Joseph Gasan. Here is small article from a Maltese source
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Another detailed presentation of Anna can be found here http://www.aberdeenships.com/single.asp?index=100927
Anna's plan. Clearly mostly cargo ship with little space for passengers. But Tzamtzis assure us she was a passenger ship (the other Teryazos ship was Victoria)Name
IFAFA Type
STEAMER Date
1889 Description
Yard Number: 252
Renamed: Tantah (1906) Jean (1923) Jean M (1924) Maltana (1925) Anna (1928 , Ekaterini Peppa (1937)
This vessel was registered on September 27 1889.
In December 1906, it was sold to Khedivial Steamship & Graving Dock Co. Ltd London and renamed 'Tantah'. Used on Red Sea and Levant services.
In August 1923 it was sold to Italians and renamed 'Jean'.
In January 1924 it was renamed 'Jean M'
In January 1925 it was sold to William John Hutchison, Piraeus and registered at London.
In December 1925 it was sold to Joseph Gasan, Malta and renamed 'Maltana'.
In August 1928 it was sold to Oscar Daring/L Teryazos and renamed 'Anna'.
In 1934 it was sold to L Teryazos, Piraeus.
In 1937 it was sold to Christos Peppas & partners, Piraeus and renamed 'Ekaterini Peppa'.
On February 7 1938 it was sunk in collision with K. N. S. M.s 'Pluto' half a mile northwest of the Adlergrund Light Vessel on voyage from Danzig to Oran with a cargo of coal.
Owner J T Rennie
Builder Hall Russell
Dimensions
Overall: 24 7/12 x 35 1/12 x 271ft
Gross Tonnage: 1788ton
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