Κεραυνός [Αμφιτρίτη - Νοor El Bahr, Keraunos, Amphitrite]

[Nicholas Peppas]

Ξερω λιγα για τον Κεραυνο εκτος απο την συμβολη του στον Αργοσαρωνικο στην δεκαετια του 1922−35. Ανηκε στην Ατμοπλοια Θ. Βουρικη (οπου ο Βουρικης εκτος απο αυτο ειχε και το Φουλα). Ο κακομοιρης Θεοδωρος Βουρικης κατεστραφη οικονομικα το 1928 και αυτοκτονησε πεφτοντας στις γραμμες του Ηλεκτρικου Αθηνων−Πειραιως στις 23 Αυγουστου 1930

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Keraunos was built in 1884 as Noor el Bahr for Egyptian interests. She was built at the Atelier & Chantiers de la Loire shipyards in St Nazaire, France. She had 435 tons, a length of 55.7 m and a width of 7.2 m. She came to Greece in 1922, renamed Keraunos and became one of two ships of the Shipping Company of Th. Vourikis (the other one was Foula). She stayed with Vourikis until 1929. The shipowner committed suicide in August 1930 and the ship passed to Pagasitikos Shipping of Petsalis. Later she was known as Amfitrite.
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Here is a nice ad from June 21, 1925

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More schedules of Keraunos from November 14 and 25, 1925 and from March 12, 1926, all showing her going to the north Corinthian and Akarnanian route
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