Πάργα [Brun von Warendorp, Hecht, Parga]

[Nicholas Peppas]

Parga was a small Greek passenger and cargo ship that appeared in the Greek seas around 1948 as a German reparation. She was built by Atlas Werke AG, Bremen for Hanseatische DG, Lubeck, Germany and named as Brun von Warendorp. She had 999 tons, a length of 66 meters, a width of 10 meters and a service speed of 10 knots.

Name: BRUN VON WARENDORP Launch Date:
Type: Cargo ship Date of completion: 7.15
Flag: DEU Keel:
Tons: 999 Link: 1351
DWT: Yard No: 128
Length overall: Ship Design:
LPP: 66.0 Country of build: DEU
Beam: 10.0 Builder: Atlas Werke
Material of build: Location of yard: Bremen
Number of screws/Mchy/ Speed(kn): 1T-10
Subsequent History:27 HECHT - 48 PARGA
Disposal Data: BU Greece 59

Name Tons Change Registered Owner
BRUN VON WARENDORP 999 1915 Hanseatische DG
HECHT 999 1927 Hanseatische DG
PARGA 999 1948 Greek Govt

In 1926 the company was absorbed by Norddeutscher Lloyd. Then, in 1927 the ship was renamed Hecht. In 1934 she was transferred to Argo Reederei AG, Bremen and in 1937 to Argo Reederei Richard Adler & Co., Bremen. Here is a poster of the company and her various routes. Hecht survived World War II.

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In 1946 Hecht was allocated to the Greek government and renamed Parga. But she laid up at Flensburg, Schleswig/Holstein until September 1947 when she was brought to Greece. Here is an announcement in the Greek papers from December 10, 1947 when the ship was being offered for sale. No success!

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But on January 10, 1948 she was sold to C. Scrivanos, G. Pappas an S. Bistis, Piraeus.

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She was used as an all purpose passenger and cargo ship. Here are two extremely rare stills of Parga from the fall of 1948. Of course all Greeks knwo the actor: Mimis Fotopoulos!
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The Greek movie is Εκατό χιλιάδες λίρες (One hundred thousand British pounds) issued in 1948 with Dinos Eliopoulos and Mimis Fotopoulos based on scenario by Nikos Tsiforos. Two other great Greek comedian playing in the movie were Alekos Leivadites and Filios Filippides.

The ship to the left of Parga is Korytsa

Parga was sold several times and in 1960 was converted into a barge renamed Konstantinos. So, what Miramar says is not correct!

Now, the question is: is this barge still around?