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Greek Ship
The Greek Ship ( fa, کشتی یونانی, ) is the nickname of a cargo steamship, ''Khoula F'', that has been beached on the southwest coast of Kish Island, Iran, since 1966. She was built in 1943 by the British shipyard of William Hamilton and Company in Port Glasgow, Scotland, under the name ''Empire Trumpet''. From 1946 to 1966, she passed through a series of British and Iranian owners and various changes of name. Her final owners were Greek, and the nickname given to her derives from them. Propulsion ''Empire Trumpet'' had nine corrugated furnaces with a combined grate area of that heated three 220 lbf/in2 single-ended boilers with a combined heating surface of . The boilers raised steam for its triple-expansion engine, which had cylinders of , and bore by stroke and was rated at 510 NHP. The engine was built by David Rowan & Co Ltd of Glasgow. Career ''Empire Trumpet'' first owner was the British Ministry of War Transport, which placed her under the management of L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kish Island
Kish ( fa, کیش ) is a resort island in Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgān Province, off the southern coast of Iran in the Persian Gulf. Owing to its free trade zone status, the island is touted as a consumer's paradise, with numerous malls, shopping centres, tourist attractions, and resort hotels. It has an estimated population of almost 40,000 residents and about 1 million visitors annually. Kish Island is one of the most-visited vacation destinations in the Middle East, after Dubai and Sharm el-Sheikh. Tourists from many countries for which Iran typically requires a visa, who wish to enter Kish Free Zone, are exempt from having to obtain a visa. For those travelers, travel permits are issued on arrival by Kish officials and are valid for 14 days. History Kish Island has been mentioned in history variously as Kamtina, Arakia ( grc, Αρακία), Arakata, and Ghiss. Kish Island's strategic geographic location served as a way-station and link for the ancient Assyrian an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
