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MV E Evangelia
MV ''E Evangelia'' is a shipwrecked refrigerated cargo ship at Costinești on the Black Sea coast of Romania. She was built in Northern Ireland in 1942 as the Empire ship ''Empire Strength'', was operated by Blue Star Line from 1942 to 1961, was bought by Greek shipowners in 1965 and wrecked in 1968. The ship had four names in her career, having been renamed ''Saxon Star'' in 1946, ''Redbrook'' in 1961 and ''E Evangelia'' in 1965. Building Harland and Wolff's Belfast yard built the ship for the UK Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was launched on 28 May as ''Empire Strength'' and completed in December. She was a motor ship, with a six-cylinder four-stroke single-acting marine Diesel engine developing 490 NHP. The engine was built by Harland and Wolff but was a Burmeister & Wain design from Denmark. Her navigation equipment included wireless direction finding and an echo sounding device. The MoWT appointed Blue Star Line to manage her. Second World War service ''Empire Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costinești
Costinești is a commune and resort in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania, located on the shore of the Black Sea, about south of the county seat, Constanța. It consists of two villages: Costinești and Schitu. Etymology Costinești was previously called ''Mangeapunar'' until 1840 and subsequently ''Büffelbrunnen'' until 1940. In 1940 it was renamed to Costinești after Emil Costinescu, a former land owner and Minister of Finance. Between 1950 and 1960 it briefly held the name ''Dezrobirea''. Background and tourism In the 1960s, it evolved from a small fishing village to a summer destination, most popular with young people and students. A hotel and several villa complexes were built in the Communist era, and featured varying degrees of style and comfort. Since the Romanian Revolution of 1989, some of them have been modernized, and private construction, especially to the north of the resort, has taken off. The resort also has a small inland lake, around which there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
