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SS Themistocles (1907)
SS ''Themistocles'' was a Greek passenger steamship that was built in England in 1907 as ''Moraitis'', renamed ''Themistocles'' in 1908, and scrapped in Italy in 1933. She was built to be a transatlantic ocean liner, but she served also as a troop ship. Building In 1907 DG Moraitis, the Greek owner of a fleet of cargo ships, founded the Hellenic Transatlantic Line. He ordered ''Moraitis'' from John Priestman and company of Southwick, Sunderland, who launched her on 16 April 1907 and completed her that June. Her registered length was , her beam was and her depth was . As built, her tonnages were and . She had berths for 100 passengers in First Class and 1,500 in Third Class. ''Moraitis'' had twin screws. Each screw was driven by a three-cylinder triple expansion steam engine, built by George Clark, Ltd of Sunderland. The combined power of her twin engines was rated at 574 NHP and gave her a speed of . Moraitis registered ''Moraitis'' on the Aegean island of Andros. Early c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Greece
The Kingdom of Greece ( grc, label=Greek, Βασίλειον τῆς Ἑλλάδος ) was established in 1832 and was the successor state to the First Hellenic Republic. It was internationally recognised by the Treaty of Constantinople, where Greece also secured its full independence from the Ottoman Empire after nearly four centuries. The Kingdom of Greece was dissolved in 1924 and the Second Hellenic Republic was established following Greece's defeat by Turkey in the Asia Minor Campaign. A military ''coup d'état'' restored the monarchy in 1935 and Greece became a Kingdom again until 1973. The Kingdom was finally dissolved in the aftermath of a seven-year military dictatorship (1967–1974) and the Third Hellenic Republic was established following a referendum held in 1974. Background The Greek-speaking Eastern Roman Empire, also known as Byzantine Empire, which ruled most of the Eastern Mediterranean region for over 1100 years, had been fatally weakened since the sackin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |