F/B EOLOS
Postcard from Pieter Inpijn’s collection
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Ship |
Eolos (1981) |
Building Spec. |
1962 at Hanseatiche, Hamburg, Germany N° 20 |
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GRT |
4.375 |
DWT |
1.628 |
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Dimensions |
96 x 15,88 x 4,47 |
Engines |
2
Nohab Polar, 5.760 hp |
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Speed |
18 knots |
Passengers |
750 |
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Beds |
259 |
Cars |
125 |
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Lane Metres |
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Sister Ships |
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Registry Port |
Piraeus |
Flag |
Greek |
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Former Owners |
Merivienti
Oy (Finnlines) 1962-67 Polferries
1967-81 |
Former Names |
Hansa Express 1962-66 Finndana 1966-67 Gryf 1966-81 |
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New Owners |
A.K. Ventouris 1995-98 Clydesdale Shipping 1998à |
New names |
Agios Vassilios 1995-98 Clydesdale 1998à |
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Line |
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Before of her purchase by
Fragline in 1981 for linking Patras to Brindisi via Corfu and Igoumenitsa, the
“Eolos” had served all over the Baltic Sea. From 1962 to 1967 was on Finnlines
services Hango - Visby/Slite - Travemunde and Helsinki - Copenhagen, first
named “Hansa Express” then “Finndana”. After being chartered to TT Line in 1966
was purchased by the polish company Polferries which names her “Gryf”. Although
she serves the Ystad - Swinoujscie line has painted on her hull “Gdansk -
Helsinki”, as all Polferries ships some years ago had painted the line they
served instead ofthe company name. When she was purchased by Fragline her hull
was painted of blue: after her no more Fragline ship would have this hull
colour. I remember her always on Brindisi - Corfu - Igoumenitsa line, with
“Ouranos” serving on Patras line: probably she served the Patras line before of
Ouranos arrival in the fleet. In 1995 was sold to A.K. Ventouris as “Agia
Methodia” on the lines Italy - Greece from Brindisi and Patras. After some
years of lay up in Eleusis, was sold in 1998 as “Clydesdale”.
FINNLINES F/B Hansa Express photo by
courtesy of Micke Asklander
FINNLINES F/B Hansa Express photo by
courtesy of Peter Asklander
POLFERRIES F/B Gryf photo by courtesy of Micke Asklander
A.K. VENTOURIS F/B Agios Vassilios photo from Pieter
Inpijn’s collection