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Re: Miltiades
Posted by: Ron ()
Date: October 29, 2006 10:06AM

Hi S.B.

MILTIADES
was a 6,793-ton passenger ship built and completed as Yard No.401 in Oct 1903 by A. Stephen & Sons, Ltd., Glasgow for G. Thompson & Co., Aberdeen. Dimenions of 454.9 x 55.1
Official No.118179
In 1913 she was lengthened to 504.3', tonnage 7,814
In 1921 renamed ORCANA by new owners Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, Aberdeen
1923 owned by Pacific Steam Navigation Company, Aberdeen

Broken up at Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, 2nd quarter 1924 by Frank Rijsdijk's Shipbreaking Co., arr. 13.9.23 in tow

CAMPOS SALLES, 901-tons (one funnel) built by Laird Bros., Birkenhead as Yard No.642 in Aug 1900 for Amazon Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., Para, dimensions of 230.0 x 35.6
In 1911 owned by Amazon River Steam Nav. Co. (1911), Ltd., Para
1918c renamed UBATUBA owners unknown
1919 renamed MILTIADES by new owners Geo. M. Embiricos, Piraeus (listed LR 1919 also as CAVANBA, in error)GR
Broken up in Italy, 2nd quarter 1929

1911 renamed MILTIADES EMBIRICOS, 3,448-tons owned by G. M. Embiricos, Andros GB (Launched as ADANA by Palmers' SB. & Iron Co., Ltd., Newcastle in 1897)
Captured and scuttled with explosives by SM UC 67 on 1 July 1917, about 40 miles NE of La Galite, voy. New York - Piraeus, general cargo

First two are probably the ones you are asking about?

Cheers Ron

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Miltiades stevenbecker 10/28/2006 02:30AM
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