SULTANA
| Name : | SULTANA |
| Greek name : | ΣΟΥΛΤΑΝΑ |
| Type of Ship : | Passenger Liner |
| LRS-Name : | SULTANA |
| Internat. call sign : | SZQZ |
| Port of Registry : | Piraeus 1121 |
| Owner : | 1898 [?] 1918 Stavros Emmanouilides, Bursa, Ottoman Empire 1927 Georgios Karatzas and Konstantinos Mousouris, Piraeus, Greece 1927 Dimitrios N. Reppas, Panos A. Rigas and Konstantinos M. Koumbios, Naupactus, Greece 1928 Dimitrios N. Reppas and Konstantinos M. Koumbios, Naupactus, Greece 1934 Vasilios G. Nikolarakos, Piraeus, Greece 1937 Akrivi G. Tragoudas, Patras, Greece 1941 Theodoros L. Teriazos and Konstantinos I. Lykouris, Piraeus, Greece 1942 German Reich |
| Shipyard : | [?], Glasgow, Great Britain |
| Year of Construction : | 1898 |
| Size (GRT) : | 77 |
| Size (NRT) : | 36 |
| Lenght (m) : | 28,20 |
| Width (m) : | 4,30 |
| Engine : | Steam engine/2 cylinders/Glasgow, Great Britain |
| Output : | 90 NHP |
| Screws : | 1 |
| Speed (kn) : | 8 |
1898 built in Glasgow, Great Britain. Neither the steamer's first name nor the owner nor the shipyard have been found until today. [B]
1918 purchased by Stavros Emmanouilides, Bursa, Ottoman Empire, for 12.000 Ottoman Liras and renamed SULTANA. [B][C]
1922 owner moves to Volos, Greece.
26.05.1927 in possession of Dimitrios N. Reppas (50%), Panos A. Rigas (25%) and Konstantinos M. Koumbios (25%), Naupactus (s. “Lepanto”), Greece. Entered in the harbor register of Patras as No. 173. [C][G]
06.01.1928 in possession of Dimitrios N. Reppas (75%) and Konstantinos M. Koumbios (25%), Naupactus, Greece. [C]
08.03.1928 in possession of Dimitrios N. Reppas and Konstantinos M. Koumbios (20%), and Fotis N. Koulouris, Konstantina N. Koulouris, Ioannis N. Koulouris, Athanasios N. Koulouris, Dimitrios A. Tragoudas, Konstantinos S. Tolias, Periklis K. Ikonomou, Ioannis G. Rougkas, Georgios I. Artinopoulos, Dimitrios A. Anastasopoulos (80%), Naupactus, Greece. [C]
18.06.1934 purchased by Vasilios G. Nikolarakos, Piraeus, Greece.
07.07.1937 in possession of Mrs. Akrivi G. Tragoudas (72%). [C][D]
1940 sold to Georgios Karatzas and Konstantinos Mousouris, Piraeus, Greece. [G]
1941 in possession of Theodoros L. Teriazos (50%) and Konstantinos I. Lykouris (50%), Piraeus, Greece. [B]
02.03.1942 requisitioned by the German Kriegsmarine and employed for the Seetransportstelle Gruppe Süd (Sea Transport Group South) in the Aegean area. [E]
04.04.1942 entered in the harbor register of Piraeus as No. 1121. [G]
1942/43 operated by the Mittelmeerreederei GmbH (Mediterranean Shipowners Ltd.), Hamburg, Germany. [F]
29.07.1943 transferred to the Küstenschutzflottille Attika (Coastal Guard Flottilla Attika), Marking GA 08. [F]
30.07.1943 taken over by the Küstenschutzflottille Attika, together with OSTMARK which became “GA 72”. [F]
00.10.1943 reported in Piraeus.
11.01.1944 damaged or sunk during an air attack on Piraeus. Possibly salvaged later. [F]
00.09.1944 hit and sunk during Allied air attacks. [G][H]
After the war, probably broken up by the Greek Wreckers' Committee (O.A.N.).
1918 purchased by Stavros Emmanouilides, Bursa, Ottoman Empire, for 12.000 Ottoman Liras and renamed SULTANA. [B][C]
1922 owner moves to Volos, Greece.
26.05.1927 in possession of Dimitrios N. Reppas (50%), Panos A. Rigas (25%) and Konstantinos M. Koumbios (25%), Naupactus (s. “Lepanto”), Greece. Entered in the harbor register of Patras as No. 173. [C][G]
06.01.1928 in possession of Dimitrios N. Reppas (75%) and Konstantinos M. Koumbios (25%), Naupactus, Greece. [C]
08.03.1928 in possession of Dimitrios N. Reppas and Konstantinos M. Koumbios (20%), and Fotis N. Koulouris, Konstantina N. Koulouris, Ioannis N. Koulouris, Athanasios N. Koulouris, Dimitrios A. Tragoudas, Konstantinos S. Tolias, Periklis K. Ikonomou, Ioannis G. Rougkas, Georgios I. Artinopoulos, Dimitrios A. Anastasopoulos (80%), Naupactus, Greece. [C]
18.06.1934 purchased by Vasilios G. Nikolarakos, Piraeus, Greece.
07.07.1937 in possession of Mrs. Akrivi G. Tragoudas (72%). [C][D]
1940 sold to Georgios Karatzas and Konstantinos Mousouris, Piraeus, Greece. [G]
1941 in possession of Theodoros L. Teriazos (50%) and Konstantinos I. Lykouris (50%), Piraeus, Greece. [B]
02.03.1942 requisitioned by the German Kriegsmarine and employed for the Seetransportstelle Gruppe Süd (Sea Transport Group South) in the Aegean area. [E]
04.04.1942 entered in the harbor register of Piraeus as No. 1121. [G]
1942/43 operated by the Mittelmeerreederei GmbH (Mediterranean Shipowners Ltd.), Hamburg, Germany. [F]
29.07.1943 transferred to the Küstenschutzflottille Attika (Coastal Guard Flottilla Attika), Marking GA 08. [F]
30.07.1943 taken over by the Küstenschutzflottille Attika, together with OSTMARK which became “GA 72”. [F]
00.10.1943 reported in Piraeus.
11.01.1944 damaged or sunk during an air attack on Piraeus. Possibly salvaged later. [F]
00.09.1944 hit and sunk during Allied air attacks. [G][H]
After the war, probably broken up by the Greek Wreckers' Committee (O.A.N.).
| Date of Loss : | 02.03.1942 |
| Place of Loss : | Greece [A][B] |
| Kind of Loss : | Seizure |
| Cause of Loss : | Seizure |
| Name of Opponent : | German Navy (Kriegsmarine) |
1. [A] Melissinos, Ioannis: The Navy during World War II - The total contribution of the Greek Merchant Navy (Motorsailers and Steamers) 1940-1945, volume I and II, University of Ioannina 1995 (Gr.)
2. [B] Dounis, Christos: The wrecks of the Greek Waters 1900-1950, volume I, Finatec, Athens 2000 (Gr.)
3. [C] Halatsis, Giannis: The world of the coastal traffic in the Gulf of Corinth, Naupactus 2008 (Gr.)
4. [D] Babouris, Epaminondas: The Greek Merchant Navy in the last war, Athens 1949 (Gr.)
5. [E] Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv Freiburg
6. [F] Theodor Dorgeist Archiv
7. [G] Forum Marinearchiv
8. [H] Magazine “Naftiki Ellas” (Gr.)
2. [B] Dounis, Christos: The wrecks of the Greek Waters 1900-1950, volume I, Finatec, Athens 2000 (Gr.)
3. [C] Halatsis, Giannis: The world of the coastal traffic in the Gulf of Corinth, Naupactus 2008 (Gr.)
4. [D] Babouris, Epaminondas: The Greek Merchant Navy in the last war, Athens 1949 (Gr.)
5. [E] Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv Freiburg
6. [F] Theodor Dorgeist Archiv
7. [G] Forum Marinearchiv
8. [H] Magazine “Naftiki Ellas” (Gr.)
| Inserted : | 25.02.2015 |
| Inserted by : | Dimitris Galon |
| Last Edit : | 04.01.2016 |
| Edited by : | Dimitris Galon |
