EVANGELISTRIA
| Name : | EVANGELISTRIA |
| Greek name : | ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΣΤΡΙΑ |
| Type of Ship : | Freighter |
| LRS-Name : | EVANGELISTRIA |
| Internat. call sign : | SYBN |
| Port of Registry : | Piraeus 240 |
| Later Names : | 1918 CHARDONNERET 1921 EVANGELISTRIA 1923 MARIA SOPHION 1927 KORYDALLOS 1934 AGIOI ANARGYROI 1939 EVANGELISTRIA |
| Later Names : | 1945 EVANGELISTRIA |
| Initial Flag of Registry : | France |
| Owner : | 1918 French Navy 1921 Kallistris, Piraeus, Greece 1923 Dimitrios G. Colymbas & Theodoros N. Sophios, Piraeus, Greece 1927 Dimitrios G. Colymbas, Piraeus, Greece 1934 Kyriakos K. Constandinidis, Piraeus, Greece 1939 Margarita P. Protopapa, Piraeus, Greece 1941 German Reich 1945 Margarita P. Protopapas, Piraeus, Greece |
| Shipyard : | Forges & Chant. de la Méditerranée, La Seyne, France |
| Year of Construction : | 1918 |
| Commissioned : | 00.05.1918 |
| Size (GRT) : | 321 |
| Size (NRT) : | 179 |
| Lenght (m) : | 40,2 |
| Width (m) : | 7,3 |
| Depth (m) : | 3,6 |
| Engine : | Oil engine/4 cylinders/AB Bolinder-Munktell, Sweden |
| Screws : | 1 |
| Speed (kn) : | 10 |
1918 built by „Forges & Chant. de la Méditerranée“, La Seyne, France, as a picket boat (Chalutier armé) CHARDONNERET for the French Navy. Until 1934 the ship had a three cylinder steam engine of "Forges & Chant. de la Méditerranée" with 53 NHP.
1921 sold to Kallistris, Piraeus, Greece, and renamed EVANGELISTRIA.
1923 purchased by Dimitrios G. Colymbas (50%) and Theodoros N. Sophios (50%), Piraeus, Greece, and renamed MARIA SOPHION, subsequently operated as a freighter.
1927 owned by Dimitrios G. Colymbas (100%), Piraeus, Greece and renamed KORYDALLOS.
1934 sold to captain Kyriakos K. Constandinidis, Piraeus, Greece and renamed AGIOI ANARGYROI. The ship received a new oil engine of AB Bolinder-Munktell, Sweden.
1939 purchased by Mrs. Margarita P. Protopapas, Piraeus, Greece, for 2.275.000 Drachmas and re-named EVANGELISTRIA, again.
21.10.1940 commandeered by the Greek government (Office Δ.Θ.Μ.Γ΄) at Kymi, Euboea Island. [A]
16.05.1941 evaluated by M.H.S. Captain MacDonald „Naval Officer-in-Charge, Heraklion“ as „good“ and entered into the list of "motorized vessels" in the port of Iraklion, Crete. [D]
28.05.1941 with captain Athanassios Sofras in command attacked by German Luftwaffe aircraft in Iraklion harbor with bombs and sunk. [B][C][E]
15.09.1941 evaluated by the German salvage specialist K. Meyer as „scrap“ and entered into the list of "vessels to be scrapped". The ship was not scrapped, however, and remained sunk in Iraklion harbor during the rest of the war. [F]
1945 detected by O.A.N. (Greek scrap committee) and salvaged, subsequently returned to owner. The ship was repaired and operated, again, as freighter EVANGELISTRIA. [A]
25.11.1959 sunk off the „Christianá islands“, approximately 10 marine miles south of the island of Santorini (Thyra), Greece, after hitting a submerged reef. [B]
1921 sold to Kallistris, Piraeus, Greece, and renamed EVANGELISTRIA.
1923 purchased by Dimitrios G. Colymbas (50%) and Theodoros N. Sophios (50%), Piraeus, Greece, and renamed MARIA SOPHION, subsequently operated as a freighter.
1927 owned by Dimitrios G. Colymbas (100%), Piraeus, Greece and renamed KORYDALLOS.
1934 sold to captain Kyriakos K. Constandinidis, Piraeus, Greece and renamed AGIOI ANARGYROI. The ship received a new oil engine of AB Bolinder-Munktell, Sweden.
1939 purchased by Mrs. Margarita P. Protopapas, Piraeus, Greece, for 2.275.000 Drachmas and re-named EVANGELISTRIA, again.
21.10.1940 commandeered by the Greek government (Office Δ.Θ.Μ.Γ΄) at Kymi, Euboea Island. [A]
16.05.1941 evaluated by M.H.S. Captain MacDonald „Naval Officer-in-Charge, Heraklion“ as „good“ and entered into the list of "motorized vessels" in the port of Iraklion, Crete. [D]
28.05.1941 with captain Athanassios Sofras in command attacked by German Luftwaffe aircraft in Iraklion harbor with bombs and sunk. [B][C][E]
15.09.1941 evaluated by the German salvage specialist K. Meyer as „scrap“ and entered into the list of "vessels to be scrapped". The ship was not scrapped, however, and remained sunk in Iraklion harbor during the rest of the war. [F]
1945 detected by O.A.N. (Greek scrap committee) and salvaged, subsequently returned to owner. The ship was repaired and operated, again, as freighter EVANGELISTRIA. [A]
25.11.1959 sunk off the „Christianá islands“, approximately 10 marine miles south of the island of Santorini (Thyra), Greece, after hitting a submerged reef. [B]
| Date of Loss : | 28.05.1941 |
| Place of Loss : | Port of Heraclion, Crete, Greece [A][B][C][D][E][F][G] |
| Kind of Loss : | Air attack |
| Cause of Loss : | Air attack |
| Fate of Crew : | No losses [B] |
1. Lloyds Register of Shipping
2. [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.)
3. [B] Dounis, Christos: The wrecks of the Greek Waters 1900-1950, volume I, Finatec, Athens 2000 (Gr.)
4. [C] Babouris, Epaminondas: The Greek Merchand Navy in last war, Athens 1949 (Gr.)
5. [D] Captain MacDonald´s List of 16th May 1941 (TNA ADM 199/810)
7. [E] Alliierte Schiffsverluste durch deutsche und italienische Luftangriffe in griechischen Gewässern im April 1941, zusammengestellt von Gerhard Hümmelchen.
8. [F] Liste der zu verschrottenden Schiffe (Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv RW 19/5524)
2. [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.)
3. [B] Dounis, Christos: The wrecks of the Greek Waters 1900-1950, volume I, Finatec, Athens 2000 (Gr.)
4. [C] Babouris, Epaminondas: The Greek Merchand Navy in last war, Athens 1949 (Gr.)
5. [D] Captain MacDonald´s List of 16th May 1941 (TNA ADM 199/810)
7. [E] Alliierte Schiffsverluste durch deutsche und italienische Luftangriffe in griechischen Gewässern im April 1941, zusammengestellt von Gerhard Hümmelchen.
8. [F] Liste der zu verschrottenden Schiffe (Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv RW 19/5524)
| Inserted : | 11.03.2015 |
| Inserted by : | Dimitris Galon |
| Last Edit : | 20.01.2016 |
| Edited by : | Dimitris Galon |
| Modifications : | - 18.05.2015 T. Reich photo 1 & documents 1-3 inserted - 20.01.2016 D. Galon Service Life inserted |
