SS Heraklion
Greek car ferry which sank in the Aegean Sea (1966) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with SS Herakleion.
SS Heraklion (sometimes spelled out in books as the Iraklion) was a roll on/roll off car ferry operating the lines Piraeus – Chania and Piraeus – Irakleio between 1965 and 1966. The ship capsized and sank on 8 December 1966 in the Aegean Sea, resulting in the death of over 200 people. Her demise was one of the greatest maritime disasters in Greek history.
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SS Heraklion | |
History | |
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Greece | |
Operator | Aegean Steam Navigation Co. |
Builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
Launched | 29 June 1949 |
In service | 1949 |
Out of service | 8 December 1966 |
Reclassified | 1964 |
Homeport | Piraeus, Greece |
Fate | Capsized and sank 8 December 1966 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Roll-on/roll-off ship |
Displacement | 8,922 t (8,781 long tons; 9,835 short tons) |
Length | 498 ft (152 m) |
Beam | 60 ft (18 m) |
Speed | 17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
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