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SS Akaroa ()
UK steam the deep liner
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| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
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| Namesake | |
| Owner | |
| Operator | |
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| Route | |
| Builder | Harland and Wolff |
| Yard number | |
| Launched | 29 Jan |
| Completed | 6 June |
| Refit | , |
| Identification | |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage |
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| Displacement | 25, tons |
| Length |
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| Beam | &#;ft (&#;m) |
| Draught | 32&#;ft 11&#;in (&#;m) |
| Depth | &#;ft (&#;m) |
| Decks | 3 |
| Installed power | 1, NHP |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 15 knots (28&#;km/h) |
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| Sensors and processing systems | |
| Armament | (as DEMS) |
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Peter Darakis
Peter Manual Darakis was born in Amherst Ohio on June 28, Peter was the youngest of 3 sons born to John Darakis and Phyllis Darakis (nee Dietrich). Peter’s father, John Darakis, originally from Sklavopoula on the island of Crete, moved to the mainland to Leonidion, Argolidos to be a carpenter’s apprentice. It was from there he immigrated to the United States in August at the age of 22, leaving on the ship Themistocles from the port of Piraeus. Upon arriving in the US, Ellis Island, John set out for the west coast working on the railroad. He ended up in Pocatello, Idaho. It is unclear what brought him back east, but he finally ended up in Lorain, Ohio in which, at the time, had a large Greek population. It was in Lorain that he met and married Phyllis Dietrich in John and Phyllis settled in Amherst, Ohio where Peter and his 2 brothers were born. Peter’s two older brothers, Arthur and James, soldiered in WW II. Arthur served in Europe in the US Army and James in the US Navy in the Pacific. Like their father, both men learned a trade for a living. When the Korean War broke out Peter was 22 years old, had completed high school in Amherst, Ohio and had attended Bowling Green University in Bowling Green, Ohio. He had also spent some time workin
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Hellenic Navy
Maritime warfare branch of Greece's military
This article is about the naval forces of modern Greece. For information on naval warfare in ancient Greece, see Hellenistic-era warships.
Military unit
The Hellenic Navy (HN; Greek: Πολεμικό Ναυτικό, romanized:&#;Polemikó Naftikó, lit.&#;'War Navy', abbreviated ΠΝ) is the naval force of Greece, part of the Hellenic Armed Forces. The modern Greek navy historically hails from the naval forces of various Aegean Islands, which fought in the Greek War of Independence. During the periods of monarchy (– and –) it was known as the Royal Hellenic Navy (Βασιλικόν Ναυτικόν, Vasilikón Naftikón, abbreviated ΒΝ).
The Hellenic Navy is a Green-water navy. The total displacement of the fleet is approximately , tons. The HN also operates a number of naval aviation units.[citation needed]
The motto of the Hellenic Navy is "Μέγα τὸ τῆς θαλάσσης κράτος" from Thucydides' account of Pericles' oration on the eve of the Peloponnesian War.[2][3] This has been translated as "The rule of the sea is a great matter".[1] The Hellenic Navy's emblem consists of an anchor in front of a crossed Christian cross and trident, with the cross symbolizing Greek Orthodoxy, and the tr