SS Lydia (1890)

	Photochrom of Lydia
History
Name	1890: Lydia; 1923: Ierax;
Owner	1890: London & South Western Rly ; 1920: Thomas Sales; 1921: Montague Yates; 1922: R E V James; 1923: Coast Lines; 1923: Navigation a Vapeur Ionienne; 1929: Hellenic Coast Lines;
Operator	As owner except; 1923: G Yannoulato Freres;
Port of registry	1890: Southampton; 1923: Liverpool; 1923: Argostoli; 1929: Piraeus;
Builder	J & G Thomson, Clydebank
Yard number	251
Launched	16 July 1890
Out of service	1933
Identification	UK official number 97217; 1890: code letters LNTM; ; 1923: code letters JFGT; ;
Fate	Scrapped 1933
General characteristics
Tonnage	1,059 GRT, 193 NRT
Length	253.0 ft (77.1 m)
Beam	35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Depth	14.8 ft (4.5 m)
Decks	1
Installed power	360 NHP
Propulsion	2 × screws; 2 × triple expansion engines;
Speed	19+1⁄2 knots (36.1 km/h)
Notes	sister ships: Frederica, Stella

SS Lydia was a passenger ferry that was built in Scotland in 1890 for the London and South Western Railway. From 1920 onward she passed through several owners. In 1923 she was renamed Ierax and registered in Greece. She was scrapped in 1933.

History
Photochrom of Lydia
Name	1890: Lydia 1923: Ierax
Owner	1890: London & South Western Rly 1920: Thomas Sales 1921: Montague Yates 1922: R E V James 1923: Coast Lines 1923: Navigation a Vapeur Ionienne 1929: Hellenic Coast Lines
Operator	As owner except 1923: G Yannoulato Freres
Port of registry	1890: Southampton 1923: Liverpool 1923: Argostoli 1929: Piraeus
Builder	J & G Thomson, Clydebank
Yard number	251
Launched	16 July 1890
Out of service	1933
Identification	UK official number 97217 1890: code letters LNTM 1923: code letters JFGT
Fate	Scrapped 1933
General characteristics
Tonnage	1,059 GRT, 193 NRT
Length	253.0 ft (77.1 m)
Beam	35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Depth	14.8 ft (4.5 m)
Decks	1
Installed power	360 NHP
Propulsion	2 × screws 2 × triple expansion engines
Speed	19+1⁄2 knots (36.1 km/h)
Notes	sister ships: Frederica, Stella