SS Themistocles (1907)

The ship as Moraitis
History
Greece
Name
  • 1907: Moraitis
  • 1908: Themistocles
Namesake
Owner
  • 1907: DG Moraitis
  • 1908: Hellenic Transatlantic SN Co
  • 1914: National SN Co of Greece
Operator
  • 1907: Hellenic Transatlantic Line
  • 1915: Embiricos Bros
Port of registry
BuilderJohn Priestman & Co, Sunderland
Yard number120
Launched16 April 1907
CompletedJune 1907
Commissionedas troop ship, November 1912
Decommissionedas troop ship, July 1913
Maiden voyage1 July 1907
Identification
FateScrapped in 1933
General characteristics
TypeOcean liner
Tonnage
  • 1907: 5,784 GRT, 3,764 NRT
  • 1909: 6,045 GRT, 3,924 NRT
  • 1927: 5,956 GRT, 3,892 NRT
Length400.0 ft (121.9 m)
Beam50.0 ft (15.2 m)
Depth27.6 ft (8.4 m)
Decks1
Installed power574 NHP
Propulsion
Speed13 knots (24 km/h)
Capacity

SS Themistocles was a Greek passenger steamship that was built in England in 1907 as Moraitis, renamed Themistocles in 1908, and scrapped in Italy in 1933. She was built to be a transatlantic ocean liner, but she served also as a troop ship.