
(CH) NATIONAL GREEK-AUSTRALIAN
LINE

Postcard
in the author's collection
Patris
(
twscm
16,259gt
1950
(Built
for
1959 purchased
and r/n Patris
As
Bloefontein Castle:
Began service
1961 made
first visit
From this time also
occasional
cruises from
1967,.with
the closure of the Suez
on this route for five years.
from
provide a
faster service to Europe
This service was
abandoned after
several voyages. Another
route was
tried - to
into the “ship-jet” trade.
1974 after
cyclone
Patris was
offered as temporary
accommodation. The ship arrived
in
remained for nine months
before
returning to
1975. The ship made no further
voyages to
Australia.
1976 converted to a car ferry
for a
service between Greece
and Italy.
change of ownership and name
but the ship remained in this
service
for over five years.
1982 the vessel wasdisabled
by an engine room fire and
was laid –up
1986 chartered for
cruises
but the results were indifferent
and the ship was laid-up again
1987 scrapped.

From the "Old Ship Picture
Galleries"
Brittany
(ex-Bretagne) –
twscs 16,644gt 1952 St. Nazaire
(Built for the Atlantic trade
for
the
French line S.G.T.M.)
1960 chartered and refitted
by Chandris
1961 on route
Melbourne-Sydney.
Purchased
and r/n
1962-1963
on Southampton to
Australia
route
1963 gutted by fire while in
drydock for
in

Postcard in the
author's collection
Ellinis
(ex-Lurline) –
1932
(Built for the Matson Line (MT))
1963 purchased and r/n Ellinis
First sailing
Melbourne
returning
via
sailings:
Melbourne
or
this
route for ten years with
the
later years
1974-1980 mainly engaged in
cruises
1980
laid up in Panama


Queen
Frederica (Vasilissa Frederiki)
slq photo Image
(ex-Malolo, Matsonia and
twscs
21,329gt 1927
(Built
for the Matson Line (MT)
for
earlier
history)
1948
sold to Home Lines
and
r/n
1954
trnsferred to a Greek
subsidiary
of Home
Lines and r/n Queen
Frederica
Mainly on
North Atlantic routes,
the
vessel
made one voyage to
with
emigramts from
of 1958/
early 1959
1965
purchased by Chandris
1966-1967
returned to the
Australian
trade
1968
operating as cruise ship
1973
laid-up
1977
scrapped

Photo
from the auhtor's collection
Britanis
(ex-Lurline 70,
nmm
photos
Matsonia 63,
twscs18,254gt 1932
(Built
for the Matson Line -
see
No. N33257 aq
(MT)
for earlier history)
(1975, Tilbury)
1970
purchased and r/n Britanis
1971 on route
Fremantle.
Spent
three years on this route
1974
final voyage to
where she went to full time cruising.
1995
laid-up
1998
sold r/n Belofin I.
2000 sank while under tow
Sources
1. Peter Plowman's "The Chandris Liners and Celebrity Cruises"
(Rosenberg, Dural, N.S.W. 2006)
2. John M Maber's "North Star to Southern Cross"
(T. Stephenson & Sons, Prescot,
Lancashire