Stettiner Dampfschiffs Ges. - J. F. Brauenlich G.m.b.H. (?–?)
Operator
Greek Government (1946–47)
Stettiner Dampfschiffs Ges. - J. F. Brauenlich G.m.b.H. (?–?)
Port of registry
?? (1905-33)
?? (1933-1945)
?? (1945–46)
Piraeus (1946–47)
Builder
Stettiner Oderwerke
Yard number
547
Completed
1905
Identification
code letters DALD
Fate
Sunk 19 January 1947
General characteristics
Type
Passenger ship
Tonnage
1,221 GRT
Length
76 m (249 ft)
Beam
10 m (33 ft)
Installed power
224 NHP
Propulsion
2 x 3-cylinder triple-expansion engine
Speed
16 knots (30 km/h)
Crew
54
SS Heimara (sometimes spelled as Himara or Chimara, Greek: Χειμάρρα) was a passenger steamer operating the Piraeus – Thessaloniki route. The ship hit a reef and sank on 19 January 1947 in the Aegean Sea, killing around 400 people.[1] It is Greece's deadliest maritime disaster.
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