SS Ravelston information

History
Name	Ravelston (1906-41); Empire Bond (1941-46); Prenton (1946-50); Agios Dionysissios (1950-51); Sandenis (1951); San Denis (1951-59);
Owner	Prenton Steamship Co Ltd (1906-41); Ministry of War Transport (1941-46); Rethymnis & Kulukundis (1946); Vellisarios Kattoula (1946-50); Argo Maritime Transport Co (1950-51); D G Coucoumbani (1951); G Frangistis(1951-59);
Operator	Prenton Steamship Co Ltd (1906-41); Gillespie & Nichol (1941-46); Rethymnis & Kulukundis (1946); Vellisarios Kattoula (1946-50); Argo Maritime Transport Co (1950-51); D G Coucoumbani (1951); G Frangistis(1951-59);
Port of registry	Grangemouth (1906-22); Grangemouth (1922-50); Greece (1950-59);
Builder	William Gray & Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool
Yard number	738
Launched	23 June 1906
Completed	August 1906
Out of service	11 May 1959
Identification	UK Official Number 90525 (1906-50); Greek Official Number 1126 (1950-59); Code Letters HGVJ (1930-33); ; Code Letter GQTP (1933-46); ;
Fate	Scrapped 1959
General characteristics
Tonnage	2,088 GRT; DWT 1,293;
Length	288 ft (87.78 m)
Beam	43 ft 1 in (13.13 m)
Depth	18 ft 8 in (5.69 m)
Propulsion	1 x triple expansion steam engine
Speed	9 knots (17 km/h)

Ravelston was an 2,808 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1906 for the Ravelston Steamship Co Ltd. She was requisitioned by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) in 1941 and renamed Empire Bond. In 1946 she was sold and renamed Prenton. Following a grounding in 1949, she was declared a constructive total loss, but was sold and repaired, returning to service as Agios Dionysissios. In 1951 she was renamed Sandenis and then San Denis, serving until she was scrapped in 1959.

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History

Name	Ravelston (1906-41) Empire Bond (1941-46) Prenton (1946-50) Agios Dionysissios (1950-51) Sandenis (1951) San Denis (1951-59)
Owner	Prenton Steamship Co Ltd (1906-41) Ministry of War Transport (1941-46) Rethymnis & Kulukundis (1946) Vellisarios Kattoula (1946-50) Argo Maritime Transport Co (1950-51) D G Coucoumbani (1951) G Frangistis(1951-59)
Operator	Prenton Steamship Co Ltd (1906-41) Gillespie & Nichol (1941-46) Rethymnis & Kulukundis (1946) Vellisarios Kattoula (1946-50) Argo Maritime Transport Co (1950-51) D G Coucoumbani (1951) G Frangistis(1951-59)
Port of registry	Grangemouth (1906-22) Grangemouth (1922-50) Greece (1950-59)
Builder	William Gray & Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool
Yard number	738
Launched	23 June 1906
Completed	August 1906
Out of service	11 May 1959
Identification	UK Official Number 90525 (1906-50) Greek Official Number 1126 (1950-59) Code Letters HGVJ (1930-33) Code Letter GQTP (1933-46)
Fate	Scrapped 1959
General characteristics
Tonnage	2,088 GRT DWT 1,293
Length	288 ft (87.78 m)
Beam	43 ft 1 in (13.13 m)
Depth	18 ft 8 in (5.69 m)
Propulsion	1 x triple expansion steam engine
Speed	9 knots (17 km/h)