Greek Ship
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26°31′34.13″N 53°54′29.11″E / 26.5261472°N 53.9080861°E
- Ministry of War Transport, London[1] (1943–1946)[2]
- Charente Steamship Co. Ltd., Liverpool (1946–1959)[2]
- Iranian Lloyd, Kerman bay (1959–1965)[2]
- Iranian Shipping Lines SA, Khorramshahr (1965–1966)[2]
- P. Frangoulis & A.I Cliafas, Piraeus (1966)[2]
 Khoula F, the "Greek Ship", on Kish Island | |
| History | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Name | |
| Owner |
|
| Operator | T&J Harrison[1] (1943–1959)[2] B Ashworth (Overseas) Ltd (1959–65)[2] |
| Port of registry |  Greenock[1] |
| Builder | William Hamilton & Co., Port Glasgow[1] |
| Yard number | 458[2] |
| Launched | 9 March 1943[2] |
| Completed | April 1943[1] |
| In service | 1943 |
| Out of service | 1966 |
| Identification |
|
| Nickname(s) | "The Greek Ship" |
| Fate | beached 25 July 1966[2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship[1] |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 432.7 ft (131.9 m)[1] |
| Beam | 56.2 ft (17.1 m)[1] |
| Draught | 34.2 ft (10.4 m) [1] |
| Installed power | 510 NHP[1] |
| Propulsion | 3-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine[1] |
| Sensors & processing systems | |
The Greek Ship (Persian: کشتی یونانی, romanized: Kešti-ye Yunāni) is the nickname of a cargo steamship, Khoula F, that has been beached on the southwest coast of Kish Island, Iran, since 1966. She was built in 1943 by the British shipyard of William Hamilton and Company in Port Glasgow, Scotland, under the name Empire Trumpet.[1] From 1946 to 1966, she passed through a series of British and Iranian owners and various changes of name.[2] Her final owners were Greek.[2]
Empire Trumpet was steam powered. She had nine corrugated furnaces with a combined grate area of 165 square feet (15 m2) that heated three 220 lbf/in2 single-ended boilers with a combined heating surface of 7,248 square feet (673 m2).[1] The boilers supplied a triple-expansion engine, which had cylinders of 24.5 inches (62 cm), 39 inches (99 cm) and 72 inches (180 cm) bore by 48 inches (120 cm) stroke, and was rated at 510 NHP.[1] The engine was built by David Rowan & Co Ltd of Glasgow.[1]
