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Photographer:
Anton Heuff [ View profile ]
Title:
Neraida
Photo Category:
Ferries
Added:
Jan 10, 2007
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Image Resolution:
1,024 x 683

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This vessel, pictured here in the 1950's, was spotted recently during an overhaul at the yard at Elefsina (Greece). I am sure it's the same ship. She is the former Italian-flag LAURANA, built 1939 at Fiume (present-day Rijeka), sold 1950 to Greece and renamed NERAÏDA in 1952. Jadrolinija's VLADIMIR NAZOR class (1952-1954) were half-sisters of the LAURANA. More details and a lot of questions I have posted as a note to the new picture of the NERAÏDA here: http://www.shipspotting.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=316192

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Current name:
NERAIDA I

Former name(s):

 -  Neraida (Until 2010 Apr)

 -  Laurana (Until 1950)

Callsign:
HO3775
IMO:
5249285
Status:
Laid Up
Build year:
1939
Builder:
3 Maj Shipbuilding Industry - Rijeka, Croatia
Vessel Type:
Passenger/cargo Ship
Gross tonnage:
488 tons
Length:
56 m
Beam:
16 m
Draught:
2.7 m
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17 photos by 9 photographers

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Nektarios Papadakis

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Anton Heuff

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Giwrgos Mertis

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Roy Batty

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Dennis Mortimer

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GEORGE GBIDIS

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DIMITRIS MENTAKIS

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D173457Q Brian

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Here is the story of Neraida.
Neraida was bought in the early 50's by J. Latsis and was his first passenger ship. It served the islands near Piraeus (Aegina, Methana, Poros, Hydra, Spetses)until the early 70's (1970 if I am not wrong). Always under Latsis ownership, it was converted to day cruiser, with minor external modifications, to the islands of Aegina, Poros and Hydra until the mid-70's when it was used as floating hotel/offices for Latsis engineers in Saudi Arabia. Later, it returned to Greece and was docked at the Elefsis oil refineries Petrola also owned by Latsis. A few years later it was taken ashore on the docks of Petrola and kept in storage where it still is. According to the Greek shipping news magazine EFOPLISTIS (Jan. 2006)there are serious considerations by the Latsis family to fully restore the ship and refloat it again. The possible reason is that being the first ship owned by John Latsis before he became a world shipping and industry magnate it is considered a "lucky" ship and unlike other ships purchased by the company and later broken up (like Margarita ex-Windsor Castle, or Marianna 9 ex-Principe Perfeito, and many others)was kept by the company. I have very fond memories of the ship in my childhood travelling with my parents every summer in the 60's and 70's to our summer house on the island of Hydra.
May she live many years.

Alexandros Papayannis
Athens, Greece

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Yes Dear Alexandre .It was the year 1954 and one summer day my self my youngest brother Aristotelis and my father we have day round trip at Argosaronikos in fact Aigina Methana Poros Ydra Spetse Ermioni and Leonidion and return .Happy memories .if i remember she use to have 2 Engines MWM,(if i am wrong put me right ).Thanks for the details.
George Kapranos
South Shields
UK

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Hello George,

Thanks for your reminicenses, stating the route of the Neraïda. I did't know she did the [i]whole[/i] Argosaronic, which is quite a distance to cover. It was probably because of this route that her FIAT diesels were replaced in 1954 with MAN engines, giving her a 17 kn speed!

Kind regards,

Anton

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Anton Thank you very much for keep me right about the propulsion engines no forget i was only 12 years old .Merry Christmas to you and your family.
regards
George Kapranos

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NERAIDA is back and expected to arrive back to Eleusis where she is going to house the Latsis archives with occational trips in the Saronic Gulf. Here is a picture of her from the greek blogspot nautilia.gr in her new, not so attractive according to my traditionalist taste, modernised form.
http://www.nautilia.gr/forum/showthread.php?t=25213&page=9

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See the new fact about Nereida Shipspotting (Milko Kronja) at (MARIA (IMO 9266566))

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Somehow this ship remembers me the CAMPANIA SECONDA which was operating as a car / passenger ferry in the Gulf of Naples in the 70s and 80s.
Perhaps one of the Italian members might help here.

It is a beautiful ship!

Roman

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That's very correct, Roman. The CAMPANIA SECONDA is the former KOSTA RACIN. She was converted to carry cars. There were six ferries built for Jadrolinija as half-sister of the LAURANA: the VLADIMIR NAZOR (now SEAGULL I), NJEGOS (where is she now?), VUK KARADZIC (where is she now?), IVAN CANKAR (became CAMPANIA PRIMA in Italy, broken-up), ALEKSA SANTIC (became EPOMEO PRIMO in Italy, broken-up) and KOSTA RACIN.

Thank you for your comment,

Anton

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Njegos - built 1952 at Uljanik (Pula) hull no 139. In 1980 change name in Plavnik. In 1987 sold to Brodospas Split and 15/9 arrived at scrapyard in Sveta Kaja (Split)
Vuk Karadzic - built 1953 at Uljanik hull no. 140
1988 sold to Brodospas and 30/3 arrived az scrapyard Sveta Kaja (Split).
Vladimir Nazor - built 1952 at Uljanik, hull no 138. 1972 sold to Kvarner Express Yugoslavija and become Porec
1988 sold to Brodogradilište Cres (same name)
2001 sold to Pegaz Trade
2002 change name in Biser Jadrana
2006 finish reconstruction - new name Seagull I (Cruise Service Co Kingsrown ( new two Caterpillar with 1103 kW
Aleksa Santic- built 153 at Uljanik, hull no 142.
1964 converted in small cruiser (48 passengers) and lenghetened to 55,3 m ( originally 54,13)
1971 Epomeo Primo (Societa Partenopea di Navigazione Napoli. converted in ferry
1977 Societa Campania Regionale Marittima spa, Napoli.
18/6/1981
scrapped at Cantieri Navali della Palmaria , La Spezia.
Ivan Cankar- built at Uljanik, hull no 141.
1973 Campania Prima ( Giulio Scarano, Salerno)
1980 Casamicciola Express (Michelangelo Patalano Trieste)
1982
reconstructed as geophyasical research ship (Marine Geophysical Italia Spa, Napoli)
6/2/1983
struck quay at Ravenna, beached. Later refloated and laid up
1985
sold to fermar for scrap. Scrapped at Porto Corsini (Ravenna)
Kosta Racin- built at Uljanik, hull no 143.
1973
Campania Seconda (Giulio Scarano Salerno)
1977
sold to FILA spa Salerno (Agostino Lauro)
1980
new diesel MaK
1985
sold to Gruppo Sorrentino di navigazione srl salerno
1994
sold to Alilauro-Gru.So.No Spa Salerno
1996
laid up at Castellammare di Stabia till end 2007

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Thanks, Danilo, for this useful information. I still didn't know what had become of the [i]Vuk Karadzic[/i]. Now I know! One addition: the [i]Vladimir Nazor[/i] was renamed [i]Porec[/i] in 1986. I asked the first officer when the ship docked in Dubrovnik's old harbour, and he said this was done at the request of Jadrolinija (a new [i]Vladimir Nazor[/i] was built in 1986).

Pozdrav, Anton

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