Greek Ship
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The Greek Ship (Template:Langx, Script error: No such module "lang".) 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]
Propulsion
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Career
Empire Trumpet's first owner was the British Ministry of War Transport,[1] which placed her under the management of Larrinaga Steam Ship Co from 1943[3] and then T&J Harrison Co[1] from 1945.[3] She was chartered to the South African Government from 1943 to 1946.[2] In 1946, Charente Steam Ship Co bought the ship, renamed her Naturalist, and continued the management arrangement with T&J Harrison.[2]
In 1959, Iranian Lloyd & Co Ltd of Khorramshahr bought the ship and renamed her Persian Cyrus.[2] Iranian Lloyd placed Persian Cyrus under the management of B Ashworth and Co. (Overseas) Ltd of London.[2] In 1965, Iranian Shipping Lines SA of Khorramshahr bought the ship and renamed her Hamadan.[2] In 1966, P.J. Frangoulis and A.I. Cliafas of Greece bought the ship and renamed her Koula F.[2]
Wreck
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