S.S. Hellas Liberty Poster
She was launched as the 'Arthur M. Huddell' in 1943 in the United States, one of thousands of Liberty ships built during World War II.
Following the war, she was used for some time to transport and lay cables for AT&T. Laid up at the James River fleet in the early 80s, she avoided the scrappers and by the end of the 20th century was one of only three Liberty ships left afloat.
She was donated to Greece in 2009 (many Liberty ships had been bought by Greek shipowners and had played a part in rebuilding the Greek shipping industry in the post war years) to become a permanent museum ship in Piraeus and was completely restored.
She is now a fantastic example of one of these iconic freighters.
She was launched as the 'Arthur M. Huddell' in 1943 in the United States, one of thousands of Liberty ships built during World War II.
Following the war, she was used for some time to transport and lay cables for AT&T. Laid up at the James River fleet in the early 80s, she avoided the scrappers and by the end of the 20th century was one of only three Liberty ships left afloat.
She was donated to Greece in 2009 (many Liberty ships had been bought by Greek shipowners and had played a part in rebuilding the Greek shipping industry in the post war years) to become a permanent museum ship in Piraeus and was completely restored.
She is now a fantastic example of one of these iconic freighters.
She was launched as the 'Arthur M. Huddell' in 1943 in the United States, one of thousands of Liberty ships built during World War II.
Following the war, she was used for some time to transport and lay cables for AT&T. Laid up at the James River fleet in the early 80s, she avoided the scrappers and by the end of the 20th century was one of only three Liberty ships left afloat.
She was donated to Greece in 2009 (many Liberty ships had been bought by Greek shipowners and had played a part in rebuilding the Greek shipping industry in the post war years) to become a permanent museum ship in Piraeus and was completely restored.
She is now a fantastic example of one of these iconic freighters.