Bracteate iron, 25.7mm. GREEK LINE above and below square containing 1/- Some original lustre, Good VF
The Greek Line, formally known as the General Steam Navigation Company of Greece, was a passenger ship line that operated from 1939 to 1975. It was owned by the Ormos Shipping Company and was founded in 1939 with the acquisition of the former SS Tuscania, renamed the Nea Hellas. It operated transatlantic voyages until Greece entered World War II, becoming a troopship for the Allies.
Later, the line continued to operate transatlantic and other short-to-long distance voyages, but later began operating leisure cruises as the Jet Age replaced passenger ships as the means of transportation across the Atlantic Ocean.
In December of 1963, Greek Line's cruise ship Lakonia caught fire and sank, killing 128 people. None of the Greek Line's former ships are still in operation. The last surviving ship, the Olympia, was retired and sold for scrap in 2009.
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