S.S. OTHO Stathatos

Is this the US vessel the SS Ohio? No record of a Lifeboat call; four other vessels there, curious.



Ten comments gets to the fact that this is the second vessel of this name OTHON STATHATOS.

Sorry treeve looks like a typo. This should be the SS OTHO Stathatos. It struck rocks off Pendeen 1913 and towed to St Ives.

Ah yes, so this is the Gibson picture, I will see what I can get

Yes it might have been a postcard. No markings on it though.

Here we are ... Othon Stathatos 3,524 tons. Fog wrapped Othon Stathatos, Greek collier (or Ithica), she had struck the Three Stones Oar April 1913. Entered St Ives Bay bows fully awash.

Othon Stathatos
Built 1888, Readhead, South Shields
1,800 tons; 85.5 x 11.3 m;
From 1899 she became the Quinto.
eventually sunk Lido di Ostia 19th February 1917.
[Redheads also built the Hain ships].

Hmm? A curious dichotomy? It looks as if there is a different ship with a similar name, not in the records? Needs looking into. I have Redhead's records, as well as WWI losses...... Checked and .....

Definitely sunk 1917 as the Quinto, her particulars all agree with the spec given by Redhead for the Othon Stathatos.

Othon Stathatos, Redhead
270 x 36.75 x 18.75 feet; triple expansion 200 nhp engines by Redhead; 160 psi steel boilers;
third vessel built for Stathatos Bros of Braila Galatz Sulina, named by Mrs Eftichia Hanos of Ithaca

So how she came to be in St Ives Bay under that name (Othon Stathatos was the name of the head of the family) in 1913, begs some questions.
The picture shows the bow inscription may not read 'Othon Stathatos'? Any chance of a Hi Res scan of her name? Maybe the family bought a later replacement not recorded?

Ellis Island records show the arrival of the Othon Stathatos 30th April 1917, with passengers from Greece.

High Court cases handled, it appears owners of Othon Stathatos were in some conflict with the owners of Almerian 1919, Venus 1918, and of Norfolk Coast, 1923. Has to be a larger vessel from 1899? These pictures then are a mystery.

http://picturepenzance.co.uk/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=19037

ON5601894; built 1902 also by John Redhead; OTHON STATHATOS; 3,022 tons; Yard Nr 469; Solves that one, this is the second vessel of that name.
Built 1902 John Redhead, South Shields. 3,022 grt; 326 x 46 ft; Triple Expansion single screw, 8.5 knots; sold 1926 renamed Maria P Xila; sold 1933 Burhanhiye; sold Turkey1955 H Tayyar scrapped 1960.
Took voyages across the Atlantic.; sold Greek then Turkish, had to be broken up after 58 years service at sea.