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Chandris Line was a Greek shipping company founded in 1960 by Antonios Chandris to operate ocean liners between Greece and Australia. Initially the company also traded under the names Greek Australian Line, National Greek Australian Line and Europe-Australia Line.
Patris was a passenger liner owned by Chandris Line that carried tens of thousands of Greeks and other nationalities to Australia from 1959 to 1975. Read the stories of the former vice-captain and some of the passengers who travelled on this iconic ship.
The RHMS Ellinis was a Chandris Shipping Line ship, well known for transporting migrants to Australia from Southampton, England from 1963 to 1977. The Ellinis entered service with Chandris Lines as a replacement for the company's second passenger ship Brittany, which caught fire in April 1963 during repairs in a Greek dry-dock and became a ...
Chandris (Hellas) Inc. is a Ship Management Company which specializes in the management and operation of oil tankers and chemical tankers.
The solidly-built ocean liner was repaired and rebuilt by Chandris Lines, more than doubling her capacity. She was renamed Ellinis or "Greek Lady", and sailed from Southampton via Greece and the Suez Canal to Australia, returning via Tahiti, Panama and the Caribbean to the U.K.
During the next 18 years, Chandris Line focused predominantly on the Europe-Australia trade, including increased demand in the UK for passage to Australia. Several different ships were purchased. The key addition to the fleet was the SS Australis.
The story of the legendary Chandris ocean liner S.S. Australis including pictures and passenger and crew recollections.
