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RMS Windsor
Castle
Later: SS Margarita L / Rita
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Margarita L / Rita laid up
at Eleusis Bay Greece
Margarita seen laid up at Eleusis near Piraeus
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During a Storm
on February 12,
2004, Margarita L broke her moorings and drifted close to the
shore. she could have ended up on nearby rocks. She was towed back to her lay
up position.
Photographs of the ship close to shore were taken by the
late Captain Yiorgos (George) Graikos. SS Rita seen on April 14, 2005 was taken by Nikos Salamouris.
A Close call
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SS Rita - 2005
The once great liner is seen here renamed Rita by the breaker Kumar Steel of Alang
Margarita L, ex RMS
Windsor Castle,
was sold to Kumar Steel who would break her up and they renamed her simply
Rita. She departed Greece
for Alang India
under her own steam. She has now been broken up.
Renamed
Rita, is seen below just prior to her departure for India
SS Rita
about to set sail for India
We thank Nikos Salamouris
for this photograph
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Memories
Author’s collection
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INDEX
Page One
…??????????? Ships history
Page Two …??????????? Ships
Interiors
Page Three …????????? Jack Towler - The final voyage from Africa & Southampton to Greece
Page Four …?????????? Margarita L /
Rita at Eleusis Bay Greece
Page Five …??????????? Rita beached at
Alang India
Page Six ... ??????????? A model built by Andrew White
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