The Greek Ship is an old decayed ship landed at southwest coast of Kish Island, Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

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History

On July 26, 1966, Kish Island residents saw a huge ship beached on the western coral coast of the island.

Most people believe that the ship ran aground because there are few lighthouses in the area or the captain made a navigation error. Several experts assessed that it was not practical to move the ship. The decision was made to keep it in place.

Collapse

Over time, corrosion

Corrosion

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 and oxidation

Redox

Redox reactions describe all chemical reactions in which atoms have their oxidation state changed....

 caused the decay of the metal hull

Hull (watercraft)

A hull is the watertight body of a ship or boat. Above the hull is the superstructure and/or deckhouse, where present. The line where the hull meets the water surface is called the waterline.The structure of the hull varies depending on the vessel type...

 of the ship. People were able to gain access to the ship for a short time. This caused the rear part to collapse.

Tourist attraction

The area attracts tourists who come to view the ship at sunset

Sunset

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About the ship

The ship was built in 1943 by the William Hamilton Company in Port Glasgow

Port Glasgow

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Scotland

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. The ship weighed 7601 tons and its length was 136 meters. When stranded, she flew the Greek Flag

Flag of Greece

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External links

• The Greek Ship on Map in Wikimapia
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• Kish Free Zone Organization Directory of Kish Attractions.
• (Persian) Persian Guide to Greek Ship in Google Earth
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