The ''Panagiotis'' ( el, Παναγιώτης) is a shipwreck lying in the white sands of an exposed cove on the coast of
Zakynthos
Zakynthos (also spelled Zakinthos; el, Ζάκυνθος, Zákynthos ; it, Zacinto ) or Zante (, , ; el, Τζάντε, Tzánte ; from the Venetian form) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands. Za ...
, which is among the southernmost of the
Ionian Islands of Greece.
Navagio
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("Shipwreck"), the spot where she lies, is a tourist attraction on the north-western side of the island, with thousands of visitors each year.
She was built in Scotland in 1937 as ''Saint Bedan'' and wrecked in 1980.
History
The
coaster
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''Panagiotis'' was built in 1937 at
Bowling
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on the
River Clyde
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in Yard 341 by Scott & Sons, and fitted with a 532 bhp diesel engine made by British Auxiliaries Ltd. When built, she measured 157 feet in length and 26 feet in width. She had a draft of 14 feet, and a
gross register tonnage of 452.
The ''Panagiotis'' changed hands and names since her construction.
*1937 - Originally named the ''MV Saint Bedan'', she was launched on Thursday, 14 January 1937 for J. & A. Gardner and Co. Ltd. of Glasgow.
*1964 - Sold to Greek owners, M. Gigilinis and S. Kakassinas of
Thessaloniki
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and renamed ''Meropi''.
*1966 - Sold to N. S. Kalfas and renamed ''Charis''.
*1975 - Sold to P. Lisikatos & Company of