DescriptionAcropolis, built in 1890 in Belfast, Ireland. The ship was named the Michigan when first built, then renamed the Kilpatrick when it was bought by the U.S. Government in 1898 to be used as a troop ship during the Spanish American War and later during WW I In 1920 the ship was sold by the government to Stephen Stephenides who renamed it Acropolis and operated it under the flag of the American Black Sea Line. It made eight round trip voyages for the company between Greece and New York during 1921, 1922 and early 1923.
CollectionRemembering Newark's Greeks: An American Odyssey
Organization NameNewark Public Library
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