The Greek Ship ‘Elli’: From Camden to the Soul of Greece

The Greek Ship ‘Elli’: From Camden to the Soul of Greece

In 1914, at the shipyards of Camden, New Jersey, a vessel built for China found her true destiny under the Greek flag. The cruiser Elli, originally the Fei Hung, the graceful ‘Flying Swan’, was acquired by Greece in a moment of strategic clarity and national determination. Under the command of Captain Alexandros Douroutis, she crossed the Atlantic carrying the strength of her steel and the hopes of a nation. When the Greek crew arrived in Americ…