The Sotir ( Greek Σωτήρ = savior ) was a brig of the navy of the Greek freedom fighters . It was originally the French warship Sauveur , which was bought by French and Swiss Philhellenes in 1826 for 260,000 francs . The Greek name is a translation of the French name.
The English captain Thomas had the ship fitted out in Marseille . Thomas Cochrane met Captain George Thomas in Saint-Tropez and on February 23, 1827 they sailed to Greece with the brig Sotir and the schooners Unicorn and Union . On March 13, 1827 they reached the port of Poros .
On 29./30. September 1827 the Sotir supported the Karteria in the attack on the port of Itea . On January 6, 1828, the Sotir sank in storms near Chios .
Konstandinos Païsis-Paradelis: Τα πλοία του πολεμικού ναυτικού 1829–1999. ΑΣΤΡΑΙΑ-Ναυτικό Μουσείο της Ελλάδος [Greek Maritime Museum], ISBN 960-86501-1-9 , p. 147.
Individual evidence
↑ Douglas Dakin: The Greek Struggle for Independence , 1973, p. 171 ( online )
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