The Crest of the Hellenic Navy: 
                                   "Μέγα τo της Θαλάσσης Κράτος"

The motto is an excerpt from Thucydides' account of Pericles' oration on the eve of the Peloponnesian War.   It is roughly translated as: "Great is the country that controls the sea". 

The cross symbolizing Christian Orthodoxy, and the trident symbolizing Poseidon, the mighty god of the sea in the Greek mythology.

                                                             Π (olemiko) = Warfare   N (autiko) = Navy   

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The Crest of Adrias 

One of the many naval treasures hanging in Christos' home office. 
Note the crown, at that time the Greek Navy was known as HRN. That is, Hellenic Royal Navy.


 

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Adrias' Bell, Courtesy Hellenic Maritime Museum

The Bell of Adrias. The Hellenic Maritime Museum based in Piraeus since 1949, with the largest, by far, maritime collection in Greece, celebrates the country's long maritime history.

The sea is a basic element of the Hel­lenic history and tradition. Water has played a decisive role in the de­velopment and growth of the Hellenic civilization, renowned for its world­wide influence.

                                       ΝΑΥΤΙΚΟΝ ΜΟΥΣΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ
                                                  ΑΚΤΗ ΘΕΜΙΣΤΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ
                                                       185 37 ΠΕΙΡΑΙΑΣ

                                      ΤΗΛ: 2104516264, 4516822, FAX: 2104512277
                                                 E-mail: [email protected]
                                           [email protected]
                                                         www.hmmuseum.gr

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HMM, Hellenic Maritime Museum. The sail of the sub Papanikolis

Maritime Museum 
It is not by chance, that Greek ship own­ers hold the first place worldwide in the global shipping industry. It is based on a 10,000 year maritime tradition.
            Anastasia  Anagnostopoulou-Paloubi
                      President, Hellenic Maritime Museum

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