Image from the London Illustrated News of 1922 showing one of the ships involved in evacuating Greek citizens from Smyrna. The SS Elpiniki was bought by the Egypt & Levant Steamship Co. (owned by Thomas Bowen Rees) in 1921 from M. Stratopoulos. The company only had her for two years before selling it to Zedeler & Remzi Bey in 1923 who renamed her SS Hilal - further information: