0 1 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Can ada – Ind ia ▁relations ▁Category : N uc lear ▁technology ▁in ▁India ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁nuclear ▁react ors <0x0A> </s> ▁SS ▁Pe le us ▁was ▁a ▁steam ▁merchant ▁ship ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁by ▁William ▁Gray ▁& ▁Company ▁of ▁West ▁Hart le pool . ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁named ▁E gg l estone , ▁she ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁E . ▁E . ▁Had j ili as , ▁Sy ros ▁and ▁renamed ▁after ▁P ē le ús ▁( ), ▁the ▁myth ical ▁King ▁of ▁A egin a , ▁and ▁father ▁of ▁Ach illes . ▁Pe le us ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁to ▁the ▁N ere us ▁Ste am ▁Navigation ▁company . ▁She ▁had ▁an ▁une vent ful ▁career ▁in ▁pe ac etime , ▁and ▁later ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War : ▁Then ▁she ▁worked ▁under ▁char ter ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁and ▁operated ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Atlantic , ▁until ▁her ▁loss ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁Pe le us ▁Inc ident ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁Pe le us ▁was ▁trav elling ▁from ▁Fre et own ▁to ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁in ▁ball ast ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁her ▁captain , ▁Min as ▁M av ris . ▁On ▁this ▁trip ▁she ▁had ▁a ▁crew ▁of ▁ 3 5 ▁men , ▁mostly ▁Greek ▁( 1 8 ), ▁but ▁also ▁British ▁( 8 ), ▁Chinese ▁( 3 ), ▁Egypt ian ▁(