USS Warren chased a ten gun pirate brig on October 25 and it grounded off Argentiere before sinking, the pirates escaped to shore.
The generic name combines Κιμωλία, Kimolia, the white clay of the island Kimolos (kimolia means "chalk" in New Greek) with a Latinised Greek πτερόν, pteron, "wing".
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In February 1980, Free Enterprise I was sold to Ventouris Group as the Kimolos, subsequently receiving the names Ergina, Ventouris and Methodia II in their ownership.
For example, the islands Milos, Kimolos, Irakleia, Schoinoussa, Symi, Halki, Patmos and Kastelorizo (Megisti) were partly or entirely supplied via tankers as of 2008.