Corfu (disambiguation)

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Corfu (Greek: Κέρκυρα/Kerkyra) is a major island in Greece.

Corfu, Kerkyra, Korkyra or Corcyra may mean:

Places

People

  • Korkyra, nymph associated with the island
  • uk (Saint Kerkyra), Christian martyr of the 1st century, daughter of the Roman governor of Corfu
  • Haim Corfu (b. 1921), Israeli politician
  • Robert Corfou (b. 1942), French football manager

Ships

  • Three warships of the Hellenic Navy have worn this name:
    • el, customs steamboat (1885-1897)
    • el (1943-1973), former BYMS-2172 minesweeper of the Royal Navy, sold to the Hellenic Navy in 1946
    • el (built 2004), Zubr-class LCAC
  • RMS Corfu (1931-1961), British ocean liner
  • Corfu Diamond, ferry, name of MV Avrasya (1953-1997) during part of her life
  • ru (1915-1956), Russian, Soviet & Bulgarian Fidonisy-class destroyer

See also

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