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Ersebet Kiralyne (1896 - ? )
Hungary : River Danube

Built in 1896 by Schoenichen-Hartmann at Ujpest
Length : 77.2 m
Hull breadth : 7.7 m (15.0 m overall)
Three cylinder compound expansion engines


Built with twin funnels
Rebuilt by the MFTR yard in Orsava in 1912-1914 after being burnt out on 20th June 1912 in an apparent arson attack
During World War I she sank under Serbian artillery fire and was not raised until 1917 and taken to the Obuda shipyard.
Rebuilt between 1921 and 1923, being slightly lengthened to 78.3 m, and made slightly broader
Sank again during the Second World War after hitting a mine near Apostag on 15th April, 1944
Raised, but suffered once again on her way to the shipyard : an air attack sank her near to Krems in Austria in January 1945
Raised and later repaired at the Obuda shipyard
Taken to the Soviet Union in 1952
Further history - unknown


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