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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