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PS Friedrichshafen
Built in 1909 by Escher, Wyss at Zurich
Length: 56.0 m

Built for the Koenigliche Württemburgische Staatseisenbahnen (from 1920, owned by the Deutsche Reichsbahn)
Based at Friedrichshafen/Württemberg
Major revision in 1934
Wrecked by fire following an air raid on the Friedrichshaven Dockyard on the night of April 24th, 1944
The stripped down hull was scuttled in the Obersee part of the lake.

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