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River
Rhein,
Germany
Ostmark (ex- Hoche ex- Loreley)
Above
: Photo shown with the kind permission of Markus Graf
Built in 1908 by Gebruder Sachsenberg at Koln-Deutz
Length : 73.0 m x 8.25 / 15.2
Compound diagonal by Sachsenberg at Rosslau
Built for the DGNM (Dusseldorf) as Loreley
Requisitioned by the French occupation government in 1921 and renamed Hoche
Rebuilt as a tw-deck passengers ship in Koln-Deutz in 1931 and renamed Ostmark
Sunk in February 1945 near Dormagen
Scrapped in 1946
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