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River
Rhein,
Germany
Ernst Ludwig (Grossherzog von Hessen und bei Berlin)
Above
: Ernst Ludwig as built. Photo shown with the kind permission of Markus Graf
Built in 1906 by Gebruder Sachsenberg at Koln-Deutz
Length : 75.5 m x 8.25 / 15.2
Compound diagonal by Sachsenberg at Rosslau
Built for the DGNM (Dusseldorf)
Sank at Mammersteiner Werth in 1945
Raised in 1948 and restored at St Goar
Renamed Grossherzog Ernst Ludwig in 1949 and Ernst Ludwig in 1960
Out of service in 1963 and scrapped in 1964
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