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Kaiser Wilhelm II  later Uranus 

Photo by kind courtesy of Markus Graf

Built in 1916 at Budapest
Engines : Compound Diagonal
Dimensions : 78 m x 9.0 / 17.4 m

Launched as Kaiser Wilhelm II but renamed Uranus after the First World War
Converted to oil firing in 1935
Not reconditioned for passenger service after World War II
In use as a hotel ship at Linz until 1957

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