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Hungary : River Danube
Leanyfalu,  later Vojvoda Francher d'Esperay, Fruska Gora, Ljubljana 

Built in 1897 in Linz
Length : 51.5 m
Hull breadth : 6.0 m (11.8 m overall)
Twin cylinder oscillating engine


After World War I, she was taken over by the newly independent Serbian authorities and renamed Vojvoda Francher d'Esperay
In 1930 she sank afer a collision with fleet-mate the passenger steamer "Zagreb" near Belgrade
Raised, repaired and reappeared with a new name - Fruska Gora
Sank again in 1945 near Linz when undertaking minesweeping duries for the Germans
Raised and repaired in 1950 and reappeared with another new name - Ljubljana
Withdrawn in 1967


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