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Melk (ex- Sophie)
Photo by kind courtesy of Markus Graf
Built in 1854 at
Obuda / Budapest
Engines : Twin Oscillating replaced by a compound oscillating set by Escher, Wyss (Zurich) in 1867
Length : 69.2 m (lengthened to 72.8 m in 1867) x Breadth : 7.9 / 15.15 m
Renamed Melk in 1938
Scrapped in 1955
As Melk. Photo by kind courtesy of Markus Graf
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