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PS Seraing later  PS Germania                                                                                                   
Engines built in 1841 : Side lever two cylinder engine by J Cockerill of Seraing (BE)
Originally named Seraing, the Rhein steamer was renamed Germania in 1846. Ended service in 1903 and used as a workshop until sold for scrapping in the Netherlands in 1922
The engine is preserved in the Deutsches Museum in Munich.
Photo by kind courtesy of Chris Allen
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