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Wittenberge (ex-Austria)
Built in 1893 by Werft Blasewitz
Length : 45.2 m
Built for the Sachsisch-Bohmische Dampfschiffahrts Gesellschaft based in Dresden
Withdrawn from service in the upper Elbe in 1919 and sold to the Lauenburger Dampfschiffe Theodor & Hugo Basedow
Rebuilt with a small deckhouse prior to re-entering service in 1921
Served on the Elbe generally sailing between Lauenburg and Hamburg (downstream) or Lauenburg and Domnitz (upstream)
Withdrawn in 1953
Sold
for use as a storage ship in Kiel after plans for use as a restaurant
ship (minus engines) at St Peter-Ording fell through
Scrapped in 1969
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