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Hungary : River Danube

Zsofia Foherzegno, later Zsofia Herzegno, Kocsag, Zsofia, Szabadsag (1914 - 1965 )


Built in 1914 by Dredner Maschinenbau AG at Uebigau, Dresden, Germany. Reassembled on the danube at the Deggendorfer Werft, Vienna
Length : 67.0 m, breadth : 8.0 m (14.8 m overall) before lengthening
Engines : Triple expansion


Launched with the name Zsofia Foherzegno, she soon became Zsofia Herzegno and for a short time in 1919, Kocsag.
From 1920 until 1949 she was named Zsofia, before becoming Szabadsag
Withdrawn in 1965


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