Oct. 13, first voyage for HAPAG Hamburg-Antwerp-Montreal
1894
Renamed "Hispana"
1894
Hamburg
Montreal
Nov. 01
Captain Kuhn
1894
New York
Dec. 27
1895
Hamburg
New York
Feb. 24
1915
Sold to German owners, renamed "Tebea"
1917
Damaged by explosion at Antwerp
1919
Surrendered to Allies
1920
Went to Belgian owners
1922
Renamed "Bosporus", Danzig
1925
Sold to Turkish owners, renamed "Nedjat"
1929
Renamed "Necat"
1964
Renamed "Celikkale"
1966
Scrapped in Turkey
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