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9462 1906 at Hamburg by Blohm & Voss Hamburg America Line 475,8ft. x 55,4ft. x 30,11ft. 

Hamburg America Line steamship built 1906 at Hamburg by Blohm & Voss. The ships was built for the Hamburg America Line's South America service. Taken over by the Canadian Pacific Line from Reparations Commission in 1920 and renamed Montreal after refitting. In 1928 the ship was purchased by the Fabre Line and renamed Alesia.

Hamburg America Line steamship Konig Friedrich August
Hamburg America Line steamship Konig Friedrich August
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