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SS Donau
Several steamships have borne the name ''Donau'', after the German name for the river Danube: * was a 2,896-ton passenger/cargo ship launched on 17 October 1868, by Caird & Company, Greenock, Scotland. * was a 1,513-ton cargo ship launched on 18 July 1882, by Thompson, R. in Southwick, England for A.C. Mohr & Son. Sold to Settsu Kogyo in 1896, wrecked off Shanghai in 1908. * was a 2,575-ton cargo ship completed as ''Osterndorf'' for the Vinnen Bros in June 1922, by Neptun AG in Rostock, Germany. Sold in 1925 to SM Vredebest and renamed ''Donau''. Resold to the Hamburg America Line in 1927 and renamed ''Delos''. Sunk in air attack off Tobruk 11 July 1941. * was a 1,927-ton cargo ship launched on 19 December 1922 by the Flender Werke in Lübeck, Germany, as ''Nicea'' for the Hamburg America Line. Acquired by the Kriegsmarine in 1937 and renamed ''Donau''. Sunk in explosion at Flensburg, Germany on 14 June 1945. * was a 9,026-ton passenger/cargo ship completed in June 1929, by De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danube
The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , passing through or bordering Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, and Ukraine before draining into the Black Sea. Its drainage basin extends into nine more countries. The largest cities on the river are Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade and Bratislava, all of which are the capitals of their respective countries; the Danube passes through four capital cities, more than any other river in the world. Five more capital cities lie in the Danube's basin: Bucharest, Sofia, Zagreb, Ljubljana and Sarajevo. The fourth-largest city in its basin is Munich, the capital of Bavaria, standing on the Isar River. The Danube is the second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia. It flows through much of Central and Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
