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LOI
Building contract
Building started
Keel laid
12/8/1950 Launch
Sea trial
Second sea trial
15/2/1951 Delivered to Cie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royale)
SA, Antwerpen, Belgium
6/3/1951 Antwerpen – Matadi route
5/1957 New main engine
5/7/1967 Sold to VEB Deutsche Seereederei, Rostock, East-Germany.
New name Georg Büchner.
7/1967 Used as cargo and training ship
1/1/1974 Owner VEB Deutfracht/Seereederei, Rostock, East-Germany
31/8/1977 Laid up and used as school ship and Hostel in Warnow
1991Owner City of Rostock.
8/12/2001 Moved to Rostock harbour.
28/5/2013 Towed from Rostock to Klaipeda for scrapping
30/5/2013 Sunk near Cape Rozewie.