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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
2,630 gross 1889 at Walker-on-Tyne by Armstrong, Mitchell & Co. Hamburg America Line 310ft x 39ft 
 YearRemarks
 1889 May 30, launched as the "Elberfeld" for Deutscher-AustralischeAtlantic Journey ID 2583
 1894 Purchased by HAPAG in March, renamed "Hercynia"Atlantic Journey ID 2584
 1895 July 9, first voyage for HAPAG Hamburg-Boston-BaltimoreAtlantic Journey ID 2585
 1905 Sold to Russian owners, renamed "Lachta"Atlantic Journey ID 2586
The information listed above is not the complete record of the ship. The information was collected from a multitude of sources, and new information will be added as it emerges

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