Built as a paddlesteamer by L. Smit & Zoon, Kinderdijk, Netherlands for the Preusische-Rheinschifffarthgesellschaft (PRDG).
Launched as HAMBURG .
Tonnage 340 grt, around 500 ton displacement. Dim. 67.0 x 7.2 x 1.3m. (draught).
Powered by steam engines, 700 ihp, speed 13 knots.
Passenger capacity 760 passengers.
21 April 1888 in service.
March 1929 the fleet of the Hamburg-Stade-Altländer line was taken over by the Hadag, and the HAMBURG was transferred to the new owner.
1939 Sold to Leth & Co., Hamburg for scrapping, but before she was scrapped the German Navy took over the ship
From 28 June 1943 in use as a barrack vessel at Stettin, after the war on 05 August 1945 she lay at Kappeln.
18 July 1948 towed from Kappeln to Hamburg where after she was scrapped by Eisen & Metall there.
Sao Tome et Principe 1984 50c sg? , scott 752b, 753c
Source: Navicula,