749:
2255:
820:
876:
2956:
2951:
35:
186:
168:
150:
917:. Her keel was badly damaged in the collision, but the ship managed to reach the port of Cadiz under her own power. Her passengers and crew were evacuated, but the ship continued sinking, listing to starboard side. She eventually sank to the bottom of the shallow harbour, remaining only partially submerged.
953:
was designed with a fairly traditional profile. She had a fairly low superstructure compared to her hull, with the forward part of the superstructure rounded and the rear part tiered to accommodate swimming pools. She was equipped with two funnels, the forward one being a dummy.
736:
in May 1964, with the delivery date set in
October 1965. She set on her last transatlantic crossing in SAL colours from New York on 21 August 1965, arriving in Gothenburg on 5 October 1965. Ten days later she was delivered to the North German Lloyd.
558:, the large newbuild that had been planned during the late 1930s, never entered service for them because of the war, with the remaining fleet consisting of ageing ships. The company took delivery of their first post-war ship, the fourth
791:
786:
to New York. In NGL service the ship followed a similar arrangement as she had with the
Swedish American Line, with transatlantic crossings during the (northern hemisphere) summer and cruises during the rest of the year.
668:
summer season, and on luxury cruises during the rest of the year. She was a highly successful vessel, and already in
September 1954 SAL decided to order a slightly larger ship (eventually named
980:
service the two ribands on the hull were replaced with a thinner black one, while the funnels were painted yellow with a blue top and the large blue "C" logo of Costa painted on both of them.
613:(1941). After contacting 50 shipyards around the world about the prospects of buildings their new ship, SAL placed an order for their new ship with the De Schelde shipyard in
1523:
972:
service she received the traditional black hull of a transatlantic liner, with the funnels and cargo cranes in front of the ship painted buff. Following the merger into
2504:
2803:
968:
s hull and superstructure were painted all-white, with funnels and masts painted yellow, and SAL's blue three crowns logo painted on both funnels. In
2681:
3010:
2163:
1516:
748:
721:, the Swedish American Line placed an order for yet another new ship in August 1963. In preparation for the delivery of the new ship—also named
976:, her hull was repainted white with orange and blue decorative ribands, and the blue Hapag-Lloyd logo was added to her now orange funnels. In
1391:
1266:
1179:
3005:
2788:
2254:
2990:
3000:
1509:
2497:
1346:
1715:
576:, with the prospect of building a new ship in mind. Based on the results of the research, the company decided to order a 20,000
2834:
924:
was refloated and laid up. The damages were judged to be too severe to be repaired with acceptable costs, and she was sold to
2064:
1659:
2932:
2674:
1587:
20:
601:
and would incorporate many design elements, most notably the twin stack profile, from his previous design work on the MS
2490:
1627:
2156:
2959:
2955:
2950:
2946:
2696:
1992:
1730:
1611:
625:
245:
1917:
1287:
2667:
2336:
1667:
1407:
2823:
2469:
2000:
816:
was used exclusively for cruising. In either 1971 or 1972 she was re-painted in the new Hapag-Lloyd livery.
595:
2561:
2871:
2865:
2727:
2149:
1925:
1909:
1762:
906:
661:
565:, in 1948. She was a small cargo/passenger liner far removed from the luxury of her pre-war predecessors.
528:
628:. The name "Kungsholm" was a traditional one, having been the name of two previous SAL ships. The newest
2995:
2985:
2882:
2844:
2236:
2008:
1893:
1869:
1810:
1691:
1595:
1547:
958:
548:
490:
86:
2569:
2553:
551:, the company that had been pioneers of cruising during the 1920s, was left in a difficult situation.
2746:
2406:
2393:
2024:
1953:
1746:
1699:
1683:
1675:
1643:
846:
805:
389:
819:
2980:
2706:
1984:
1968:
1933:
1842:
1818:
1778:
1635:
1603:
1533:
901:
colours and set in cruise traffic. Her career with Costa was short however, as on 29 July 1984 the
752:
722:
669:
665:
606:
552:
122:
875:
2615:
2399:
2372:
1770:
969:
763:
733:
577:
494:
335:
92:
1651:
1171:
1165:
2900:
2283:
2056:
1850:
1722:
1387:
1352:
1342:
1262:
1175:
925:
284:
841:
As the 1970s were drawing to a close, Hapag-Lloyd started planning a new ship to replace the
698:
departed on the first-ever around the world cruise made by a SAL vessel. In May 1957 the new
2921:
2659:
2623:
2537:
2462:
2343:
2323:
2301:
2104:
1960:
1794:
1786:
1738:
1619:
676:
2435:
2330:
2309:
2201:
2187:
2120:
2048:
2016:
1826:
1563:
1555:
614:
486:
216:
2767:
2455:
2428:
2379:
2351:
2316:
2222:
2208:
2096:
1901:
1885:
1571:
812:. Hapag-Lloyd decided to abandon transatlantic service in 1971, and from there on the
2974:
2889:
2813:
2793:
2631:
2421:
2243:
2215:
2194:
2172:
977:
898:
879:
861:
657:
509:
128:
660:
on 24 November 1953. During her time with the
Swedish American Line she was used on
2778:
2737:
2448:
2441:
2413:
2365:
2357:
2276:
2229:
2141:
2080:
2072:
1754:
1445:
775:
544:
173:
1050:
2911:
2639:
2545:
2513:
2386:
2134:
1. Ordered by
Norddeutscher Lloyd, captured incomplete by Allied forces in 1945.
1877:
973:
823:
809:
794:
498:
478:
474:
451:
447:
324:
320:
179:
98:
34:
1501:
2588:
2112:
2088:
1976:
1802:
1471:
653:
559:
482:
280:
212:
143:
2529:
2482:
2269:
2040:
1707:
1356:
1136:
1111:
1083:
929:
532:
24:
580:
combined ocean liner / cruise ship that could accommodate 802 passengers.
1232:
572:
was delivered, SAL had already begun market research on both sides of the
1579:
1336:
830:
583:
The ship was designed by the established
Swedish American Line designer,
573:
531:
on 29 July 1984. The vessel was refloated later that year, but sent to a
790:
774:(a traditional name in the NGL fleet), given refit and moved under the
2032:
1295:
783:
191:
161:
155:
2652:
Years indicate year of entry into service with Hapag-Lloyd
Cruises.
2717:
1415:
914:
910:
874:
834:
818:
789:
747:
684:
680:
524:
520:
299:
295:
782:
set on her first transatlantic crossing for her new owners from
2663:
2486:
2145:
1505:
620:
On 18 October 1952 the new ship was launched and christened MS
860:
was sold to
Independent Continental Lines, a subsidiary of
889:
Following the sale to
Independent Continental Lines, the
804:
In
September 1970 the North German Lloyd merged with the
992:
had nine decks, six of which were passenger accessible.
936:
arrived in Barcelona under tow, where she was scrapped.
362:
60 m (196 ft 10 in) from keel to mast top
1195:
Rosén, Bo; Ohrelius, Bengt; Koivistoinen, Eino (1959).
1167:
The Pictorial Encyclopedia of Ocean Liners, 1860–1994
2856:
2695:
2599:
2580:
2521:
2262:
2179:
1945:
1862:
1540:
1496:
Rosén, Ohrelius, Koivistoinen (1959). pp. 10–11, 74
461:
843 passengers (122 first class, 721 tourist class)
421:
802 passengers (176 first class, 626 tourist class)
632:was delivered to her owners on 30 September 1953.
702:was delivered and entered service alongside the
594:He was the technical director at parent company
2675:
2498:
2157:
1517:
710:was drydocked and refitted with stabilizers.
8:
1386:. London: Greenwitch Editions. p. 118.
1106:
1104:
481:built in 1953 by the De Schelde shipyard in
1369:Rosén, Ohrelius, Koivistoinen (1959). p. 15
1325:Rosén, Ohrelius, Koivistoinen (1959). p. 13
1226:
1078:
1076:
1074:
1072:
493:. Between 1965 and 1981 she sailed for the
2682:
2668:
2660:
2505:
2491:
2483:
2164:
2150:
2142:
1524:
1510:
1502:
1439:
1437:
1435:
1433:
1377:
1375:
1338:Cruise ships : an evolution in design
1282:
1280:
1278:
1224:
1222:
1220:
1218:
1216:
1214:
1212:
1210:
1208:
1206:
1137:"Making of the Kungsholm of 1953 (page 3)"
1112:"Making of the Kungsholm of 1953 (page 2)"
1084:"Making of the Kungsholm of 1953 (page 1)"
413:21 kn (38.89 km/h) service speed
2690:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1984
864:, with a delivery date in November 1981.
1259:The Liner: Retrospective and Renaissance
1170:. Mineola: Dover Publications. pp.
1159:
1157:
19:For other ships with the same name, see
1199:(in Finnish). Porvoo: WSOY. p. 74.
1000:
568:In 1948, during the same year that the
103:1981–1985:Independent Continental Lines
1412:A tribute to the Swedish American Line
1292:A tribute to the Swedish American Line
1141:A tribute to the Swedish American Line
1116:A tribute to the Swedish American Line
1088:A tribute to the Swedish American Line
1044:
1042:
1040:
1038:
1036:
1034:
1032:
1030:
1028:
1026:
1024:
508:. From 1981 until 1984 she sailed for
29:
1022:
1020:
1018:
1016:
1014:
1012:
1010:
1008:
1006:
1004:
7:
932:to be scrapped. On 2 April 1985 the
852:. With the delivery date of the new
675:) based on the same design from the
587:who had designed the three previous
535:shipbreaker in 1985 for scrapping.
370:13.85 m (45 ft 5 in)
354:23.50 m (77 ft 1 in)
14:
1446:"Kungsholm – Europa – Columbus C"
713:Encouraged by the success of the
687:to become a running mate for the
302:, 29 July 1984. Scrapped in 1985.
2954:
2949:
2253:
2173:Ships of the Costa Cruises fleet
184:
166:
148:
115:1953–1965: Swedish American Line
33:
1164:Miller, William H. Jr. (1995).
3011:Ships of Swedish American Line
856:set in December 1981, the old
652:set on her maiden voyage from
334:21,164 GRT; 4,153 tonnes
1:
118:1965–1970: North German Lloyd
21:List of ships named Kungsholm
778:flag. On 9 January 1966 the
434:General characteristics (as
307:General characteristics (as
3006:Maritime incidents in Spain
1341:. London: Conway Maritime.
346:182.89 m (600 ft)
3027:
2991:Maritime incidents in 1984
2931:September (unknown date):
1335:Dawson, Philip S. (2000).
1316:Dawson (2005). pp. 174–175
762:Following delivery to the
626:Princess Sibylla of Sweden
378:9 (6 passenger accessible)
246:Princess Sibylla of Sweden
18:
3001:Ships built in Vlissingen
2944:
2650:
2251:
2132:
1629:Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
758:on the Outer Weser (1966)
433:
306:
47:
32:
1382:Le Goff, Oliver (1999).
539:Concept and construction
519:She sank in the port of
1732:Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm
1408:"Kungsholm 1953 – 1965"
1257:Dawson, Philip (2005).
920:On 1 November 1984 the
662:transatlantic crossings
2728:No 5 dumb hopper barge
2581:Former Chartered ships
1717:Kronprinzessin Cecilie
1261:. Conway. p. 80.
1051:"M/S Kungsholm (1953)"
905:accidentally rammed a
886:
838:
801:
759:
2562:Hanseatic Inspiration
1701:Prinz Eitel Friedrich
959:Swedish American Line
878:
822:
793:
751:
549:Swedish American Line
491:Swedish American Line
390:Burmeister & Wain
87:Swedish American Line
806:Hamburg America Line
694:In January 1955 the
497:and their successor
1605:Friedrich der Große
1534:Norddeutscher Lloyd
1472:"M/S Europa (1981)"
845:, also to be named
666:northern hemisphere
585:Eric Christiansson,
123:Hapag-Lloyd Cruises
2394:Costa neoRomantica
2373:Costa Mediterranea
1470:Asklander, Micke.
1233:"MS Kungsholm III"
1231:Goossens, Reuben.
1049:Asklander, Micke.
970:North German Lloyd
887:
839:
802:
764:North German Lloyd
760:
734:North German Lloyd
617:on 1 April 1950.
578:gross register ton
495:North German Lloyd
294:Partially sunk at
93:North German Lloyd
2966:
2965:
2657:
2656:
2480:
2479:
2380:Costa neoClassica
2317:Costa Celebration
2139:
2138:
1748:George Washington
1685:Kaiser Wilhelm II
1677:Kronprinz Wilhelm
1450:Simplon Postcards
1393:978-0-86288-274-7
1268:978-1-84486-049-4
1181:978-0-486-28137-7
543:After the end of
465:
464:
395:combined 13503 kW
256:30 September 1953
248:
3018:
2958:
2953:
2937:
2927:
2916:
2906:
2895:
2877:
2849:
2839:
2829:
2818:
2808:
2798:
2782:
2772:
2762:
2752:
2741:
2731:
2721:
2711:
2684:
2677:
2670:
2661:
2570:Hanseatic Spirit
2554:Hanseatic Nature
2507:
2500:
2493:
2484:
2387:Costa neoRiviera
2257:
2166:
2159:
2152:
2143:
1962:Herzogin Cecilie
1637:Kaiser Friedrich
1526:
1519:
1512:
1503:
1497:
1494:
1488:
1487:
1485:
1483:
1467:
1461:
1460:
1458:
1456:
1441:
1428:
1427:
1425:
1423:
1414:. Archived from
1404:
1398:
1397:
1379:
1370:
1367:
1361:
1360:
1332:
1326:
1323:
1317:
1314:
1308:
1307:
1305:
1303:
1294:. Archived from
1284:
1273:
1272:
1254:
1248:
1247:
1245:
1243:
1228:
1201:
1200:
1192:
1186:
1185:
1161:
1152:
1151:
1149:
1147:
1133:
1127:
1126:
1124:
1122:
1108:
1099:
1098:
1096:
1094:
1080:
1067:
1066:
1064:
1062:
1046:
967:
957:In her original
808:(HAPAG) to form
732:was sold to the
677:Ansaldo shipyard
527:after ramming a
272:24 November 1953
264:24 November 1953
243:
242:18 October 1952
190:
188:
187:
172:
170:
169:
154:
152:
151:
137:Port of registry
37:
30:
3026:
3025:
3021:
3020:
3019:
3017:
3016:
3015:
2971:
2970:
2967:
2962:
2940:
2930:
2919:
2909:
2898:
2880:
2863:
2857:Other incidents
2852:
2842:
2832:
2821:
2811:
2801:
2785:
2775:
2765:
2755:
2744:
2734:
2724:
2714:
2704:
2691:
2688:
2658:
2653:
2646:
2595:
2576:
2517:
2511:
2481:
2476:
2415:Costa Tropicale
2331:Costa Concordia
2310:Costa Atlantica
2258:
2249:
2202:Costa Fascinosa
2188:Costa Deliziosa
2175:
2170:
2140:
2135:
2128:
1941:
1858:
1645:Großer Kurfürst
1536:
1530:
1500:
1495:
1491:
1481:
1479:
1476:Fakta om Fartyg
1469:
1468:
1464:
1454:
1452:
1443:
1442:
1431:
1421:
1419:
1418:on 9 March 2008
1406:
1405:
1401:
1394:
1381:
1380:
1373:
1368:
1364:
1349:
1334:
1333:
1329:
1324:
1320:
1315:
1311:
1301:
1299:
1298:on 9 March 2008
1286:
1285:
1276:
1269:
1256:
1255:
1251:
1241:
1239:
1230:
1229:
1204:
1194:
1193:
1189:
1182:
1163:
1162:
1155:
1145:
1143:
1135:
1134:
1130:
1120:
1118:
1110:
1109:
1102:
1092:
1090:
1082:
1081:
1070:
1060:
1058:
1055:Fakta om Fartyg
1048:
1047:
1002:
998:
986:
965:
947:
945:Exterior design
942:
885:In Miami (1984)
873:
746:
646:
638:
636:Service history
615:The Netherlands
541:
487:the Netherlands
473:was a combined
388:2 × 8-cylinder
383:Installed power
234:18 October 1952
217:The Netherlands
185:
183:
167:
165:
149:
147:
43:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3024:
3022:
3014:
3013:
3008:
3003:
2998:
2993:
2988:
2983:
2973:
2972:
2964:
2963:
2945:
2942:
2941:
2939:
2938:
2928:
2917:
2907:
2896:
2878:
2860:
2858:
2854:
2853:
2851:
2850:
2843:Unknown date:
2840:
2830:
2819:
2809:
2799:
2783:
2773:
2763:
2753:
2742:
2732:
2722:
2712:
2701:
2699:
2693:
2692:
2689:
2687:
2686:
2679:
2672:
2664:
2655:
2654:
2651:
2648:
2647:
2645:
2644:
2636:
2628:
2620:
2612:
2603:
2601:
2597:
2596:
2594:
2593:
2584:
2582:
2578:
2577:
2575:
2574:
2566:
2558:
2550:
2542:
2534:
2525:
2523:
2519:
2518:
2512:
2510:
2509:
2502:
2495:
2487:
2478:
2477:
2475:
2474:
2467:
2460:
2453:
2446:
2439:
2432:
2429:Costa Victoria
2425:
2418:
2411:
2404:
2397:
2390:
2383:
2376:
2369:
2362:
2355:
2352:Costa Luminosa
2348:
2341:
2340:
2339:
2327:
2320:
2313:
2306:
2299:
2292:
2281:
2274:
2271:Angelina Lauro
2266:
2264:
2260:
2259:
2252:
2250:
2248:
2247:
2240:
2237:Costa Smeralda
2233:
2226:
2223:Costa Pacifica
2219:
2212:
2209:Costa Favolosa
2205:
2198:
2191:
2183:
2181:
2177:
2176:
2171:
2169:
2168:
2161:
2154:
2146:
2137:
2136:
2133:
2130:
2129:
2127:
2126:
2118:
2110:
2102:
2094:
2086:
2078:
2070:
2062:
2054:
2046:
2038:
2030:
2022:
2014:
2006:
1998:
1990:
1982:
1974:
1966:
1958:
1949:
1947:
1943:
1942:
1940:
1939:
1931:
1923:
1915:
1907:
1899:
1891:
1883:
1875:
1866:
1864:
1860:
1859:
1857:
1856:
1848:
1840:
1832:
1824:
1816:
1808:
1800:
1792:
1784:
1776:
1768:
1760:
1752:
1744:
1736:
1728:
1720:
1713:
1705:
1697:
1689:
1681:
1673:
1669:Prinzess Irene
1665:
1661:Princess Alice
1657:
1649:
1641:
1633:
1625:
1617:
1609:
1601:
1593:
1585:
1577:
1569:
1561:
1553:
1544:
1542:
1538:
1537:
1531:
1529:
1528:
1521:
1514:
1506:
1499:
1498:
1489:
1462:
1429:
1399:
1392:
1371:
1362:
1347:
1327:
1318:
1309:
1288:"SAL Timeline"
1274:
1267:
1249:
1202:
1197:Laivojen Kirja
1187:
1180:
1153:
1128:
1100:
1068:
999:
997:
994:
985:
982:
946:
943:
941:
938:
872:
866:
745:
739:
706:. In 1961 the
648:The brand new
645:
639:
637:
634:
605:II (1938) and
540:
537:
463:
462:
459:
455:
454:
444:
440:
439:
431:
430:
427:
423:
422:
419:
415:
414:
411:
407:
406:
403:
399:
398:
397:
396:
393:
384:
380:
379:
376:
372:
371:
368:
364:
363:
360:
356:
355:
352:
348:
347:
344:
340:
339:
332:
328:
327:
317:
313:
312:
304:
303:
292:
288:
287:
278:
277:Identification
274:
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211:De Schelde,
203:1 April 1950
174:West Germany
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2824:USCGC
2759:Columbus C.
2514:Hapag-Lloyd
2401:Costa Playa
2296:Columbus C.
2289:Carla Costa
2114:Weserstrand
1946:Cargo ships
1812:Scharnhorst
1693:Scharnhorst
1549:Deutschland
974:Hapag-Lloyd
961:livery the
934:Columbus C.
922:Columbus C.
903:Columbus C.
895:Columbus C.
870:Columbus C.
824:Hapag-Lloyd
810:Hapag-Lloyd
795:Hapag-Lloyd
776:West German
664:during the
516:Columbus C.
499:Hapag-Lloyd
479:cruise ship
475:ocean liner
452:cruise ship
448:ocean liner
325:cruise ship
321:ocean liner
223:Yard number
180:Panama City
178:1981–1985:
160:1965–1981:
142:1953–1965:
127:1981–1985:
121:1970–1981:
99:Hapag-Lloyd
97:1970–1981:
91:1965–1970:
85:1953–1965:
72:Columbus C.
70:1981–1985:
64:1965–1981:
58:1953–1965:
2981:1952 ships
2975:Categories
2874:Kitty Hawk
2815:Mercedes I
2795:Lady Odiel
2749:Devonshire
2697:Shipwrecks
2640:Columbus 2
2450:Federico C
2122:Greifswald
2090:Weserstrom
1780:Berlin III
1597:Barbarossa
1237:ssMaritime
996:References
907:breakwater
883:Columbus C
654:Gothenburg
589:Stockholms
529:breakwater
483:Vlissingen
402:Propulsion
336:deadweight
281:IMO number
269:In service
239:Christened
213:Vlissingen
144:Gothenburg
2922:USS
2901:HMS
2892:Kittiwake
2890:USS
2883:USS
2872:USS
2747:HMS
2632:Hanseatic
2443:Eugenio C
2278:Bianca C.
2106:Weserberg
2098:Weserwald
2082:Gotenland
1986:Westfalen
1871:Wittekind
1820:Gneisenau
1532:Ships of
990:Kungsholm
963:Kungsholm
951:Kungsholm
930:Barcelona
768:Kungsholm
730:Kungsholm
728:—the old
725:Kungsholm
719:Gripsholm
715:Kungsholm
708:Kungsholm
704:Kungsholm
700:Gripsholm
696:Kungsholm
689:Kungsholm
672:Gripsholm
650:Kungsholm
643:Kungsholm
630:Kungsholm
622:Kungsholm
609:Stockholm
603:Stockholm
570:Stockholm
562:Stockholm
555:Stockholm
533:Barcelona
470:Kungsholm
446:combined
319:combined
309:Kungsholm
60:Kungsholm
40:Kungsholm
25:MS Europa
2920:21 Sep:
2899:13 Jun:
2881:23 Apr:
2864:21 Mar:
2846:Machitis
2833:23 Dec:
2826:Campbell
2822:29 Nov:
2812:23 Nov:
2802:21 Nov:
2786:20 Oct:
2776:12 Sep:
2766:21 Aug:
2756:29 Jul:
2745:17 Jul:
2725:11 Apr:
2715:29 Mar:
2616:Finnstar
2589:Columbus
2546:Europa 2
2457:Franca C
2337:disaster
2287: /
2074:Hannover
1954:Tübingen
1879:Willehad
1772:Columbus
1756:Zeppelin
1482:18 March
1455:18 March
1422:18 March
1357:43419400
1302:18 March
1242:18 March
1146:18 March
1121:18 March
1093:18 March
1061:18 March
926:Mirak SA
847:MS
831:Taormina
723:MS
670:MS
596:Broström
574:Atlantic
560:MS
553:MS
489:for the
458:Capacity
418:Capacity
253:Acquired
231:Launched
110:Operator
42:in 1954.
2910:7 Sep:
2903:Jupiter
2885:Bergall
2836:Mercury
2769:Zingara
2738:Marques
2735:3 Jun:
2705:1 Feb:
2471:Maria C
2285:Carla C
2002:Pommern
1970:Locksun
1911:Breslau
1887:Coblenz
1828:Potsdam
1764:München
800:at sea.
392:diesels
367:Draught
331:Tonnage
285:5197664
283::
208:Builder
200:Ordered
48:History
2805:Topeka
2708:Skaros
2643:(2012)
2635:(1991)
2627:(1981)
2624:Europa
2619:(1979)
2611:(1970)
2608:Europa
2592:(1997)
2573:(2021)
2565:(2019)
2557:(2019)
2549:(2013)
2541:(1999)
2538:Europa
2533:(1990)
2530:Bremen
2464:Italia
2124:(1945)
2116:(1944)
2108:(1944)
2100:(1943)
2092:(1943)
2085:(1942)
2076:(1939)
2068:(1937)
2060:(1930)
2045:(1927)
2042:Ganter
2037:(1926)
2028:(1922)
2012:(1913)
2004:(1913)
1996:(1909)
1980:(1905)
1978:Hessen
1972:(1902)
1965:(1902)
1957:(1900)
1937:(1928)
1935:Alster
1929:(1900)
1927:Neckar
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