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Wednesday, 7 August 2019

Hungarian inland barge Szofia possessed by Romania in 1921

After the First World War (1914-1918) lost by the German, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires was Walker D. Hines appointed as international arbitrator responsible for the ceding of tugs and other inland vessels by Germany, Bulgaria, Austria and Hungary to the Allied Powers. For Austria respectively Hungary were the Treaties of St. Germain and Trianon leading. Lists were made of the involved vessels including some details and what their fate was to be.

A list dated Paris, France 2 August 1921 reported that the nationality and ownerships of the Hungarian Wolfinger&Reich inland barge Szofia with a tonnage of 1.005 tons of which the ownership and nationality was confirmed to be Hungarian but in possession of Romania.

Source
Reports of International Arbitral Awards. Navigation on the Danube, 2 August 1921, volume 1. UN, 2006.