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Thursday, 1 November 2018

Hungarian tug Magyorsza to be ceded to Czechoslovakia 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 Hungary possessed for service on the Danube the MFTR tug Magyorsza with a horsepower of 1.200 hp and which was to ceded to Czechoslovakia.(1)

Note
1. MFTR= Maygar Kiralyi Folyam es Tengerhajozasi).

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