Danish passenger/cargo ship built in 1905 by B&W, Copenhagen, yard number 240. Sailing ship with auxiliary steam engine owned by Grönlands Styreise, Copenhagen. In 1908/1909 the ship used by Frederick Albert Cook in his attempt to reach the North Pole.
Location of the photo: Augmagsalite Sea on the east coast of Greenland. Problem: I cannot trace such a name on any map.
The HANS EGEDE was torpedoed on 6th March 1942 by U-587 with the loss of about 100 lives.
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