Editing SS General von Steuben (section)

==1930 fire and sinking==
On 11 February 1930, after ''München'' docked in New York City and discharged passengers and most of her crew from a voyage from [[Bremen]], Germany, a fire broke out in a paint locker on board and quickly spread to another storage hold. The massive fire and explosion resulted in a [[five-alarm fire]] and all of the city's fire equipment was sent to the burning ship. The fire could not be controlled and the ship sank next to the wharf where it had docked.<ref name="auto"/>

In one of the largest shipping [[Marine salvage|salvage]] efforts of its time, ''München'' was raised, towed to a [[dry dock]], repaired, and returned to service.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=q-MDAAAAMBAJ&dq=popular+mechanics+1930+aircraft&pg=PA887 "The Ship That Came Back To Life"] ''Popular Mechanics'', June 1930</ref> Shortly afterwards, the ship's owner renamed her ''General von Steuben.''<ref name="Grooss2017">{{cite book|last=Grooss|first=Poul|title=The Naval War in the Baltic 1939 -1945|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-P0sDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT473|access-date=23 February 2018|date=30 April 2017|publisher=Seaforth Publishing|isbn=9781526700025|page=473}}</ref>