Stadt Zürich (ship, 1909)
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For the earlier vessel of the same name on Lake Constance, see Stadt Zürich (ship, 1855).
The PS Stadt Zürich is the older of the two remaining steam paddle ships on Lake Zürich. Stadt Zürich was built in 1909 by Escher, Wyss & Cie. in Zürich for the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft, as the 32nd tourist ship on Lake Zürich. In contrast to most other Swiss paddle steamers, the most striking features of this vessel and its sister ship Stadt Rapperswil (1914) are a short smoke stack, and a spacious 1st class upper deck.
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Stadt Zürich in 2015 | |
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Switzerland | |
Name | Stadt Zürich |
Namesake | Zürich |
Owner | Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG) |
Operator | ZSG |
Route | Zürich-Rapperswil SG-Zürich |
Ordered | 1908 |
Builder | Escher, Wyss & Cie. |
Cost | 320,000 Swiss francs |
Yard number | 565 |
Christened | May 8, 1909 |
Maiden voyage | June 12, 1909 |
Homeport | Zürich-Wollishofen |
Status | in service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Steamboat |
Type | Paddle steamer |
Displacement | 260 tonnes[1] |
Length | 59.10 m |
Beam | 13.50 m |
Draught | 7.00 m |
Installed power | 365 kW (500 PS) |
Propulsion | |
Speed | 27 km/h (15 kn) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 2 |
Capacity | 750 |
Crew | 6 |
Sensors and processing systems | Radar, Echo sounding, GPS |
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