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Ammersee,
Germany
Schiffart Ammersee
https://www.seenschifffahrt.de/de/ammersee/
The
Ammersee is a 15 km long lake in southern Bavaria which is up to 6 km
at its widest point and is one of the several lakes in the German
foothills of the Alps.
Paddle Steamers came relatively late to this lake when a small wooden
paddler was purchased, renamed "Omnibus" and put into service in
1877. Until 2002, the last paddler to be built was Diessen in 1908, the fifth
to follow Omnibus, which was in service until 2004. However,
2002 saw the entry into service of the diesel-powered Herrsching (bow view,
left), a
magnificent brand new paddle-propelled vessel and 2006 saw the arrival of a new Diessen
Two motor vessels, Utting (1950) and Schondorf (1961) also form the
current fleet.
OPERATIONAL MOTOR PADDLERS
Built in 1908 by J.A. Maffei of Munich
Dimensions : 39.8 x 10.15 m
Machinery : Compound Diagonal - Replaced by Diesel-hydraulic
equipment 1974/75
Her original steam engine (and one paddle wheel removed in 2005) remains with a museum
organisationHerrsching
PRESERVED
PADDLER
Andechs
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