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PS Bludenz (ex - Kaiserin Elisabeth)
Built in 1885 by Schiffswerft Linz
Engines : by Escher, Wyss of Zurich
Length : 53.5 x 12.5 metres

One of three close sisters
Out of action for severalweek when partially sunk when travelling light off Lindau
Renamed Bludenz in 1919
In reserve for the 1954 season, being withdrawn at the end of the year
Reactivated in 1956 as an icebreaker and tug
Taken to Friedrichshafen in October 1958 for scrapping

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