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Svizzera (ex - Olaf)
Built in 1905 by
Napier and Miller at Yoker, Scotland
Engines : Compound Diagonal by Scott of Greenock
Length : 130 feet
120 Gross Registered Tonnes
Served London County
Council's River Thames service from Greenwich to Hammersmith from
1905-1907
Sold in 1909 for service on Lake Lugano, sailing to Genoa before
being transported overland
Entered service in 1910 under the name Svizzera
Withdrawn in 1921 and scrapped at Lugano in 1925
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