Gotthard (ship)

Gotthard

Ship data flag  Switzerland Ship type Passenger ship home port Lucerne Shipping company Shipping company Vierwaldstättersee Shipyard DGV shipyard, Lucerne Launch 1970

Ship dimensions and crew length 58.36 m ( Lüa ) width 11.27 m displacement 234 t   crew 4th

Machine system machine 2 × MAN diesel engines V twelve-cylinder D2842 LE Machine performance PS / 1200 Top speed 15.4 kn (29 km / h) propeller 2 × fixed propellers

Transport capacities Permitted number of passengers 700

The Gotthard is a passenger - motor boat on Lake Lucerne in Switzerland . It is operated by the Lake Lucerne Shipping Company (SGV).

history

The Gotthard was built by SGV as a replacement for the Gotthard paddle steamer of the same name from 1898 in their own shipyard in Lucerne . In 1965 it was decided that after the completion of the Pilatus in 1966, the new Gotthard should be built on Kiel , whereby the plans should be adopted, but should be adapted to the latest technical aspects. The launch took place on August 12, 1970, the maiden voyage on September 3, 1970. What was special about the maiden voyage was that the rescue of the other paddle steamers was organized in its aftermath. In 1994 the ship was rebuilt.

The figurehead "Föhn" was designed by Hans Erni .

commitment

The Gotthard is used both for scheduled trips in regular service but also primarily for special trips.

literature

• Erich Liechti and others: Shipping on Lake Lucerne. History and register of ships. Verlag Eisenbahn, Villigen 1974, ISBN 3-85649-021-3 .
• R. Dellsperger: The Gotthard motor ship on Lake Lucerne. Shipping company of Lake Lucerne. In: Schweizerische Bauzeitung. Volume 88/1970, Issue 51, pp. 1198–1200 ( PDF file , 1.8 MB).

Web links

Commons : Gotthard  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• MS Gotthard on the SGV website.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gotthard motor ship. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on June 14, 2016 ; accessed on May 31, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Shipping on Lake Lucerne. Verlag Eisenbahn, ISBN 3-85649-021-3 , p. 76.
3. ↑ Shipping on Lake Lucerne. Verlag Eisenbahn, ISBN 3-85649-021-3 , p. 76.
4. ↑ Spark to rescue the steamers jumped in Flüelen. ( Memento of the original from June 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Urner Wochenblatt. 5th September 2012.  
5. ↑ Shipping on Lake Lucerne. Verlag Eisenbahn, ISBN 3-85649-021-3 , p. 76.