The Hesse ran in 1975 with the hull number 62 in the Lux-Werft in Mondorf , City Niederkassel , from the stack . The ship was put into service in 1976. The company Personenschiffahrt K. & K. Söllner GmbH offered scheduled trips through the river landscape and the Fulda valley around and in Kassel from the Altmarkt landing stage. The ship could be chartered for family celebrations, club and company trips and other occasions. Due to the closure of the Kassel city lock from November 1, 2016, until probably 2023, the Hessen passenger ship could only remain in service on the Fulda above the lock. The company ceased operations on April 21, 2018. Celebrations on the ship at the landing stage were possible. The passenger ship Hessen is for sale. So there will be no more passenger shipping on the Fulda and Oberweser in the Hann area in the foreseeable future . Munden give.
The ship
The ship is 35 meters long and 6.5 meters wide and has an average draft of 77 centimeters. It is powered by a Deutz F12L413 diesel engine with an output that has been throttled to 226 hp . A unit of the type Polyma E-Pac type DE4-39-5 / 54380 with an output of 39 kVA is available for power generation. The fuel tank holds 4700 liters of diesel fuel, the fresh water tank 2000 liters and the waste water tank has a capacity of 3000 liters.
literature
Dieter Schubert: German inland passenger ships. Illustrated register of ships. Uwe Welz Verlag Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-933177-10-3 , page 192
