Constance (ship, 1930)
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The Konstanz motor ferry was the second ferry on the Konstanz – Meersburg ferry line , and the first portal-style ferry with a passenger deck spanning the lane.
history
Contrary to many other predictions , the ferry connection was already an economic success in the first year of operation , so that on August 10, 1929 the Bodan shipyard in Kressbronn was commissioned to build another new ferry. The new building differed significantly from the first Lake Constance ferry, and with the passenger deck above the roadway, it is the archetype of all Lake Constance ferries to this day.
On January 15, 1930, took place launching , and on June 1 of the same year was made to the putting. The new ferry was named Konstanz , the first ferry was renamed Meersburg . In 1939 the ferry fleet was strengthened by another ferry, which was also named Konstanz . This means that two ferries with the same ship name were active for the same company at the same time.
During the Second World War , the Konstanz was stopped and the ship was used for experimental purposes by the Navy , including the development of torpedoes . After the war, the ferry initially served as accommodation for French soldiers. The ferry service was only resumed hesitantly, as only two crossings a day were approved in the first time. It was not until 1948 that liner service could be offered again without restrictions.
In 1950 the first major reconstruction of the hull took place. The clearance height was increased by 40 cm to 3.6 m. This made the ferry usable for the larger trucks . Another conversion took place in 1962, with the ferry receiving more powerful drive motors. In the years the Stadtwerke Konstanz acquired three more modern ferries. Due to the strong growth in traffic at the same time, the Konstanz remained in unrestricted use.
On July 3, 1970, the successor ship of the Konstanz , the Fontainebleau , was put into service. On November 10, 1970, the Konstanz was taken out of line service and sold to the Heidegger company in Überlingen , which renamed the ship Hercules and used it as a work ship . In 1975, the Linzer shipyard in Fußach carried out a further conversion for this purpose .
In September 1993, the former ferry planned for scrapping lay in Hard . The scrapping was delayed because the necessary financing was not secured.