Constance (ship, 1964)

Constancy

Passenger ship Konstanz on September 20, 2010 at 7.10 p.m. on course from Konstanz to Friedrichshafen

Ship data flag  Germany Ship type Passenger ship home port since 2008: Lindau , BY 2006–2008: Friedrichshafen , BW 1965–2006: Lindau, BY 1964–1965: Konstanz , BW Owner since 1994: Bodensee-Schiffsbetriebe 1964–1994: Deutsche Bundesbahn Shipyard Bodan shipyard , Kressbronn on Lake Constance building-costs 2,300,000 DM Order 1963 Commissioning May 24, 1964 Whereabouts in motion

Ship dimensions and crew length 57.0 m ( Lüa ) width 11.4 m Draft Max. 1.55 m displacement 335.43  t

Machine system machine 2 × diesel engines from Scania, each with 330 kW (448 PS) Machine performance 660 kW (897 hp) Top speed 14 kn (26 km / h) propeller 2 × Voith Schneider drives

Transport capacities Permitted number of passengers 700

The motor boat Konstanz is on the Lake traffic forming liner of Lake Constance Schiffsbetriebe (BSB).

history

Based on economic considerations , the German Federal Railroad (DB) decided in 1963 to retire its last steamship , the city ​​of Überlingen , after only 34 years of service because of the higher costs compared to a motor ship . In the same year she commissioned the Bodan shipyard in Kressbronn to build a new ship. The ship, which is similar to the motor ships Stuttgart and Munich , but was only built as a two-deck ship, was to be used on the Überlinger See .

On May 24, 1964, the new building was put into service under the name of Konstanz , and the maiden voyage took place three days later .

Since the motor ship did not prove itself on the voyages in the Überlinger See, it was moved from Konstanz to Lindau in 1965 in an exchange procedure with the then Germany (later Überlingen ) . The Constance mastered together with the Stuttgart course traffic on the upper lake from Lindau. It was also used for round trips and special trips.

In winter 2000/2001 the ship was rebuilt, modernized and overhauled. In the spring of 2006, Konstanz swapped home port with the motor ship Schwaben and came to Friedrichshafen , where it took over the regular and special trips. From the main season 2007 it was mainly used again from Lindau, where it has been based again since 2008.

In the winter of 2009/2010 it was completely overhauled in the BSB shipyard in Friedrichshafen, and in 2014 the main engines were replaced. In addition to public scheduled shipping for the White Fleet , she is also on the charter service with the Obersee and Überlinger See area.

• Ship's bell of the city ​​of Konstanz , cast in 1878, on the ship Konstanz from 1964
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Web links

Commons : Konstanz  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• The Konstanz on bodenseeschifffahrt.de
• The constant on the side of Lake Constance Schiffsbetriebe

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Heimat-Chronik . In: HEGAU - magazine for history, folklore and natural history of the area between the Rhine, Danube and Lake Constance. Issue 2 (18) 1964, page 431