List of ships of the Cologne-Düsseldorf Deutsche Rheinschiffahrt

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This list includes all passenger ships that are or have been in use by the Cologne-Düsseldorfer Deutsche Rheinschiffahrt AG .

Active ships

Shipping company's own ships

Name (s) (at KD) Names
(other operators) 		image Construction year Length (m) Remarks
Surname former names
Asbach Marksburg
(until 2002) 		MS Asbach009.JPG 1996 68.13 identical to Loreley (IV)
Drachenfels (III) Drachenfels (ship, 1985) 014.JPG 1985 64.60 similar to Rüdesheim (III), but with different windows and five meters shorter; Decommissioned in 2014 and offered for sale, sold in 2016
Godesburg MS Godesburg.jpg 1994 65.90
Goethe Paddle steamer Goethe015.JPG 1913 83.40 Wheel motor ship, steamship until 2008
Heinrich Heine
  • Domspatz
    (until 2001)
  • Treis card
    (until 2003)
 Schouwen-Duiveland
(until 1981) 		Heinrich Heine (ship, 1969) 001.jpg 1969 36.22
Jan von Werth Graaf von Bylant
(until 1993) 		MS Jan from Werth.JPG 1992 40.20
Loreley (IV) MS Loreley010a.JPG 1996 68.13 identical to Asbach
RheinEnergie RheinEnergie (ship, 2004) 031.jpg 2004 90.30
RheinFantasie RheinFantasie (ship, 2011) 055.JPG 2011 85.14
Stolzenfels Stolzenfels (ship, 1979) 004.jpg 1979 79.84
Jan Jan von Werth
(until 1993) 		Jan workshop ship KD.jpg 1928 34.00

Chartered ships

Name (s) (at KD) Names
(other operators) 		image Construction year Length (m) Remarks
Surname former names
BUGA Koblenz 2011
  • Warsteiner Queen
    (1995-2002)
  • Jeverland
    (2002-2009)
 BUGA Koblenz 2011 (ship, 1995) 010.jpg 1995 52.00 identical to Warsteiner
RheinPoesie Warsteiner MS Warsteiner002.jpg 1994 52.00 identical to BUGA Koblenz 2011
Boppard
  • Ostarrichi
    (1996-2001)
  • Graaf van Bylant IV
    (2001-2004)
 MS Boppard in Mainz.jpg 1996 50.00
palladium Zug
(until 2003) 		Palladium (ship, 1977) 001.jpg 1977 42.40

Former ships (in service after 1945)

Excursion motor ships

Name (s) (at KD) Names
(other operators) 		image Operating time *
(at KD) 		Length (m) Remarks Whereabouts
Surname former names
Gutenberg 1930-1970 40.00 Sunk in a bomb attack in 1945, later lifted Closed in 1970
Trier
(1960–1991)
  • Albert Leo Schlageter
    (1936–1949)
  • Rüdesheim (I)
    (1949–1958, 1960–1965)
  • Baden
    (1958–1960)
 Delta Queen
(since 1991) 		1936-1991 60.40 first KD ship with VSP Scrapped in 2007
Rhine
(1985–1993) 		Cologne
(1938–1947, 1952–1985)
  • General Mangin
    (1947-1953)
  • Bellevue
    (1993-2003)
 Cologne (ship, 1938) 001.jpg 1938-1947,
1953-1993 		70.26 1947–1953 pilot training ship of the French Navy Scrapped in 2003
Bonn
(1955-2008) 		Prins Bernard
(1938–1940, 1945–1955) NSR
  • Kingfisher
    (1940–1945)
  • Prins Bernard
    (2008)
 1938–1940, 1945–1955 (NSR)
1955–1984 (KD) 		69.40 1940–1945 part of the minesweeping flotilla of the Kriegsmarine in the port of Rotterdam, identical to Koblenz sold, since 2008 restaurant ship in Malmö
Wiesbaden
(1954–1989) 		Queen Emma
(1938–1942, 1945–1954) NSR
  • Gefion
    (1942-1944, 1944-1945)
  • Ariadne
    (1944)
  • Störtebecker
    (1989–1995)
  • Triton
    (since 1995)
 Wiesbaden (ship, 1938) 01.jpg 1938–1942, 1945–1954 (NSR)
1954–1989 (KD) 		69.86 identical to Düsseldorf sold, since 1995 residential ship
Koblenz
(1955–1996) 		Nassau
(1940–1955) NSR 		Graaf von Bylant
(since 1996) 		1940–1955 (NSR)
1955–1996 (KD) 		70.20 identical to Bonn sold since 1996 as Graaf of Bylant active
Dusseldorf Oranje
(1939-1954) NSR 		Düsseldorf (ship, 1939) 002.jpg 1939–1940, 1946–1954 (NSR)
1954–1996 (KD) 		69.50 identical to Wiesbaden lying in the port of Duisburg
Frankfurt
(1965–1995) 		Hesse
(1957-1965)
  • Classic Lady
    (1995-2010)
  • Ocean Diva Classic
    (2010-2012)
  • New River ZZ
    (since 2012)
 1957-1995 67.40 sold, active as New River ZZ
Berlin
  • Tourmalijn
    (from 2006)
  • RiverZZ
    (since 2011)
 KD Berlin.jpg 1959-2003 88.55 sold, burned out, scrapped in 2011
Mainz coat of arms
  • Germany
    (1961–1971)
  • Drachenfels (II)
    (1971–1985)
 Germany (ship, 1961) 001.jpg 1961-2010 90.65 originally identical to Loreley (III), major modifications in 1968 Sold in 2010
Loreley (III) Loreley (ship, 1963) .jpg 1963-1996 92.30 Scrapped in 2003
Deutsches Eck Lohengrin
(1971–1973)
  • Rhin et Moselle
    (1945-1949)
  • Drachenfels
    (1962–1971)
  • Thames Souvereign
    (1988-2004)
  • The Souvereign
    (since 2004)
 Deutsches Eck (ship) 001 - Tourist Boat.jpg 1971-1985 40.88 Sunk in a bomb attack in 1944, later lifted Sold in 1985, active in London
Rhine arrow Raketa 72
(since 2008) 		Rheinpfeil edited.jpg 1972-1997 26.96 first hydrofoil on the Rhine Sold in 1998, privately owned
Ruedesheim (III)
  • Empress Elisabeth
    (2003-2010)
  • Rosa Victoria
    (since 2010)
 KaiserinElisabeth.JPG 1987-2003 69.00 similar to the Drachenfels (III), but with different windows and five meters longer Sold in 2003, active as Rosa Victoria
Rheinjet
  • Rheinblitz
    (2000-2001)
  • Meteoor II
    (since 2002)
 1996-2000 21.32 Hydrofoil 2000 sold
Enterprise
  • RPR One Enterprise
    (1997-2001)
  • Oceandiva Futura
    (since 2008)
 Oceandiva Futura (ship, 1997) 001.JPG 2001-2006 60.38 modeled on the spaceship Enterprise, chartered by KD Sold in 2008
Coat of arms of Cologne Rhine
(until 1985) 		MS Wappen von Köln002.JPG 1967-2015 92.50 Sold and scrapped in 2015

Steamships

Name (s) (at KD) Names
(other operators) 		image Operating time *
(at KD) 		Construction year Length (m) Remarks Whereabouts
Surname former names
Concordia (I) Concordia 1.dt.Rheindampfer.jpg 1827-1840 1827 42.70 sold to Holland after the end of the season in 1840
Friedrich Wilhelm Friedrich Wilhelm 1827 copy.jpg 1827-1840 1827 43.90 Sold to Holland in 1840
Agrippina 1828-1846 1826 51.76
Prince Friedrich of Prussia De Rijn NSM Prins Frederik NSM De Rijn, Friedrich Wilhelm 1825.jpg 1829-1831 1825 45.72 Sold to the NSM in 1831 Wrecked in 1844
Ludwig 20.1. – 31.3. 1832 1827 35.08 Sold back to the NSM in 1832 verifiably in service in Holland until 1851
City of Frankfurt RMDG 1832-1840 1828 30.48 In service for RMDG from 1828–1832 Wrecked in 1840
Princess Marianne (I) 1831-1841 1831 42.67 last used as a tractor Wrecked in 1841 after an accident
City of Mainz (I) Scheldt NSM 1840-1847 NSM City of Mainz001.JPG 1830-1840 1830 39.00 Sold to the scrapping yard in 1878
German emperor Hamburg German Kaiser (ship, 1871) 1891-05-05.jpg 1871-1912 1871 79.39 Sold in 1912 Scrapped in 1924
Drachenfels (I) 1888-1963 1888 74.10 Sunk in Rheinhausen on March 17, 1945, repaired in 1947 Scrapped in 1963
Women praise D 71 1890-1956 1890 68.60 1949 Machine damage with three fatalities Scrapped in 1957
Rheingold 1902 73.50 Sunk in 1945 near Assmanshausen, back in service from 1950 Scrapped in 1967
Barbarossa Steamer Barbarossa, Rhine, 1958.jpg 1903-1964 1903 76.70 Sunk in the port of Brohl in 1945 Scrapped in Rotterdam in 1972
Elberfeld (III) Elberfeld (ship, 1905) 001.jpg 1905 73.00 Scrapped in 1968
Grand Duke Ernst-Ludwig Ernst-Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse and the Rhine
(until 1936) 		1906-1963 1906 75.50 Sunk in 1945 at Hammersteiner Werth, in service again from 1949 Scrapped in 1967
Cecilie Crown Princess Cecilie
(until 1950) 		Cecilie (ship, 1910) 002.jpg 1910-1975 1910 77.80 Sunk by a bomb in Mannheim in 1945 Scrapped in 1984
Kaiser Willhelm Kaiser Wilhelm II
(until 1934) 		1912 82.30 Scrapped in 1958
Bismarck (I) Baron vom Stein (I)
Westmark (I) 		Bismarck (ship, 1883) 002.jpg 1883-1925 1883 68.60 from 1936 owned by the shipping company Gebr. Luwen, Ruhrort Scrapped in 1951
Bismarck (II) Bismarck (ship, 1914, Cologne) 002.jpg 1914 79.20 First war casualty, bomb hit on June 4, 1940 in Neuss Scrapped in 1977
peace Hindenburg
(until 1945) 		D 602 1916 77.80 Burned out in 1968 in Cologne's Rheinauhafen Scrapped in 1969
Fatherland Fatherland (ship, 1926) KD 001 (1936) .jpg 1926 79.03 Blown up and sunk near Neuwied in 1945, lifted and repaired in 1949 Scrapped in 1975
Ruedesheim (II) Rhineland
(until 1965) 		De Majesteit
(since 1999) 		Paddle steamer Rhineland in Mainz (1963) .jpg 1926 82.50 Sunk in Kaiserswerth in 1945, repaired again in 1951 Sold in 1999 when De Majesteit was active
Mainz Museum ship Mannheim
(since 1985) 		Mainz (ship, 1929) 001.jpg 1929 83.62 1956 sank after an accident with MS Elise in Koblenz and repaired again sold, since 1985 museum ship in Mannheim

River cruise ships

Abbreviations
Name (s) (at KD) Names
(other operators) 		image Construction year Operating time *
(at KD) 		Length (m) Remarks Whereabouts
Surname former names
Europe Victoria Cruziana
(since 1998) 		Victoria Cruziana.jpg 1960 1960-1996 088.48 KD's first river cruise ship Sunk in Passau on November 19, 2010
Helvetia Hispania
(since 2005) 		Hispania (Ship, 1961) 002.JPG 1961 1961-2001 093.20 sold as active Hispania
Nederland Elbresidenz
(1991–1994)
  • Rhine Princess
    (1988)
  • Globe
    (1989)
  • Road to Mandalay
    (since 1996)
 Road to mandaly.jpg 1964 1964-1994 101.62 sold, active in Myanmar
France
  • Avanti
    (1998-2002)
  • Statendam
    (since 2002)
 Statendam (ship, 1966) 009.JPG 1966 1966-1998 104.30 sold as Statendam active
Britannia Britannia (ship, 1969) .jpg 1969 1969-2001 110.00 identical to Germany sold, in active service
Germany Alemannia
(since 2008) 		MS Alemannia001.jpg 1971 1971-2001 110.00 identical to Britannia sold as Alemannia active
Austria
(1976-2001)
  • Holland Pearl
    (1971-1976)
  • Bonaventure Pearl
    (2001)
  • Danube Pearl
    (2003)
  • Papageno
    (2004)
  • Aurora
    (2005)
  • Basilea Danubia
    (2007)
  • My Story
    (since 2007)
 MS My Story.jpg 1971 1976-2001 104.64 identical to Italia sold currently as My Story active
Italia
(1976-2001)
  • Holland Emerald
    (1971-1976)
  • Bonaventura Emerald
    (2001)
  • Rhine Emerald
    (2003-2007)
  • Bellriva
    (since 2007)
 Bellriva (ship, 1971) 013.jpg 1971 1976-2001 104.64 identical to Austria sold currently as Bellriva active
William Tell Rigoletto
(since 2002) 		Wilhelm Tell (ship, 1987) 001.jpg 1987 1987-2001 094.86 sold, active as Rigoletto since 2002
Heinrich Heine Ursula III
(from 1990 to 1993) 		Heinrich Heine (ship, 1991) 009.jpg 1990 1993-2001 106.38 sold, in active service
Clara Schumann
(from 2011 also Viking Schumann )
  • Lale Andersen (2017)
  • De Amsterdam (2018)
 Viking Schumann (ship, 1991) 002.jpg 1991 1991-2001 094.80 identical to Theodor Fontane since 2001 in service with Viking River Cruises
Theodor Fontane
  • Viking Fontane (2010 to 2017)
  • Junker Jörg (since 2017)
 Theodor Fontane (ship, 1991) 001.jpg 1991 1991-2001 094.80 identical to Clara Schumann with Luther Travel Cruises since 2017

Color legend

Ships purchased or not commissioned by the company
Ships belonging to the Cologne-Düsseldorf Nederlandsche Stoomboot Rederij (NSR), which after the Second World War were repurchased