Rigi (ship, 1992)

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Rigi
The Rigi passenger ship
The Rigi passenger ship
Ship data
flag SwitzerlandSwitzerland (Swiss flag at sea) Switzerland
Ship type Passenger ship / day trip ship
Owner Shipping company for the Zugersee AG (SGZ)
Shipyard Bodan Werft Metallbau GmbH & Co. KG
Launch 1991
Whereabouts in motion
Ship dimensions and crew
length
46.50 m ( Lüa )
width 9.50 m
Draft Max. 1.60 m
displacement 240 t
 
crew 3
Transport capacities
Permitted number of passengers 450
Machine system
machine 2 × MAN D 2866 LXE 40
6-cylinder diesel engine
Machine
performance 		2 × 279 kW, (2 × 373 hp) at 1800 rpm
Top
speed 		15 kn (28 km / h)
propeller 2 × Schottel SRP 170
Others

The Rigi passenger ship is operated by the Zugersee Schifffahrt on Lake Zug in Central Switzerland . In Kiel the ship in 1991 which was placed & Bodan Werft Metallbau GmbH & Co. KG , based in Kressbronn at Lake Constance in Germany. The launch took place in 1991. On April 20, 1992 the Rigi was put into service. An extensive modernization of the ship took place in early 2011.

history

The first steamship company was founded for Lake Zug in 1851, and a year later the first paddle steamer, the Rigi, drove on Lake Zug. In 1897 the steamship company for Lake Zug was founded. The Zugerland Verkehrsbetriebe ZVB took over the management in 1949. In 1960 the company was renamed Schifffahrtsgesellschaft für den Zugersee AG (SGZ). It still operates under this name today.

The Rigi is the largest ship in the fleet. It has two decks that can accommodate up to 450 people. The Rigi passenger ship was converted into a modern day excursion ship in 2011.

technology

The Rigi is powered by two MAN D 2866 LXE 40 6-cylinder diesel engines with 295 kW each via a Schottel SRP 170 rudder propeller . The ship's top speed is 28 km / h. An Iveco with 60 kVA, 380/220 volt and an Iveco 125 kVA, 380/220 volt are available for power supply on board.

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