Schwyz (ship)

Schwyz

Ship data flag  Switzerland Ship type Passenger ship home port Lucerne Shipping company Shipping company Vierwaldstättersee Shipyard DGV shipyard, Lucerne

Ship dimensions and crew length 58.30 m ( Lüa ) width 11.27 m Draft Max. 1.60 m displacement 337 t   crew 4th

Machine system machine 2 × MAN marine diesel engines, twelve-cylinder 550 kW, common rail Machine performance 1,500 PS (1,103 kW) Top speed 16.2 kn (30 km / h) propeller 2 × fixed propellers

Transport capacities Permitted number of passengers 900

The Schwyz is a passenger - motor boat on Lake Lucerne in Switzerland . It is operated by the Lake Lucerne Shipping Company (SGV). Before the general renovation in 2012/2013, the Schwyz had its original low-speed Sulzer engines from 1959 as a machine-technical rarity .

history

The Schwyz will reach Weggis on July 17, 2018

The Schwyz was built by the then "Steamship Company of the Vierwaldstättersee" (DGV), today's SGV, as a replacement for the Schwyz paddle steamer in its own shipyard in Lucerne. After a planning and construction period of six years, the maiden voyage took place on July 18, 1959. The construction of the Schwyz served as a model for the construction of further large motor ships on Lake Lucerne, the Winkelried , Gotthard and Europa , which, however, were built lower (without chimney and command deck ) in order to be able to pass the Acheregg bridge at Stansstad and get into the Alpnachersee which is no longer possible with the Schwyz since the previous swing bridge was replaced by a fixed bridge in the early 1960s.

At the end of 2012, the Schwyz underwent a general refurbishment and was re-engineered. The six-cylinder two-stroke diesel engines from Sulzer were replaced by two twelve-cylinder engines from MAN . On Sunday, October 21, 2012, the Schwyz said goodbye to her service as the last “slow runner” on Lake Lucerne with a farewell trip. One of the historic Sulzer engines that have been removed is being shown in Winterthur by the Diesel Engine Winterthur Association. The Zugersee Schifffahrt also uses a ship named Schwyz, built in 1997 in Kressbronn by the Bodan shipyard for scheduled trips as well as for special trips .

commitment

The Schwyz is used for scheduled trips as well as for special trips.

literature

• Erich Liechti et al .: Shipping on Lake Lucerne. History and register of ships. Verlag Eisenbahn, Villigen 1974. ISBN 3-85649-021-3 .

Web links

Commons : Schwyz  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• MS Schwyz on the SGV website.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} MS Schwyz with new strength and new appearance. (No longer available online.) Shiptec AG, formerly in the original ; accessed on May 6, 2016 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
2. ↑ ^{a b} New strength for MS Schwyz. DEAG Dillier Energie AG, accessed on May 6, 2016 . 
3. ↑ Alex Hoster: When diesel engines make the heart beat faster. Der Landbote , November 3, 2015, accessed on May 6, 2016 .