In 1885, the steamship company decided to order "a new saloon ship that should outperform all existing steamers in the company in terms of performance, equipment and comfort". Escher-Wyss in Zurich was commissioned with the construction . The ship was put into operation at the end of June 1887. In 1904 the masts were replaced and in 1905 the city of Lucerne received a new chimney . After an overhaul in 1911, the ship was used increasingly sparsely and was taken out of service in 1917. After clarifying the economic viability and the technical possibilities for a restart, it was decided in 1925 to forego the necessary effort and instead to purchase a new ship. Among other things, it would have been necessary to replace the entire boiler system , as it was very uneconomical, and to lengthen the ship. The city of Lucerne was then sold for scrapping in autumn 1925.
commitment
The city of Lucerne was mainly used in the high season and for special trips. Among other things, the German Emperor Wilhelm II drove with her on May 2, 1893 from Flüelen to Lucerne . In 1915 she stopped driving; the last deployments took place in 1916, most recently in September a transport of internees .
literature
Erich Liechti et al .: Shipping on Lake Lucerne. History and register of ships. Verlag Eisenbahn, Villigen 1974. ISBN 3-85649-021-3 .
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Erich Liechti et al .: Shipping on Lake Lucerne. History and register of ships. Verlag Eisenbahn, Villigen 1974. ISBN 3-85649-021-3 . P. 42.
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Erich Liechti et al .: Shipping on Lake Lucerne. History and register of ships. Verlag Eisenbahn, Villigen 1974. ISBN 3-85649-021-3 . Part of the figure, legend for figure 127.