Starnberg (ship, 2004)
 The motor ship Starnberg
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The Starnberg is a catamaran designed day excursion ship in regular service on Lake Starnberg . The ship is operated by Bayerische Seenschifffahrt . It has 800 seats on three decks and a large saloon with a gallery. The construction costs amounted to around 5 million euros.
history
The ship was built under construction number 169 at the Lux shipyard in Niederkassel-Mondorf on the Rhine. It took from May 4, 2004 sea trials and was on May 19 of that year by Sybille Faltlhauser, the wife of the then Finance Minister Kurt Faltlhauser , baptized . Only on the third attempt did the champagne bottle break on the ship.
The Starnberg was after more than 43 years, the first newly built ship, which was placed on the Starnberg Lake in service. There was no immediate predecessor of the same name: The saloon steamer Wittelsbach , built in 1886 , whose name had been changed to Starnberg at the time of the Soviet Republic , was withdrawn from service and scrapped soon after the Second World War .
The new Starnberg is equipped with some reminiscences of the history of shipping on Lake Starnberg. In the bar area, behind glass pictures , you can see the 17th century ship Bucentaur . In addition, like the Bucentaur , the Starnberg has a figure of Neptune on the bow. Starnberg's Neptune is cast from bronze , weighs 200 kg and is 2.20 m high. He has a trident in his hand and is accompanied by a dolphin. The work of art comes from Friedrich Schelle .
The catamaran only has a shallow draft. A central staircase connects the main deck and the gallery. The ship has, among other things, a café on the sun deck and is equipped with stair lifts. Up to 30 bicycles can be taken on board.
The Starnberg was used as a filming location for the episode Bridesmaid overboard of the TV series Hubert without Staller .
Accidents
On May 23, 2004, just four days after the (unsuccessful) christening, the Starnberg crashed at 10:46 am during a turning maneuver against the promenade in Berg . In the accident, 22 of the 141 passengers were slightly injured and the catamaran itself was seriously damaged. The damage was estimated at 80,000 euros. Despite the damage, the ship was able to call at the Starnberg home port independently .
In May 2015 the ship drove against the wooden bollards at Ambacher Steg. The reason was a technical defect in the electronic control system.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lux-Werft Niederkassel-Mondorf ( pictures of Starnberg )
- ^ FGS Starnberg. (No longer available online.) Binnenschifferforum.de, archived from the original on January 4, 2014 ; accessed on January 16, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b From flagship to shipwreck. sueddeutsche.de, May 24, 2004, accessed on February 29, 2012 .
- ^ Ship damage on the Starnberger See (Written question from the MP Ludwig Wörner). Bay. State Parliament, May 25, 2004, accessed on February 29, 2012 .
- ↑ Launch of the ship on Lake Starnberg on the MS Starnberg. Ganz-muenchen.de, May 19, 2004, accessed on February 29, 2012 .
- ↑ Bayerische Seeschiffahrt - The MS Starnberg: Flagship of the Bayerische Seeschiffahrt on the Starnberger See , on www.ganz-muenchen.de
- ^ "MS Starnberg" crashed into the promenade. welt.de, May 24, 2004, accessed on February 29, 2012 .
- ^ "Starnberg" in the repair dock. In: sueddeutsche.de. June 8, 2015, accessed September 9, 2018 .
