Victoria (ship, 1839)

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Victoria
Victoria paddle steamer in Koblenz after reconstruction in 1881
Victoria paddle steamer in Koblenz after reconstruction in 1881
Ship data
flag Prussia KingdomKingdom of Prussia Prussia German Empire
German EmpireThe German Imperium 
Ship type Smooth decker for people and goods
home port Cologne
Owner Prussian-Rhenish Steamship Company
Shipping company DGNM
Shipyard Miller, Ravenhill & Cie, London
building-costs 66,000 thalers
Order 1837
Launch 1839
Commissioning October 5, 1839
Decommissioning April 30, 1906
Whereabouts Wrecked in 1912
Ship dimensions and crew
length
54.86 m, after conversion 57.6 m ( Lüa )
width 12.57 m
Draft Max. 0.89-1.3 m
displacement 299 tons empty
Machine system
machine Two-cylinder low-pressure composite steam engine
indicated
performance
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210 hp (154 kW)
propeller 2 paddle wheels with 16 paddles, 4.72 m diameter
Transport capacities
Load capacity 86, after renovation 139 dw
Permitted number of passengers 200

The paddle steamer Victoria was the first iron-built paddle steamer for the Steamship Company for the Lower and Middle Rhine (DGNM) and the shipping company's sixth ship.

construction

The steamship Victoria was a smooth-decker for the transport of goods and people. It was designed by the English designer Thomas Ditchburn from the Miller, Ravenhill & Cie . Built in London-Greenwich . The steam engine was a two-cylinder low-pressure balancing machine from the executing shipyard. The suitcase kettle had 88.4 m² of heating surface and generated a steam pressure of 1.05 kp / cm².

The iron hull in the lower deck had a sailor's apartment in front, behind it a cabin with 30 passenger beds, a toilet and a companionway to the main deck. Adjacent to this was the forward cargo hold and amidships the engine and boiler room. In the stern there was another hold, a large cabin, toilets and a staircase. The stern was designed as a pavilion.

The front main deck was an open deck with a mast and a cargo boom for receiving goods. In the superstructures above the paddle wheels there were utility rooms, crew quarters, a kitchen and toilets. The chimney was behind the wheel arches, the aft deck was covered with an awning and provided with a second loading mast. The elevated steering position was at the stern.

history

After the ceremonial handover of the ship in London , the Victoria reached Düsseldorf on July 24, 1839 . Malfunctions on the steam engine that occurred during the journey were repaired by the designer Miller, who had traveled from London. On August 12, 1839, the festive ascent with members of the management to Mainz took place. Return to Düsseldorf on August 15th, the journey time was eleven and a half hours. After commissioning on August 18, the Victoria was used as planned between Düsseldorf and Mainz.

From March 1848 to the end of 1848 the Victoria was temporarily confiscated and used as a troop transport between Cologne and the Upper Rhine during the March Revolution . On June 24, 1849, the regular service between Mainz and Mannheim was resumed.

Shipyard times

In spring 1881 the Victoria was repaired and rebuilt on the slipway of the Ewald Berninghaus shipyard in Duisburg . The ship was lengthened to 57.60 m and a new drive system was installed. The new, oscillating compound steam engine from Escher-Wyss ( Zurich ) produced 420 PSi and the new drum boiler with 188 m² heating surface generated a pressure of six kp / cm². The paddle wheels were renewed and were equipped with eleven eccentric blades. The navigating bridge with the open wheelchair was moved over the wheel cases. The conversion increased the load capacity to 139.1 tons. From September 29, the ship was used again as planned. A general overhaul took place in 1892, followed by another overhaul in the winter of 1902/03 at the Gebrüder Sachsenberg shipyard in Cologne-Deutz with the installation of a new steam boiler. After that, the Victoria was only used as a pure freight ship. On April 30, 1906, the ship was decommissioned and was a reserve ship in Düsseldorf. In 1912 it was sold and scrapped.

Accidents

  • November 2, 1840: Around 8 p.m. the ship collided with the mountain steamer Drusus of the Dutch Rijn-IJssel Society below Zons , causing the Drusus to suffer severe damage; two people died.
  • August 27, 1842: Collision with PRDG ship No. 14 near Koblenz-Wallersheim , where the PRDG ship was severely damaged and the Victoria only slightly damaged.
  • October 1, 1849: The Victoria sank a military night with 15 soldiers on board due to strong waves in Kapellen-Stolzenfels ; eight soldiers drowned.
  • September 20, 1859: Ground contact with subsequent water ingress near Bingen . The leak was sealed and the ship was towed to the L. Smit & Zoon shipyard in Kinderdijk for repairs.
  • March 6, 1861: accident in the descent with the ship bridge in Düsseldorf.
  • September 15, 1880: Collision with a coal barge that was unlit in the fairway; the boat sank.
  • June 27, 1884: Accident in Koblenz with a raft.

literature

  • Georg Fischbach: The ships of the KD (a detailed list on over 1000 pages with many historical and current photos of all ships of the KD from 1826 to 2005). Publisher: Self-published, available from KD Cologne.
  • Hans Rindt: The ships of the Cologne-Düsseldorfer then and now. Editor Gunter Dexheimer.