Stadt Rapperswil (ship, 1914)
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The Paddle steamship Stadt Rapperswil is the younger of the two remaining steam paddle ships on Lake Zürich. Stadt Rapperswil was built in 1914 by Escher, Wyss & Cie. in Zürich for the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft. In contrast to most other Swiss paddle steamers, the most striking features of this vessel and its sister ship Stadt Zürich (1909) are a short smoke stack, and a spacious 1st class upper deck. The sister ships differ externally only minimally: In front, Stadt Rapperswil has a crossed flag mast. Her 1st class is more luxurious than her sister ship's, recognizable by mahogany and pear tree panelling, and an elaborate staircase to the upper 1st class deck.
Stadt Rapperswil in 2009 | |
History | |
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Switzerland | |
Name | Stadt Rapperswil |
Namesake | Rapperswil (SG) |
Operator | Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft |
Route | Zürich-Rapperswil-Zürich |
Builder | Escher, Wyss & Cie. |
Launched | May 29, 1914 |
Homeport | Zürich-Wollishofen |
Status | in service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Steamboat |
Type | Paddle steamer |
Displacement | 260 tonnes[1] |
Length | 59.10 m |
Beam | 13.50 m |
Draught | 7.00 m |
Installed power | 365 kW (500 PS) |
Propulsion | |
Speed | 27 km/h (15 kn) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 2 |
Capacity | 750 |
Crew | 6 |
Sensors and processing systems | Radar, Echo sounding, GPS |