KURORT RATHEN (Germany)

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D. v. Nieuwenhuijzen
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KURORT RATHEN (Germany)

Post by D. v. Nieuwenhuijzen » Thu Sep 29, 2016 7:26 pm

Built in 1896 by Werft Blasewitz, Dresden for Sächsische Dampfschiffahrts GmbH. Dresden as BASTEI.
Sidewheel river steamer, displacement:256 tons, L:57,15m. B:10,20m. Draught:0,81m. Cornish boiler, 2 cyl. oscillating compound engine with condensation by injection:140 hp. 10 km/h upstream, 15 km/h downstream, passengers:262.

1912 :Fitted with electrical illumination, the power being supplied by a 65 volt Lavall turbine.
1926 :Installation of a steam-powered rudder.
1927 - 1928 :The ship is reconstructed and an upper deck is added. The wooden buckets of the paddle wheels are replaced with steel buckets, the steamer receives a white paint scheme for the first time.
1956 :The name is changed to KURORT RATHEN.
1962 :The vessel receives a new electrical installation.
1968 :The upper deck is reconstructed and made of steel.
1974 :Collides with bridge pillar in Meissen.
1989 :Collides with bridge pillar in Meissen.
1993 - 1994 :Historically accurate reconstruction and return to service with a new boiler.

(Germany 2012, €0,40, private stamp)
Internet + Historic Ships, Norman J. Brouwer.
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