VLTAVA paddle steamer

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VLTAVA paddle steamer

Post by aukepalmhof » Wed May 02, 2018 9:05 pm

Steamships of Europe by Alistair Deayton gives for the VLTAVA:
Built as a paddle steamer in 1940 by the Ustecka Lod. Usti (Aussiger Schiffswerft, Aussig) and completed at the Praga yard for OSD..
Launched as MOLDAU.
Dim. 54.0 x 5.1/9.1m.
Engine: compound diagonal CKD, Prague, 150 hp. Coal fired.
650 passengers.
Built for the service between Prague to the Slapy Dam on the River Vlatava.
1945 Renamed in VLTAVA.
She was built as the prototype for a class of six sisters, but in the event only one further steamer LABE, was built. Her upper deck was added in 1960 but removed in 1961 because of stability problems.
1979 Converted to oil-firing.

Czech Post.gives by the issues.
The paddle steamer VLTAVA is the last of the two vintage steamers on the Vltava River. The other one is the VYSEHRAD steamer. Even after a few complete refurbishments, it has retained its unmistakable historical charm, making it a favourite place for weddings, corporate events, but also an unusual environment for conferences or teambuilding events. The paddle steamer VLTAVA was launched in the Prague shipyards in 1940 as a passenger ship. It was placed on the list of Czech cultural heritage at a ceremony held in 2013. In 1991, it was rebuilt into a restaurant steamer. The output of the steam engine of the VLTAVA steamer is 112.5 kW (150 hp)

Czech Republic 2018 A mail sg?, scott?
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