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- Code Number:
- TSPV03P12_09
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Paddle Sidewheel Steamer PS Gallia, Lake Lucerne, (Vierwaldstattersee), Switzerland, June 1968, 1960s
- Constructed by: Escher Wyss & Cie. at Zurich, Switzerland
Length: 62.85 meters (overall) Speed: 17 knots, 31 km/h - fastest Swiss paddler Engine: 2 cylinder compound diagonal engine - 700 and 1200 mm x 1400 mm stroke Wheel specs: 4.26 meters, 9 paddles 2.90 x 0.76 meters Entered service: 10/04/1913 Enclosed wheelhouse built: 1925 Taken out of service in 1979 for a major refit Last journey made on 23/09/2001 before undergoing its next major refit Relaunched: 01/04/2004
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