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Bodensee
(Lake Constance), Austrian
Fleet
Lake
Constance is bordered by Switzerland, Germany and Austria with each
country operating its own fleets but visiting "foreign" ports. The
Austrian State Railways opened a service from Bregenz to the German
port of Konstanz on September 15th, 1884. Despite only having a short
coastline on the lake, Austria has maintained its presence on the
lake, with a fleet of traditional motor vessels. The last paddler, PS
Stadt Bregenz was built in 1910 and had a life of 55
years.
Above : Stadt Bregenz, the final design of paddle steamer for Austrian services
Source : Vorarlberger Landesmuseum : Risch-Lau postcard. Published cropped under CC Licence : https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en
HISTORICAL PADDLE STEAMERS -
Austria
Austria
(1884-1926, renamed Bezau in 1919)
Habsburg (1884-1919,
renamed Schruns in 1919)
Kaiser Franz Josef
(1885-1937, renamed Dornbirn in 1919)
Kaiserin Elisabeth
(1887-1954, renamed Bludenz in 1919)
Kaiserin Maria
Theresia (1892-1932, renamed Feldkirch in 1919)
Stadt Bregenz
(1910-1965)
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