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Chiemsee,
Bavaria, Germany
Chiemsee Schiffahrt
Ludwig Fessler KG
Seestrasse 108, D-83209 Prien am Chiemsee
Tel +49 (0) 80 51 60 90
www.chiemsee-schifffahrt.de
The
private shipping company established in 1846 by Josef Fessler to
inaugurate steamer services on this small lake in south-eastern
Bavaria,continues in operation, with services from Prien-Stock and a
number of other lakeside piers primarily to the islands of
Herreninsel and Fraueninsel, although complete lake tours are
offered. Herreninsel is the setting for the magnificent
Herrenchiemsee Castle, built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria, to which
tourists are conveyed by the small but well maintained motorised
paddler Ludwig Fessler or one of the screw propelled motor cruisers
of the fleet.
In 1927, Ludwig Fessler joined the 1887 paddler Luitpold in providing
the lake services. In 1969, Luitpold made way for new motor
tonnage.
Motor paddle Ship
Ludwig
Fessler
Historical Paddle Steamers
PS Luitpold
Engines have
been preserved in the German Technical Museum in Berlin
Click
here to see photos of the engines
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