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Winkelried (ex - Helvetia)
Built
in 1876 by Escher-Wyss at Zurich
Engines : Twin diagonal
Dimensions : 42 metres - lengthened to 46 metres in 1897
Built in 1876 for use on the
Zugersee as Helvetia
In 1884 the Zugersee shipping company came under the control of the
operators on the neighbouring Lake Lucerne
Dismantled at Zug and taken on land at Buonas in May 1887
Hull split in two and taken overland to Luzern during the nights of
5/6 and 15/16 July
Lengthened, engines compounded, reboilered and given new deck
saloons
Reentered service on April 9th 1898 as Winkelried
Wheelhouse added in 1906
Converted to oil burning in the winter of 1919/1920 ; the first lake
Lucerne steamer to be so converted
Although technically a success she was restored to coal firing due to
the lack of available back-up support
Taken out of service in 1954 after 1763357 kilometres of service
Held in reserve until 1960 and dismantled in 1961
The hull survived for a further period as a pile-driver and was
employed on lakeside road building projects
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