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Lake
Thun,
Switzerland
Paddle steamer Blumlisalp
(1906-1971, but reactivated in 1992) was the only full saloon paddle
steamer built for Lake Thun. The large motor ship era began in 1954
with the introduction of the Jungfrau, which was later moved to Lake Brienz.
Historical
Paddle Steamers
Paddle steamers originally built as flat deck but later converted to half-saloon configuration
Helvetia
(1889-1959)
Bubenberg (1874-1962 : Scrapped
1963)
Beatus (1871-1963 - Scrapped 1964)
Earlier paddle steamers
Neptun (1862-70 : bought second hand
primarily as a tug but used on occasions for passenger service)
Stadt Bern (1861-1955 - scrapped in
1956)
Stadt Thun (1856-1924 - scrapped in
1929)
Niesen (1843-99)
Schiff Matti (1843-55 : Built 1839 as Giessbach on Lake Brienz. Renamed
Helvetia in 1846)
Bellevue (1835-42 - Transferred to Lake
Brienz as DS Faulhorn)
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Die
Geschichte der Schiffahrt auf dem Thuner- und
Brienzersee
By Erich Liechti, Jurg Meister and Josef Gwerder
Published in 1986 ** by Ott Verlag, Thun
ISBN 3-7225-6334-8
Ship-by-ship chronologies, copiously illustrated and including line
diagrams of vessel layouts.
** An updated edition was published in 2022
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