Stadt Rapperswil (ship, 1914)
Stadt Rapperswil in 2009 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Switzerland | |
| Name | Stadt Rapperswil |
| Namesake | Rapperswil (SG) |
| Operator | Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft |
| Route | Zürich-Rapperswil-Zürich |
| Builder | Escher, Wyss & Cie. |
| Launched | May 29, 1914 |
| Homeport | Zürich-Wollishofen |
| Status | in service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Steamboat |
| Type | Paddle steamer |
| Displacement | 260 tonnes |
| Length | 59.10 m |
| Beam | 13.50 m |
| Draught | 7.00 m |
| Installed power | 365 kW (500 PS) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 27 km/h (15 kn) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 |
| Capacity | 750 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Sensors & processing systems | Radar, Echo sounding, GPS |
The Paddle steamship Stadt Rapperswil is the younger of the two remaining steam paddle ships on Lake Zürich. Stadt Rapperswil was built in 1914 by Escher, Wyss & Cie. in Zürich for the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft. In contrast to most other Swiss paddle steamers, the most striking features of this vessel and its sister ship Stadt Zürich (1909) are a short smoke stack, and a spacious 1st class upper deck. The sister ships differ externally only minimally: In front, Stadt Rapperswil has a crossed flag mast. Her 1st class is more luxurious than her sister ship's, recognizable by mahogany and pear tree panelling, and an elaborate staircase to the upper 1st class deck.