Paddle steamer on the River Elbe, Germany
This paddle steamer entered service in 1886 as Konigin Carola. Renamed Diesbar (1919), Pillnitz (1927), Weltfrieden (1952) and Pillnitz (again, 1993) Used to evacuate people from Hamburg during World War II Withdrawn in 1979 with boiler trouble but returned to work after general reconditioning in 1983. Further reconditioning in 1992/93 The Saxon Paddlesteamer company (Sächsische Dampfschiffahrt) has the oldest and biggest paddle steamer fleet in the world. It consists of nine wheel steamers, two salon ships and two motor ships two, many of them over 130 years old, and one of them, the Diesbar, still even coal-fired.
Size: 5025px × 3350px
Location: Königstein, Saxony, Germany
Photo credit: © 2ebill / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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