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PS "Pillnitz"

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PS “Pillnitz” was built in 1886 and is the sister-ship of PS “Meissen”. Generally the two steamers are very similar, even today. Enjoy the handsomely refurbished salons of PS “Pillnitz” and discover the magic of a past era.


Capacity:
Total: 254 | Inside: 124 (table seating) | Outside: 130 (covered: 130)
Main deck:
Front salon: 18 | Aft salon: 24
Lower deck:
Restaurant: 52 | Bistro: 30 | Bar: 12
Electric wheelchairs: not accessible
Folding wheelchairs: limited capacity for transport
limited capacity for transport
limited capacity for transport
PD Pillnitz
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Technical Data

Year of construction / Shipyard 1886, Dresden Blasewitz
Total length 65,7 meters
Paddle wheels 3 meters diameter, 11 steel buckets
Total width over paddle boxes 11,2 meters
Steam engine Oscillating two-cylinder compound engine with condensation by injection
Performance 230 HP
Boiler Lancashire boiler
Fuel Light heating oil, circa 120 liters per hour
Speed 8 km/h upstream
12 km/h downstream
Draught 80 cm
Crew Captain, 2 Seamen, Engineer
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SHIP CHRONOLOGY

1886 Launched as “Königin Carola”
1919 Name changed to PS “Diesbar”
1926 - 1927 Major reconstruction with the inclusion of an upper deck, name changed to PS “Pillnitz”
1943 Service during the war with a camouflage paint scheme. The steamer is used to evacuate people from Hamburg, following the bombings of the city
1945 The steamer sustains light damage during the bombing of the city
1952 Name changed to PS “Weltfrieden” (World Peace)
1963 - 1964 nstallation of a new electrical on-board system
1966 -s 1967 Repairs are made to the steam engine, a salon is added on the front deck
1979 The ship is taken out of service, due to a defective boiler
1981 - 1983 General overhaul, including a replacement of the boiler
1993 Historically accurate reconstruction, the name is changed back to PS “Pillnitz”
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