16 Facts About Paddle steamer

Paddle steamer is a steamship or steamboat powered by a steam engine that drives paddle wheels to propel the craft through the water.

Paddle steamer wheels continue to be used by small, pedal-powered paddle boats and by some ships that operate tourist voyages.

Three types of paddle wheel steamer are stern-wheeler, with a single wheel on the rear, a side-wheeler with one on each side, and an inboard with the paddlewheel mounted in a recess amidship.

Paddle steamer tugs were frequently operated with clutches in, as the lack of passengers aboard meant that independent paddle movement could be used safely and the added maneuverability exploited to the full.

Paddle steamer services continued into the mid-20th century, when ownership of motor cars finally made them obsolete except for a few heritage examples.

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Paddle steamer later operated his ship as a river packet on the Seine, between Paris and Le Havre.

Paddle steamer wheelers are still in operation on some lakes in Southern Bavaria, such as Diessen on Ammersee, built in 1908 and converted to a diesel system in 1975.

In Lac D'Annecy an almost intact paddle steamer called la France, resting on an even keel, can be visited by advanced divers.

Paddle steamer was built, like most of its Swiss counterparts by Escher-Wyss in 1909 and ran a regular line around Lac d'Annecy.

Paddle steamer's owner had moored her some distance from the shore to save quay fees and she sprung an ice related leak and sunk in March 1971.

Paddle steamer went out of service in 1981 but is open as a static museum ship and restoration is ongoing subject to funding.

Paddle steamer is powered by an authentic steam engine, dating back to 1906.

Replica paddle steamer Curlip was constructed in Gippsland, Australia, and launched in November 2008.

Paddle steamer was acquired by the National Museum of Australia in 1984, restored to full working order, and is berthed as an exhibit outside the Museum at a wharf on the Acton Peninsula, Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra.

Paddle steamer sank at her moorings in 1952, and remained in the mud until raised by volunteers and restored to begin operations again in 2000.

Paddle steamer tugs were able to more easily make use of the inherent advantage of side wheel paddle propulsion, having the option to disconnect the clutches that connected the paddle drive shafts as one.