Swiss and Italian Paddle Steamer Fleets Summary Page

Latest known "status" of all active paddle steamers
Click here for further details of the individual paddle steamers including latest advised information about sailings for the next few days also information on other non-operational/privately owned paddle steamers still on/near the lakes alternatively 'click' on the name of any paddle steamer below with pictures of every paddle steamer also the latest "status" of every vessel together with "next sailings" information This large detailed page may be a little slow loading on some brousers, but it does contain a wealth of additional information, including numerous links and pictures
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Lake	Date entered service	Paddle steamer name	Latest Passenger capacity	Notes
Lake Brienz	1914	PS Lötschberg	560 (previously 800)	Winter Lay-up
Lake Geneva	1904	PS Montreux	560 (previously 700)	Winter Lay-up
	1907	MPV Vevey	560 (previously 750)	In service
	1908	MPV Italie	560 (previously 800)	In service
	1910	PS La Suisse	850 (previously 1200)	Winter Lay-up
	1914	PS Savoie	600 (previously 800)	Winter Lay-up
	1920	PS Simplon	1,000	In Ouchy dock undertaking major repairs  following her breakdown/damage on Thursday 28th March 2024
	1926	MPV Helvétie	1,400	'Long-term' laid-up at Geneva - pending a major re-build
	1927	PS Rhône	600 (previously 850)	In service
Lake Luzern	1901	PS Uri	800	In service
	1902	PS Unterwalden	800	Winter Lay-up
	1906	PS Schiller	800	Winter Lay-up
	1913	PS Gallia	900	Winter Lay-up
	1928	PS Stadt Luzern	1,200	Winter Lay-up
Lake Neuchâtel	1912	PS Neuchâtel	300	Winter Lay-up
Lake Thun	1906	PS Blümlisalp	1,000	Winter Lay-up
Lake Zurich	1909	PS Stadt Zürich	750	Winter Lay-up
	1914	PS Stadt Rapperswil	750	Winter Lay-up
Lake Konstanz (Germany)	1913	PS Hohentwiel	700	In service please e-mail me if you see the PS in service any date during 2024 or if you have any information/photos from any earlier year
Lake Como (Italy)	1926	PS Concordia	600	In service please e-mail me if you see the PS in service any date during 2024 or if you have any information/photos from any earlier year
	1926	PS Patria	900	Laid-up at Como undertaking a major re-build by the NLC
Lake Garda (Italy)	1903	MPV G Zanardelli	500	Winter Lay-up please e-mail me if you saw the MPV in service any date during 2024 or earlier
	1908	MPV Italia	600	Winter Lay-up please e-mail me if you saw the MPV in service any date during 2024 or earlier
Lake Maggiore (Italy)	1904	PS Piemonte	440	In dock - major re-build please e-mail me if you saw the PS in service any date during 2023 or earlier
** - Please advise me if you know anything different

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Lake Thun

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