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MPV Helvetie (1926)
Operating Area : Lake Geneva, Switzerland
 

MPV Helvetie, laid up since early 2002, seen on September 9th, 2000 leaving Villeneuve

Built 1926 by Sulzer Brothers at Winterthur, Switzerland
Engines: 1400 HP, three-cylinder Diagonal Uniflow by Sulzer, replaced by 1600 HP MAN diesel / Elin-Weicz electrical unit in 1975-77
Length : 73.8 metres
Entered service in 1926
Reengined 1976-77 with unit from the Danube tug "Goliath" (built 1914, ex-steamer dieselised in 1954)
Retainer her "steamer" funnel after conversion
Machinery unreliability meant that she has spent much of her life "in reserve"
Out of service since March 2002 with no sailing certificate due to electrical problems

Her original engines are preserved at the Musee du Leman at Nyon

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In 1988, the "unreliable" Helvetie was the spare vessel and spent much of her time tied up at Geneva

Helvetie is now tied up long-term at the CGN dock at Ouchy and is seen here in September 2005.

CGN has no place for her in their timetable and any available cash is earmarked for other projects.....

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