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Wappen von Minden (ex -
Labe)
Built in 1940-49 by Praga
Shipyard, Lodenice, Prague
Engines : Compound Diagonal
Dimensions : 53.1 metres x 5.1 / 9.1 metres
Entered service nine
years after her kiel was laid as World War II intervened
Sailed for the Prague PPS company, primarily on the route from Prague
to the Slapy dam.
Aft Deck Saloon built in 1977
Withdrawn from service in 1987, retaining her coal fired boiler
Offered on long-term charter for use on the River Weser at
Minden,Germany
Sponsors were to be a company involved in local economic development
and youth training
Sank at her moorings in September 1997, spending four weeks
underwater putting the Minden venture temporarily in doubt
Taken to the Laubegast Yard at Dresden in 1998 for attention to the
hull and moved to Minden , arriving on November 1st
Refurbishment undertaken with the involvement unemployed young people
in Minden
Returned to service in 2001 under the name Wappen von
Minden.
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