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Propeler (ex-Tytanic, ex-Zlata Rybka Restaurant, ex-Devin, ex-Dunaj, ex-Taban,
ex-Dunaj, es-Bratislava, ex-LB III, ex-Donau)
Propeler
in 2009 : photo courtest of Zsolt Szabo
Built in 1911 by Ruthof at Deggendorf,
Germany
Compound diagonal engines i
Length : 33.5 metres
Built for the cross-Danube ferry service from Bratislava
(then also known as Pozsony in Hungarian) to Petrzalka , sailing for MFTR, the
Royal Hungarian Steamship Company
After World War I and independence from
Austria-Hungary was registered with the Czechoslovakian Company Propelorovy
Podnikand renamed "Bratislava"
Renamed "Dunaj" on change
of ownership in 1931
In 1938 she was taken over by the Hungarian Army and
transferred to Budapest for local ferry work to Margaret Island under the name
"Taban"
Restored to Czechoslovakian ownership after world war,
restored to the Bratislava ferry service and called "Dunaj" once more.
Renamed
"Devin" in 1952 and remained in service until 1960
Bought by the
food shop chain Potraviny and opened as a fish restaurant with the name "Zlata
Rybka" in Bratislava in 1968
In 1972 she was sold to the tour operating
company Javorina
Severely damaged in a fire
In 1978 she became the clubhouse
for a rowing club and moored alongside the Danube until 1994
Under new ownership
(the Lachimslov Company) she was re-fitted with enclosed saloon on the after
end of the main deck and then served as a night club called "Tytanic"
from 1998
Re-sold in 200 and remained as a night club with the name "Propeler
XXS", but after a year she was condemned by the Health & Safety Authorities.
Moved
to a place near Nove Pristavisko on the Danube close to Bratislava and has been
deteriorating in condition ever since
For photos, please see Zsolt Szabo's 2009 collection on
the Picasa site on this link : http://picasaweb.google.com/tehtube/GSPROPELER#
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