Paddle Steamer Resources by Tramscape

PS Vltava
Operating Area : River Vltava, Prague, Czech Republic
Vltava in June 2004
Builders : Werft Heinrich at Aussig, completed at Praga yard, Prague
Engines : Compound Diagonal by CKD in Prague
Length : 54 metres
Entered service : 1941
Renamed Moldau once Germany took control of the area during World War II
Original name restored in 1945
Deck saloons fitted in 1960, but access to upper deck prohibited soon afterwards
Reboilered for oil fuel in 1979
A boiler explosion on May 1st, 1989 causing one death, put the vessel out of service
A new boiler was fitted in 1991 and Vltava was able to resume service in October of that year
Currently mainly used for charters

Vltava290804s-13.jpg

Vltava290804s-16.jpg

Vltava290804s-30.jpg
Nigel Clark took these photos on 29th August 2004 whilst cruising from Prague towards the Slapy Dam. Nigel was aboard a motor vessel which proceeded upstream alongside the paddler, sometimes ahead, sometimes behind allowing Nigel to take a range of shots of Vltava in varied scenery.

VLTAVA PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION

2004 (by Nigel Clark)

Return to

Paddle Steamer List
PPS-EVD Prague Passenger Shipping