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PS G Zanardelli (ex - Giuseppe Zanardelli)
Operating Area : Lake Garda, Italy
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G Zanardelli at Desenzano Del Garda on the morning of 25/7/07 : photo by courtesy of Tony Jarram
Builders : Escher, Wyss & Cie, Zurich (Switzerland)
Engines : Compound Diagonal by builders replaced by Diesel-hydraulic drive in 1980
Length : 48.65 metres
Entered service : 1903
Damaged in an air attack in 1944 and out of service until 1950
Withdrawn again in 1959
Back in service in 1969 with enclosed upper deck
Ran aground in October 1977 near Moderno, sustaining severe damage to the hull
Returned to service in 1983 with a diesel unit in place of her steam engines as an economy measure
Zanardelli now sees little service except during August of each year

Detail of G Zanardelli at Peschiera in 1990 in a photo kindly supplied by
Chris Miles
Lighthouse Creative Inc

G Zanardelli makes a rare appearance in 2008 : Seen on June 22nd off Bardolino. Photo courtesy of Jim McCreery
 

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