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Lake steamers and other boats on Lake Geneva (lac Léman)

The Rhône

The Rhône (built 1927, 67.8m long) coming into Nyon at 1 p.m., 26 July 2007

The transcendentally beautiful fleet of Lake Geneva "Belle Epoque" steamers are presently being renovated and fundraising is well under way. They are

SS Montreux, built in 1904, 67.8m long, renovated 2001
MS Vevey, built in 1907, 65.5m long, needs complete renovation
MS Italie, built in 1908, 65.5m long, needs complete renovation
SS La Suisse, built in 1910, 78m long, needs renovation within 15 years
SS Savoie, built in 1914, 67.8m long, presently being renovated
SS Simplon, built 1915-1920, partly renovated 2005, 78m long, needs renovation 2015
SS Rhône, built 1927, 67.8m long, needs total renovation 2015
Helvétie, built 1926, 78.5m long, out of service since 2002 awaiting renovation

If you want to send money, visit the Web site http://www.vapeurs-leman.com/.

The Rhône in July 2007

The Rhône picking up the afternoon tourist crowd, 2007

The Rhône preparing to cast off, with the NaviBus Coppet waiting to get in to the dock just behind it.

The official Web site for the Lake Geneva navigation company is at http://www.cgn.ch.

Tons of additional pictures of and information on the ships on Lake Geneva are on Ian Boyle's site, http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/CGN5.html

Feedback and suggestions are welcome if positive, resented if negative, Dwight Peck at . All rights reserved, all wrongs avenged. Posted 31 October 2007.

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