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Beskydy sternpaddler
Paddlemex:
I found this video of the rescue of a stalled cargo ship on the Elbe river in Dresden, Germany.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtiNuiZ5_8w
The interesting part is that the helping tug is a modern looking sternwheeler. The first time she appears at 2:50 and then several more times.
I googeled the name of the tug Beskydy and found some intersting information: Built in 1956 (I wasn't aware they built paddelers way into the '50s) in Chech Republic as part of a 12 ship lot. Three are said to be still existing, but I couldn't find any info on the other two.
Powered by a 550hp Skoda diesel. I found contradictory info on the number of cylinders; some say 6 others say 8.
The tug now is a museum ship available for rental and occasionally pulls cargo ships.
Looking further I found 2 videos of the working Breskydy.
Enjoy the sound:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayf127G1Wr4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLL7wBHpVng
Sounds more like a 6 cylinder to me.
Jurgen
Paddlemex:
If you look for Beskydy tug there are lots of videos on YT. I was surprised to find that many.
Here are 2 nice ones:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NquUB8ytZY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8kTlagU-zI
In the first one there are some views of the interior and the engine … and yes, it's a 6.
Jurgen
Hankwilliams:
An interesting vessel. Until end of 1920-tis this kind of sternwheeler were build with steam engines. Similar of the diesel engine the steam engine was installed forward and with very long pitmans inside the boat the rear paddles were driven. Unfortunalely no steam driven rear paddler in Europa is preserved.
The Hungarian Obuda shipyard until 1960 build two types of real steam driven sidewheel paddlers in great serials: The 732 class sidewheel tug and the 737 sidewheel passenger steamer of a lenght of 71 meters for use on Russian rivers. From the last types are a few protected, last 2 paddlers of this type operates until 2008 on river Lena.
Thomas
Hankwilliams:
May be one of this boats is again operating.
derekwarner_decoy:
Folks.......
One of the interesting design points of the Beskydy is her stern anchor
With the length of her long blade rudder, the Designers needed to have an anchor that hopefully would not foul the rudder blade
So from this the anchor deployment hawser was made on the Starboard side........this name as we know was indeed the opposite side to which vessels tied up to.....and naturally being the port or unloading structure on of the river or sea shore and following termed as Port
So even from this, it appears that this Beskydy was also designed to have the preference to tieup Port to Port
I have not seen such an example since days of earlier sail ships
Derek
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