Can anyone tell me a brief history of the Elbe paddlesteamer Bohemia. I am going to get a Pelikan kit from Puffin Models for my son at christmas, ( keep him quiet for a while). We like to know a bit about the history of the boats we build. All I can find out is a short service life from 1851 to either 1856 or 1864 and the engine is in the Deutsches Museum in Dresden. I have contacted them but have yet to have a reply. Has anyone got any pictures or information as to what happened to the rest of the boat? or its history.

Regards
Daryl

Hi Daryl,

the only information i have found is,

Shipyard:      Ruston&Co Prag
Build in:        1841
Length:         37.17 Meters
Width:           4.93 Meters
Draught:        0,34m empty/ 0.47m Max Load
Passengers:   150
Horsepower:  30
Out of service in 1856, scraped

Unfortunately no plans or photos.

Kind regards Hans

Thank you very much for all the details, if the hull I am getting is 900mm the scales works out at 1/41.3 a strange scale which looks like 'box' scale.

This may seem a silly question but the service life of bohemia seemed to me very short. Is this typical of the PS or the era or were there other reasons as to why it only lasted 15 years.

Many thanks to everyone for all there help and information.

Very best regards
Daryl

 

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Thank you very much for all the details, if the hull I    am getting is 900mm the scales works out at 1/41.3 a strange scale which looks    like 'box' scale.

This may seem a silly question but the service life    of bohemia seemed to me very short. Is this typical of the PS or the era or    were there other reasons as to why it only lasted 15 years.  
I don't think iron hulls were as durable as the later    steel ones  
   
Many thanks to everyone for all there help and    information.

Very best regards
Daryl



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