Lars Josefsson. Steamesteem

Steamship Skibladner from Gjøvik
Paddle steamer Skibladner
Built in 1856 at Motala Verkstad, Motala Sweden
Call sign Measures in meter Tonnage Engine
kW 		Speed
Knots
Length Beam Draught Gross Net
  50.29 5.05 1.6 206   446 12
Oil fired Scotch fire tube boiler. 12 bar
Triple expansion steam engine. New engine 1888

The oldest paddle steamship in the world?   Originally she didn't look like this.
One funnel has been removed and she has been lengthened by seven meters.

Steamship Skibladner
Paddle steamship Skibladner in gentle breeze on the lake Mjøsa, the largest lake of Norway.

Paddle steamer Skibladner from Gjøvik

© 2007 Lars Josefsson  Steamesteem in a computerized world Still sailing steamships with steam engines and steam boilers