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john sefton
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Gisela

Post by john sefton » Tue Mar 19, 2013 9:47 pm

P.S. GISELA
"Gisela" is the name of a daughter of Emperor Franz Joseph I. The name was probably chosen for this ship because it has a "Kaiserkabine" (Emperor's Cabin), which was reserved for the members of the royal house of Habsburg. In the 18th century there was no adequate road from Gmunden to Ebensee, so the ship was the primary means of transportation to the summer residence in Bad Ischl.

Gisela's keel was laid in 1870 at Joseph Ruston's shipyard in Vienna. Then the ship was taken apart, brought to the Traunsee and re-assembled in 1871. Also the oscillating steam engine, built at the Prager Maschinenfabrik AG was installed at the Traunsee.

More than a century later 1980 was a sad year for Gisela. The ship was taken out of service because of material fatigue and necessary repairs were too expensive. Only private fund-raising by the "Friends of Gmunden" throughout Austria saved the ship from being scrapped. After a thorough restoration, the ship was put back into service in 1986. Today, Gisela's heart is the last oscillating compound steam engine in active service.
More information available at www.traunseeschiffahrt.at
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aukepalmhof
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Re: Gisela

Post by aukepalmhof » Tue Jun 04, 2013 3:28 am

Built as a paddle steamer at the yard of the Brit Joseph Ruston at Floridsdorf near Vienna, for his own account.
Then transported in sections to Rindbach near Ebensee/Traunsee where she was reassembled.
May 1870 commenced building.
June 1871 launched as the GISELA.
Displacement 187.5 ton, dim. 52.0 x 4.95m., beam over paddle boxes 9.35m., Draught empty 1.21m, loaded 1.50m.
1 Oscillating compound steam engine, manufactured by the Prager Maschinenfabrik AG in 1870, 120 hp, speed 12 knots, she got in 1907, 1939 and 1975 new boilers.
Did have place for 501 passengers and 6 crew.

His cousin John Ruston took later over the service, when he was interned during World War I the GISELA was taken over by Rudolph Ippisch, 1953 his son took over.
When he died the Eder family took over the ownership in 1976.
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Re: Gisela

Post by aukepalmhof » Sun Jun 22, 2014 10:05 am

175 Years ago, the first steamship navigated lake Attersee.
Steamship "SOPHIA" officially started operating on 15 May 1839. Our new stamp features "GISELA", one of the world's oldest steamships.

Austria 2014 0.60 Euro sg?, scott?

Austria Post web-site.
United Nations 2017 0.68 Euro sg?, scott?
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