Etzel (ship) explained

The MS Etzel is a preserved motor ship on Lake Zürich in Switzerland. She was built for the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (Lake Zurich Navigation Company) in 1934, and operated for them until she was retired in 2001. She is now owned and operated by the Etzel society, a society specifically created to preserve her.[1]

The Etzel is named after the Etzel, a mountain overlooking Lake Zurich. She was built by Escher Wyss & Cie., has an overall length of, an overall width of, and a capacity of 150 passengers.[2]

The Etzel is available for charter. The society which owns the ship also organises occasional excursions aboard the vessel.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MS Etzel . German . MS Etzel . 2012-03-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120110105247/http://www.msetzel.ch/136/Startseite.html . 2012-01-10 . dead .
  2. Web site: MS Etzel - Technical Data . German . MS Etzel . 2012-04-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120110110206/http://www.msetzel.ch/207/Das_Schiff/Technische_Daten.html . 2012-01-10 . dead .
  3. Web site: MS Etzel - motor boat . Zürichsee Tourism . 2012-04-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120416072422/http://www.zuerichsee.ch/en/page.cfm/ExperiencesRZ/Excursions/1061 . 2012-04-16 . dead .

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