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PS
Mainz
PS Mainz moored in Mannheim in
1987 in her role as an industrial museum.
Built in 1927 by
Christof Ruthof at Mainz
Length : 83.6 metres
Machinery - Compound diagonal
Operated by the
Koln-Dusseldorfer line ("KD") the main operators of Rhine day cruise
steamers
Reboilered in 1955 to become oil burning
Sank in June 1956 after a collision near Koblenz
Raised and refitted by Berninghaus at Cologne and was back in service
in 1957
Withdrawn in 1980 after technical problems
Transferred in 1985 to Mannheim and opened in October 1986 as a
museum of Rhine shipping and industry
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