Piemonte

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PS Piemonte (ex - Regina Madre)

Operating Area : Lake Maggiore, Italy

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Piemonte at Arona in 2006 - photo by kind courtesy of Olivier Bachmann

Builders : Escher, Wyss & Cie, Zurich (Switzerland)
Engines : Compound Diagonal by the builders
Length : 51.2 metres

Entered service : 1904
Renamed Piemonte in 1948
Out of service 1961-1965 and 1973-1974 for refurbishment:
Saw little use, being tied up at the NLM dockyard at Arona and maintained in good condition
After a cruise in October 2001 she was slipped for necessary attentions to hull and wheels
Work progressed slowly due to lack of money and it was not until 2006 when she returned to service


Come aboard the newly refurbished Piemonte.........	See the gleaming engines..........	Dine in the pristine restaurant..................

All photos by courtesy of Olivier Bachmann

Full Photograph series available on the full database / CD

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