|
De Rijn (1825)
''De Rijn'' was an early Dutch, and later Prussian steamboat that plied the Rhine. On 17 October 1825 she was renamed Friedrich Wilhelm. In 1829 she was renamed ''Prinz Friedrich von Preußen'', and in 1831 Prins Frederik. De Rijn was the fourth German steamboat that provided regular service on the Rhine. Boat characteristics The Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij was a shipping line with two executives. The engineer and former navy officer Gerhard Moritz Roentgen (1795–1852) was the executive responsible for its fleet. NSM was sponsored by King William I of the Netherlands, but in return he expected NSM to further the establishment of an infrastructure to build and operate steamships. NSM designed the engines and hull of De Rijn. John Cockerill (company, 1825–1955), Cockerill built the engines, and Hoogendijk shipyard in Capelle aan den IJssel built the hull. In September 1825, someone in Cologne gave the dimensions of ''De Rijn'' as long with a beam of . As NSM used t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhine
), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland , source1_coordinates= , source1_elevation = , source2 = Rein Posteriur/Hinterrhein , source2_location = Paradies Glacier, Graubünden, Switzerland , source2_coordinates= , source2_elevation = , source_confluence = Reichenau , source_confluence_location = Tamins, Graubünden, Switzerland , source_confluence_coordinates= , source_confluence_elevation = , mouth = North Sea , mouth_location = Netherlands , mouth_coordinates = , mouth_elevation = , progression = , river_system = , basin_size = , tributaries_left = , tributaries_right = , custom_label = , custom_data = , extra = The Rhine ; french: Rhin ; nl, Rijn ; wa, Rén ; li, Rien; rm, label= Sursilvan, Rein, rm, label= Sutsilvan and Surmiran, Ragn, rm, label=Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader and Puter, Rain; it, Reno ; gsw, Rhi(n), inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
