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MS ''Genève'' is the oldest paddle ship of 
In 1973, ''Genève'' was taken out of commission and sold for scrap. The next year, she was purchased by an "Association pour le Bateau ''Genève''" for 75 000 CHF, and moored at Eaux-Vives dock. She is now unserviceable, but still afloat. During the summer months, the vessel is used as a restaurant, the ''Buvette du Bateau''.
The name ''Genève'' was taken by a CGN swift boat on 31 October 2007.
Association pour le Bateau "Genève"
Association des amis des bateaux à vapeur du Léman (ABVL)
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. Originally a steamship, she became diesel powered in the 1930s.
''Genève'' was built in 1896 by Sulzer for the Compagnie Générale de Navigation sur le lac Léman (CGN). She was launched for the Swiss national exhibition in Geneva.
''Genève'' was the scene of the assassination of Elisabeth of Bavaria on 10 September 1898. Elizabeth was stabbed just before boarding the vessel in Geneva to travel to Montreux
Montreux (, , ; frp, Montrolx) is a Swiss municipality and town on the shoreline of Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps. It belongs to the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, and has a population of approximat ...
. The wounded Empress, came on board and the boat departed. But her condition was soon seen to be life-threatening, and ''Genève'' turned around to return her to the Hôtel Beau-Rivage, where she died shortly afterwards.
On 3 May 1928, near Pully, ''Genève'' collided with the ''Rhône''. The left anchor of ''Genève'' became entangled in the rigging of the ''Rhône'', breaking her bowsprit and figurehead, and snapping the top of the foremast. A passenger was killed by a falling piece of the foremast.
In 1934, ''Genève'' went under a refit, where her steam machinery was replaced with diesel engines. She was the first CGN ship to be converted to diesel.
In 1973, ''Genève'' was taken out of commission and sold for scrap. The next year, she was purchased by an "Association pour le Bateau ''Genève''" for 75 000 CHF, and moored at Eaux-Vives dock. She is now unserviceable, but still afloat. During the summer months, the vessel is used as a restaurant, the ''Buvette du Bateau''.
The name ''Genève'' was taken by a CGN swift boat on 31 October 2007.
References
;Citations ;Bibliography * Jacques Christinat, ''Bateaux du Léman : deux siècles de navigation'', Cabédita, 2003.External links
Association pour le Bateau "Genève"
Association des amis des bateaux à vapeur du Léman (ABVL)
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