PS Genève - Compagnie Générale de Navigation sur le lac Léman (CGN)

This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Compagnie Générale de Navigation sur le lac Léman (CGN) steamer Genève. There is a table of all CGN individual ship histories on the CGN Header Page. Genève was the first of the Sulzer Brothers Belle Époque steamers, delivered in 1896, acting as prototype for all the following CGN paddle steamers. She was ordered for the express service, working opposite Mont Blanc (later La Suisse (1) and Evian). Genève was the scene of the death of Elisabeth of Bavaria ('Sissi') on the 10th September 1898. The wounded Empress, who had been stabbed ashore, boarded the ship, where her condition was seen to be life-threatening, and Genève turned around to return her to the Hôtel Beau-Rivage, where she died shortly afterwards. On the 3rd May 1928, near Pully, Genève collided with the Rhône. The left anchor of Genève became entangled into the rigging of the Rhône, breaking her bowsprit and her figurehead, and snapping the top of the fore-mast. A passenger was killed by a falling piece of the fore-mast. Genève was the first large CGN vessel to be dieselised, receiving twin diesels and electric generator/motor machinery in 1933-34. This proved to be very successful and was used in five subsequent conversions using just a single diesel (except for the larger Helvétie which again had two). Genève was withdrawn following the delivery of Chablais in 1974, but remains in existence at Geneva as a centre for the socially disadvantaged, but also acts as a cafe/restaurant. She used to run to Ouchy under her own power occasionally for hull inspections, but I do not know if this is still possible. Following the demolition of the Major Davel, Genève is the oldest surviving steam paddle steamer of CGN.

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