Savoie

 

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Compagnie Générale de Navigation sur le lac Léman (CGN)

 

 

 

This page is one of a series devoted to postcards and photographs of the Compagnie Générale de Navigation sur le lac Léman (CGN) steamer Savoie. This page shows historic postcards of the Savoie, issued before WW2. Other Savoie pages are listed below. There is a table of all CGN individual ship histories on the CGN Header Page.

 

Savoie was delivered in 1914, a sister to Valais delivered the previous year. She was a 60 metre steamer, carrying 1100 passengers (later 1000) and powered by a 2-cylinder compound engine of 900hp. Savoie's speed was 27.5 kph. Her boilers were re-tubed in 1924, and she then reopened the daily Bouveret-Geneva-Bouveret return which had not run since the start of the First War. At the end of the 1962 season, Savoie was withdrawn requiring a new boiler. For many years previous to this, steamers had been rebuilt with diesel-electric installations when major boiler work was necessary. Work started in 1966 to replace the boilers, and she returned to service for the 1967 season. Many other changes were made, including repositioning the kitchen, and rearranging the restaurant to include a bar area, which was typically 1960s in style. It was hideous. She received a new, modern wheelhouse, the design of which was repeated on many other units in the fleet, to the detriment of their appearance. Her two main ventilators were repositioned much closer together. The small first class smoking room ("la rotonde") was opened out into main first class saloon, and a central exit door added to access the open upper foredeck.

 

Savoie received radar in 1980, and the first class areas were refurbished in 1984. Between 1985 and 1989, her engines were completely rebuilt. Plans to restore her restaurant to its original state were dropped for financial reasons. The ugly modern wheelhouse was replaced in 1990, by one of very similar appearance. In 1995, Savoie received further modifications, including a new funnel. The two main ventilators were moved apart again, and "la rotonde" was reinstated, separate access doors on each side replacing the central door added in 1967. In 2004, work began on a full restoration, paid for by the cantons of Vaud, Valais and Geneva. She was originally due to return to service in 2005, but I believe the emergency work to Simplon has delayed this until 2006. The intention was that she would take on the midday cruise, afternoon tour de petit-lac, and evening cruise, run in 2004 from Geneva by Vevey (or Lausanne in the peak season from mid-July to mid-August).

 

 

Savoie Pages:-

Savoie - Page 1 - Historic Postcards - this page!

Savoie - Page 2 - Modern Postcards

Savoie - Page 3 - Photographs

 

CGN Pages:-

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CGN - Page 1 - Paddle Steamers 1822-1886

CGN - Page 2 - Paddle Vessels 1887-2004

CGN - Page 3 - Screw Motor Vessels

CGN - Page 4 - The 2004 Fleet

 

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Postcard of Savoie.

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Postcard of Savoie at Evian-les-Bains.

 

Postcard of Savoie at Evian-les-Bains.

 

Postcard of Savoie at Evian-les-Bains, retouched with yellow funnel.

 

Post-WW2 card of Savoie at Montreux, with yellow funnel.

 

Pre-1962 postcard of Savoie at Geneva.

Savoie still has her traditional wheelhouse and original ventilator arrangement in this picture.

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Pre-1962 postcard of Savoie off the French coast.

Savoie still has her traditional wheelhouse and original ventilator arrangement in this picture.

 

Pre-1962 postcard of Savoie at Geneva.

Savoie still has her traditional wheelhouse and original ventilator arrangement in this picture.

Pierre Jaeger: 5624

 

 

One of a series of eight postcards showing each of the surviving paddle vessels, issued in 1998 for the 125th Anniversary of CGN. This one shows both historic and modern images of Savoie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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