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 photographs of the Savoie. 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 At the end of the 1962 season, Savoie was withdrawn requiring a new boiler.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).
 
 
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Savoie
 
1984 Photographs
 
 
Savoie arriving at Ouchy prior to her day's services.
Compare to pictures taken in 1995 to see new wheelhouse and ventilator arrangement.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1984.
 
Savoie arriving at Ouchy prior to her day's services.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1984.
 
Savoie at Evian-les-Bains on her lunch cruise from Ouchy to Evian and Thonon.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1984.
 
Savoie leaving Evian-les-Bains for Thonon on her lunch cruise from Ouchy.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1984.
 
Savoie leaving Evian-les-Bains for Thonon on her lunch cruise from Ouchy.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1984.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1985 Photographs
 
Savoie at Ouchy prior to her day's services.
Compare to pictures taken in 1995 to see new wheelhouse and ventilator arrangement.
Note open door into the "smoking saloon", removed in 1995.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1985.
 
Savoie at Ouchy.
Photo: © Terry Boyle, 1985.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1986 Photographs
 
Savoie arriving at Vevey.
Savoie ran a lunchtime cruise from Ouchy to Evian and Thonon, followed by an afternoon Tour du Haut-Lac in the opposite direction to La Suisse.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 23rd July 1986.
 
Savoie arriving at Vevey.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 23rd July 1986.
 
 
 
Savoie arriving at Evians-les-Bains.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 25th July 1986.
 
Savoie leaving Evians-les-Bains.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 25th July 1986.
 
Savoie between Evians-les-Bains and Thonon-les-Bains.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 25th July 1986.
 
Savoie between Evians-les-Bains and Thonon-les-Bains.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 25th July 1986.
 
Savoie between Evians-les-Bains and Thonon-les-Bains.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 25th July 1986.
 
 
 
Savoie and the Chateaux De Chillon.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 25th July 1986.
 
Savoie and the Chateaux De Chillon.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 25th July 1986.
 
 
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 25th July 1986.
 
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 25th July 1986.
 
 
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 25th July 1986.
 
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 25th July 1986.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1988 Photographs
 
Savoie at Ouchy prior to her day's services.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1988.
 
Savoie at Ouchy prior to her day's services.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1988.
 
Savoie arriving at Ouchy from Evian.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1988.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1995 Photographs
 
Savoie arriving at Evian-les-Bains, showing the modifications made prior to the 1995 season.
Compare this picture with those taken in 1984 to see new wheelhouse and ventilator arrangement.
Note the removal of the door into the "smoking saloon".
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1995.
 
Savoie arriving at Evian-les-Bains.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1995.
 
Savoie at Ouchy.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1995.
 
Savoie at Ouchy.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1995.
 
Savoie at Ouchy.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1995.
 
Savoie leaving Ouchy.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1995.
 
Savoie leaving Vevey.
Note the children sitting on the rudder - a popular but dangerous pastime which I no longer saw in 2004.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1995.
 
Savoie leaving Vevey.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1995.
 
Photograph of Savoie.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1995.
 
 
 
 
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