Skibladner
paddle steamer · Norway
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- Skibladner
- IMO number
- 8927981
- MMSI
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- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Vessel type
- paddle steamer
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 50.3 m
- Beam
- 5.1 m
- Year built
- 1856
- Builder
- Motala Verkstad
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About Skibladner
PS Skibladner is the world's oldest paddle steamer in timetabled service, and the only paddle steamer operating in Norway, sailing on lake Mjøsa. Skibladner is a side-wheel paddle steamer, and her maiden voyage was on 2 August 1856. It was built to provide passage from the railway station in Eidsvoll to the towns of Hamar, Gjøvik, and Lillehammer along Mjøsa. She still operates the same route, but now offers sightseeing tours, dining, entertainment and cultural events during the summer months. She was built by Motala Verkstad in Sweden and transported in pieces by rail and horse carts to Minnesund, where she was assembled and riveted together. She was originally equipped with twin-cylinder oscillating steam engines. In 1888, she was extended by 20 feet to provide more space and to allow for the installation of triple-expansion diagonal paddle engines built by Akers Mek.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Skibladner now?
- Skibladner has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is Skibladner?
- Skibladner is a paddle steamer sailing under the flag of Norway, built in 1856 by Motala Verkstad. The vessel is 50.3 m long with a beam of 5.1 m.
- Has Skibladner been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for Skibladner appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).