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Lake Steamers of North America include: Lake steamers are, for our definition here, large, steam-powered non-government vessels with displacement hulls on American freshwater lakes excluding the Great Lakes. They may have served as passenger boats, freighters, mail-boats, log-boom vessels or a combination thereof. The construction of such vessels posed unique problems on water bodies located away from established dry-docks and marine railways, or connecting canals to such facilities. In some countries such as Switzerland, lake steamers may have been preserved in their original configuration. In the United States with its dynamic economy and changing cultural mores, the survival of such boats often depended on reuses and power plant changes. The MS ''Mount Washington, with four different power-plants and changes from side-wheeler to screw steamer to diesel power, provides a fine example. Few such vessels survive in the US where the first commercial steamers were launched. ==Smaller steamers== Surviving vessels in near original condition: *''Louise''—Steam yacht preserved on Geneva Lake, Wisconsin, available for cruises. Built in 1902 by the Racine Boat Works, it is an elegant vessel now in passenger excursion service. Originally coal fired, it has been extensively upgraded to a more efficient and environment-friendly diesel-fired scotch marine boiler, powering a double expansion steam engine. *''Minnehaha''—1906 "Streetcar" style commuter steamer raised from the bottom of Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota. Wood hull. Available for cruises. *''Virginia V''—1922 Puget Sound "Mosquito Fleet" steamer based in Lake Union, Seattle, but known for cruises on Lake Washington. Wood hull with 1898 steam engine. Available for cruises. The ''Virginia V'' and Mystic Seaport's ''Sabino'' are the nation's two surviving wood-screw steamers. *''Ticonderoga''—Nation's sole surviving walking-beam side-wheel steamer built in 1906 for service on Lake Champlain. Now a stationary museum at the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lake steamers of North America」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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