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The ''Minerva'', later known as the ''Spliigen'', was the first paddle steamer to operate on Lake Zurich in Switzerland. She was named after the goddess Minerva. The ''Minerva'' was ordered by Franz Carl Caspar and Johann Jakob Lämmlin in 1834 from William Fairbairn & Sons of Manchester, England. After construction, she was broken down into pieces and sent to Hull, where she was put together and made the voyage to Rotterdam and thence up the Rhine to the Rhine Falls. She was again dismantled and carried overland to Lake Zurich, where she was reassembled for the second time.〔〔(Chronology of Iron Ships ), The Fouling and Corrosion of Iron Ships, Chapter 3, by C.F.T. Young, London Drawing Assoc., London, 1867〕 The ''Minerva'' had an iron hull measuring in length, in width, and in draught. She was powered by a steam engine of .〔 ''Minervas first scheduled voyage on Lake Zurich took place on 19 July 1835. In 1839 she was moved to Lake Walen, where she continued to operate until 1860. In 1848 the ''Minerva'' was renamed the ''Spliigen''. After 1860, the ''Spliigen'' returned to Lake Zurich.〔 〕 == References == 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「Minerva (ship, 1834)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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