Paddle-Wheel near the Marina Alpenquai, Luzern, Switzerland
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
N 47° 02.834 E 008° 19.049
32T E 448156 N 5210638
Paddle-Wheel of a historic passenger ship from Lake Lucerne.
Waymark Code: WM7ZC0
Location: Luzern, Switzerland
Date Posted: 12/28/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Jake39
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It stand in front of a shipyard Southwest of the marina Alpenquai in Luzern.

The wheel has a diameter of 3.5 meters. It was built in 1894 and used on the steamer Pilatus. When it was decommissioned in 1969, it had run a distance of almost 2 million kilometers. (Thanks to harupapa)
For what use was your waymark originally intended?: Marine

What purpose does it serve today?: Free Standing

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