White_Fleet_paddle_steamers,_Dresden

Sächsische Dampfschiffahrt

Sächsische Dampfschiffahrt

Add article description


The Sächsische Dampfschiffahrt of Dresden, Germany is the oldest and biggest paddle steamer fleet in the world. It consists of nine wheel steamers, two salon ships and two motor ships. It was formerly known as the White Fleet (Weisse Flotte in German).

Dresden at the Blaues Wunder bridge. View from the Blasewitz quarter to Loschwitz on the other side.

All the ships have names of Saxon towns and cities or Saxon people like August the Strong. The ships connect Meißen via Dresden to Saxon Switzerland along the river Elbe where they pass some remarkable castles, vineyards and villa quarters.

51°03′14″N 13°44′34″E


Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article White_Fleet_paddle_steamers,_Dresden, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.