MS Schwyz
With new power and a new appearance
During a general renovation, the traditional MS Schwyz was given a new engine system. The original, slow-running Sulzer engines, which propelled the passenger motor vessel across Lake Lucerne for five decades, had become outdated. There are now two efficient twelve-cylinder engines from MAN on board, which allow the venerable Schwyz to reach new top speeds with 1,100 kW of power.
Project description
Scope of the general renovation:
- Installation of new engines incl. new gears and particle filter
- Revision of the shafting system incl. retrofitting of the shaft brakes
- New propellers
- New compressed air system
- New heat exchanger
- Additional bulkhead on rib 51
- New escape hatches for the engine room, auxiliary engine room and kitchen as a result of bulkhead 51 and closure of the bulkhead doors at S69 and S73
- Supplementation of the bilge system as a result of an additional compartment in the hull
- Adjustment of the ventilation control of passenger compartments
- Adjustment of the kitchen (cold storage cells, induction stove)
- Adjustment of the main electrical distribution board
- New septic tank
- Adjustment of the control panel and the cam with new radar etc. (connected to the installation of new engines)
- Adjustment of the wheelhouse staircase: Door from the upper deck to the wheelhouse staircase (according to the general plan)
- Adaptation of the interior design: Flooring, ceilings, cosmetic finish of the walls, new lighting & new audio system, new furniture, buffet adjustments, etc. (without room changes)
- New external furniture HD & OD aft
- Additional wind walls on the upper deck
| Key data | |
|---|---|
| Client / Customer | Lake Lucerne Navigation Company (Schifffahrtsgesellschaft des Vierwaldstättersees) |
| Propulsion drive | MAN marine diesel engine, Common Rail |
| Project volume | approx. 3.0 million CHF |
| Year of completion | 2013 |
| Shiptec services | Project planning, project management, installation and commissioning |
