18. „De Zeeuw“
18. „De Zeeuw“ – das erste Dampfschiff auf dem Rhein
18. „De Zeeuw“ – the first steam ship on the Rhine

Die „De Zeeuw“, zu Deutsch „Der Seeländer, ist eines der ersten Dampfschiffe, das den Rhein befährt. Die Pionierfahrt des 33 m langen Schiffes findet 1824 während eines außergewöhnlichen Hochwassers statt. Diese ungünstigen Umstände führen dazu, dass die „De Zeeuw“ am Wilden Gefähr bei Kaub wieder umkehren muss. Die Dampfmaschine leistet 50 PS. Sie ist im Modell durch ein Fenster sichtbar. Durch einen Windsack wird der Maschinenraum belüftet. Die Kanonen am Bug dienen der Signalgebung.

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With the rise of the cities in the middle ages, the rivers gained in importance as routes for commerce. Boat travel became a very important economic factor, from which ship-builders, boatsmen, tow-men and merchants all lived. Boats, equipped with oars, sails or tow-masts used the rivers. The form, method of building and source of energy were all dependent on local factors, such as depth of the water, type of riverbed and river-valley.

The basic type of freight-ship on the lower Rhine is the „Kölsche Aak", that can be sailed on the broader, flatter river landscape, and is capable of more complicated sailing possibilies. On the Upper and Middle Rhine the Oberländer boats were in use.

Because of the narrow and rocky stretches, they are shallowly built and have moveable rudders.

Upstream, the Oberländer could and would be paddled, and later, at the end of the 16th century, sails would be used.

The large Dutch ships sailed to Cologne, where their freight would be unloaded with the use of treadwheel cranes, stored and then sold. Unsold goods would then be transported upstream with smaller Oberländer and then sold in the markets of Bonn or Koblenz.

The age of the sail or towboat only came to an end with the steam engine and it's use in Shipping.

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