Hjejlen
Hjejlen in Silkeborg, 2005
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| History | |
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| Name: | Hjejlen |
| Owner: | Hjejleselskabet |
| Route: | Silkeborg – Himmelbjerget |
| Builder: | Baumgarten & Burmeister |
| Completed: | 1861 |
| Maiden voyage: | 11 June 1861 |
| In service: | 24 June 1861 |
| Status: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Paddle steamer |
| Length: | 25.7 m (84 ft) |
| Beam: | 3.8 m (12 ft) |
| Draft: | 1.7 m (5.6 ft) |
| Speed: | 8 knot |
| Capacity: | 165 |
| Crew: | 4 |
SS Hjejlen (Danish for The Golden Plover) is one of the world's oldest operational paddle steamers, built in 1861 by Baumgarten & Burmeister, commissioned by a group of citizens headed by paper manufacturer Michael Drewsen. She is used to carry tourists between Silkeborg and Himmelbjerget, but in 1932 she also became a public mail boat.
Hjejlen's engine has two cylinders with a diameter of 10 cm (3.9 in) and a stroke length of 42 cm (17 in) each. The engine yields 40 hp and goes up to 8 kn.
In 2011 Hjejlen celebrated her 150th anniversary with Queen Margrethe II in attendance. A commemorative coin was issued by the National Bank of Denmark.
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