Jura (ship, 1854)

*Jura*
History
Switzerland; Bavaria
Name	Jura
Owner	Lake Neuchâtel Steamboat Society (Société des Bateaux à vapeur du lac du Neuchâtel); Lindau Steamship Navigation Inspectorate; (Lindauer Dampfschiffahrtsinspektion);
Builder	Escher-Wyss, Zürich
In service	7 November 1854
Fate	sunk in 1864
General characteristics
Class and type	Merchant ship
Type	Paddle steamer
Length	46.3 m
Beam	10.25 m
Draught	max. 0.9 m
Installed power	45 hp (33 kW)
Propulsion	Steam engine driving 2 paddle wheels
Speed	10 kn (19 km/h)
Capacity	400

The Jura was a wooden, flush deck, paddle steamer, originally built for service on Lake Neuchâtel, but which was sold after seven years to work on Lake Constance, and sank in 1864 after a collision with the Stadt Zürich.

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