Compagnie Générale de Navigation sur le lac Léman

Compagnie Générale de Navigation sur le lac Léman

Type	S.A.
Industry	Transport
Founded	1823
Headquarters	Lausanne, Switzerland
Area served	Lake Geneva
Website	http://www.cgn.ch/eng

CGN paddle steamer Montreux leaving Évian-les-Bains in July 2002.

Compagnie Générale de Navigation sur le lac Léman (commonly abbreviated to CGN) is a public Swiss company operating boats on Lake Geneva connecting towns in both France and Switzerland including Geneva, Vevey, Montreux, Évian-les-Bains and Lausanne.

Fleet

Vessel	Type	Year of construction	Length	Power	Passenger capacity	Source
La Suisse	Paddle steamer	1910	78 m	1030 kW	1200	[1]
Simplon	Paddle steamer	1920	78 m	1030 kW	1200	[2]
Montreux	Paddle steamer	1904	67.8 m	650 kW	800	[3]
Savoie	Paddle steamer	1914	67.8 m	660 kW	800	[4]
Rhone	Paddle steamer	1927	67.8 m	625 kW	825	[5]
Helvétie	Diesel electric paddle wheel	1926	78.5 m		1400	[6]
Vevey	Diesel electric paddle wheel	1907	65.5 m	515 kW	750	[7]
Italie	Diesel electric paddle wheel	1908	65.5 m	515 kW	800	[8]
Lausanne	Modern diesel powered	1991	78.8 m	2 × 870 kW	1500	[9]
Henry-Dunant	Modern diesel powered	1963	50.2 m	2 × 365 kW	700	[10]
Général-Guisan	Modern diesel powered	1964	50.2 m	2 × 365 kW	700	[11]
Chablais	Modern diesel powered	1974	46.1 m	2 × 325 kW	560	[12]
Ville-de-Genève	Modern diesel powered	1978	47.2 m	2 × 400 kW	560	[13]
Léman	Modern diesel powered	1990	49.6 m	2 × 520 kW	850	[14]
Valais	Modern diesel powered	2008	30.8 m	2 × 720 kW	200	[15]
Morges & Lavaux	Modern diesel powered	2006	30.8 m	2 × 720 kW	200	[16]
Coppet & Genève	Modern diesel powered	2007	24.8 m	2 × 1045 kW	120	[17]
Col-Vert	Modern diesel powered	1960	28.3 m	294 kW	130	[18]

External links

• CGN official website