S/S Hjejlen

Silkeborg, Denmark (DK)

S/S Hjejlen is a steamship of 1861, operating on Silkeborg Lakes.

Hjejlen is the oldest steamship in operation in the world, using the original steam engine.

Hjejlen was inaugurated June 24th. 1861 in the presence of King Frederik VII, after it had been sailed from Baumgarten & Burmeister Machine Building (later Burmeister & Wain) on June 11th. through Elsinore and Randers through Gudenåen to its destination Silkeborg on June 15th.

S/S Hjejlen

Silkeborg, Denmark (DK)

S/S Hjejlen is a steamship of 1861, operating on Silkeborg Lakes.

Hjejlen is the oldest steamship in operation in the world, using the original steam engine.

Hjejlen was inaugurated June 24th. 1861 in the presence of King Frederik VII, after it had been sailed from Baumgarten & Burmeister Machine Building (later Burmeister & Wain) on June 11th. through Elsinore and Randers through Gudenåen to its destination Silkeborg on June 15th.

Historical, Sea - Riverboats
Links: hjejleselskabet.dk
By: Dania