1891-HELKA, Built SchH-KELÉN class, screw propelled passenger steamer #187 United Schönichen-Hartmann Shipyard, Machine & Boiler Works Budapest/Újpest HU

Transported to Balaton in pieces, assembled in Balatonfüred.

L:35,22m D:1,65m MP:80 LE ▼

Length overall:	35,22 m
Lenght between perpendiculars:	30,5 m
Beam:	4,80 m
Depth:	2,35 m
Draft:	1,65 m
Main engine type:	2 cylinder V-adjusted compound steam engine
Output of main engine:	80 LE
Number of passengers:	325 person

1891-HELKA, Lake Balaton Steamship Co. Ltd. Siófok HU

HELKA, 1891-1926

1926-HELKA, Lake Balaton Shipping Co. Ltd. (1.) Siófok HU

HELKA, 1926-1948

1945- on 23th, March, Sunken by withdrawing nazi troops at Balatonfüred

1945-lifted out and restored.

1948-HELKA, BHV Lake Balaton Shipping Co. Siófok HU (BHV Balatoni Osztály)

HELKA, 1948-1955

1954-től az utasbefogadó képességet 325 főről 250 főre csökkentették

1955-HELKA, MAHART Hungarian Shipping Co. Ltd. Siófok HU

HELKA, 1955-1961

1955-rebuilt in Balatonfüred Shipyard with the steam engine and boiler of 'II. sz. CSAVARGŐZÖS' (Screw Propelled Steamship No. II.)

1961-HELKA, Rebuilt MHRT-KELÉN class passenger ship MAHART Siófok Shiprepair Yard Siófok HU

Converted to motorship

L:35,22m B:5,28m D:1,58m Disp:145-176 t MP:300 (750 rpm) LE ▼

Length overall:	35,22 m
Lenght between perpendiculars:	31,45 m
Extrem breadth:	5,28 m
Beam:	5,00 m
Depth:	2,57 m
Draft:	1,58 m
Displacement:	145-176 t
Main engine type:	Láng 6 LD 200 RF dieselmotor
Output of main engine:	300 (750 rpm) LE
Stillwater speed:	18 km/h
Number of passengers:	160 person

1961-HELKA, MAHART Hungarian Shipping Co. Ltd. Siófok HU

HELKA, 1961-1978

1964-HELKA, MAHART Balatoni hajózási Üzemigazgatóság, Budapest/Siófok, HU

1977- out of working order. Exhibited in Balatonfüred, by the main road 71. Coffe bar has been created in the ship. In the next years several commercial units settled around the ship, which made serious damages on the veteran ship's hull.

1978-HELKA, Coffe bar.

HELKA, 1978-1994

1994-MAHART Balatoni Hajózási Kft. (MAHART-Hungarian Shipping Line-Lake Balaton Shipping Ltd.) bought back the remains of the ship from the Local Government of Balatonfüred city, than restored and rebuilt the ship with the amount of 120 million forint expenditure, and with the subsidy of Balatonboglár Winery Ltd.

1996-HELKA, Rebuilt MAHART Lake Balaton Shipping Co. Shiprepair Yard Siófok HU

Total reconstruction in the 150 th. anniversary of shipping on lake Balaton, the 105 years old HELKA has been put in operation again.

MP: 220 kW ▼