Andreas, Steam-powered vessel in Berlin, Germany

The S/S Andreas is a steam-powered vessel operating on Berlin's waterways, designed to carry passengers and tow other boats. The ship measures approximately 35 meters long and relies on a steam engine to navigate German waters.

The hull was completed in 1944 at the Wiemann shipyard, but the planned diesel engine was destroyed by wartime effects, so the newbuild lay engineless. A steam engine long stored at the yard was installed only in 1950. The tug worked mainly on the Elbe between Niegripp and Magdeburg, also on the Saale between Barby and Halle, and in the 1960s in the canal area between Niegripp and Nedlitz and between Hohensaaten and Fürstenberg. In 1970 it was taken out of service and moored permanently in the Rummelsburger See, serving as a heating plant for an office building of the Elektro-Apparate-Werke Treptow, which spared it from scrapping. In September 1991 the Berliner Schifffahrtsgesellschaft acquired it and restored it to working order.

The ship belongs to the collection of historic inland vessels of the Berlin-Brandenburgische Schifffahrtsgesellschaft e. V. and lies in the Museumshafen on Fischerinsel. In summer it carries excursion passengers and is sent to traditional steamship gatherings, where its triple-expansion engine is run in public.

The Andreas lies in the Museumshafen on Fischerinsel in Berlin-Mitte, where it is moored with other historic inland vessels of the Berlin-Brandenburgische Schifffahrtsgesellschaft. In summer it leaves on excursion trips and attends steam-ship gatherings. Visitors reach the harbour on foot from Fischerinsel; the deck and engine room are not step-free.

The boat serves not just as a passenger carrier but also as a working towboat for other vessels and cargo. This dual function makes it a rare example of the practical versatility that steam vessels provided on inland waters.