6 , ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁operating ▁nine ▁passenger ▁steam bo ats ▁on ▁Lake ▁L ug ano , ▁including ▁six ▁p addle ▁steam ers ▁and ▁three ▁sc rew ▁steam ers , ▁together ▁with ▁two ▁cargo ▁motor ▁vessels . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁the ▁passenger ▁motor ▁vessel ▁L ug ano ▁was ▁introduced , ▁and ▁this ▁vessel ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁service , ▁having ▁been ▁renamed ▁Milano ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁The ▁last ▁p addle ▁steam ers ▁in ▁the ▁fleet ▁were ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁the ▁sh ipping ▁company ▁V ed etta ▁SA ▁was ▁formed ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁L ug ano ▁hotel iers . ▁They ▁ordered ▁five ▁steel - h ul led ▁launch es ▁from ▁The odore ▁H itz ler ▁of ▁Hamburg . ▁The ▁boats ▁served ▁various ▁locations ▁around ▁L ug ano ▁bay . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁merged ▁into ▁the ▁SN L ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁and ▁their ▁earliest ▁vessel , ▁the ▁V ed etta , ▁is ▁still ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁SN L . ▁ ▁Fle et ▁ ▁The ▁SN L ▁oper ates ▁a ▁fleet ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁motor ▁vessels ▁of ▁various ▁ages ▁and ▁sizes : ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁also ▁oper ates ▁a ▁fleet ▁of ▁bus es ▁used ▁on ▁its ▁bus ▁services . ▁ ▁The ▁T ic ino , ▁a ▁near ▁sister ▁ship ▁to ▁the ▁L ug ano ▁and ▁Italia , ▁now ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁Lord ▁Nelson ▁Pub , ▁perman ently ▁mo ored ▁on