Seeadler
03-27-09, 06:26 PM
Some time ago I visited the new International Maritime Museum in Hamburg (Germany). http://www.internationales-maritimes-museum.de/
The exhibition opened last year and shows the largest private collection of marine collectables on 10 floors.
Here are some pictures:
Entrance with midget submarine (currently in restoration)
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/9797/eingangx.th.jpg (http://img16.imageshack.us/my.php?image=eingangx.jpg) http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/8220/kleinstuboot.th.jpg (http://img19.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kleinstuboot.jpg)
One floor only shows ship models (the world largest private collection of ship models)
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/6935/modelsw.th.jpg (http://img15.imageshack.us/my.php?image=modelsw.jpg) http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/2599/models2v.th.jpg (http://img8.imageshack.us/my.php?image=models2v.jpg)
Another floor is only submarine warfare
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/6854/minioboote.th.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/my.php?image=minioboote.jpg) http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/3662/subhisto.th.jpg (http://img25.imageshack.us/my.php?image=subhisto.jpg) http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/9841/ubootbunker2.th.jpg (http://img23.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ubootbunker2.jpg)
KM grid, Enigma and radio receiver of a submarine who travels from Wilhelmshaven to Philadelphia
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/7307/kmgrid.th.jpg (http://img15.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kmgrid.jpg)
German Torpedo Engine and Depthcharges
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/2168/torpmotor.th.jpg (http://img19.imageshack.us/my.php?image=torpmotor.jpg) http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/6996/wasserbomben.th.jpg (http://img11.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wasserbomben.jpg)
Dreadnought and Pre-Dreadnought models
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/3802/usbrgerkrieg.th.jpg (http://img11.imageshack.us/my.php?image=usbrgerkrieg.jpg) http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/4406/dreadnought1s1.th.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dreadnought1s1.jpg)
Santa Maria model in gold
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/9518/santamaria.th.jpg (http://img10.imageshack.us/my.php?image=santamaria.jpg)
WWI model in silver
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/9362/silberschiff.th.jpg (http://img18.imageshack.us/my.php?image=silberschiff.jpg)
Amber models
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/3127/bernstein1.th.jpg (http://img9.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bernstein1.jpg)
Ivory models
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/5849/elfenbein.th.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/my.php?image=elfenbein.jpg)
Bone model
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/8379/knochen1.th.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/my.php?image=knochen1.jpg)
Shell from Bismarck
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/927/bismarck.th.jpg (http://img13.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bismarck.jpg)
Skull alleged to have belonged to Klaus Störtebeker (German Pirate), found in 1878
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/5453/strtebecker.th.jpg (http://img22.imageshack.us/my.php?image=strtebecker.jpg)
When I have time, I will once again go there and take my time to browse through the numerous documents and plans of WWI ships. This requires a prior application, since the archives are not publicly available. ;)
The exhibition opened last year and shows the largest private collection of marine collectables on 10 floors.
Here are some pictures:
Entrance with midget submarine (currently in restoration)
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/9797/eingangx.th.jpg (http://img16.imageshack.us/my.php?image=eingangx.jpg) http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/8220/kleinstuboot.th.jpg (http://img19.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kleinstuboot.jpg)
One floor only shows ship models (the world largest private collection of ship models)
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/6935/modelsw.th.jpg (http://img15.imageshack.us/my.php?image=modelsw.jpg) http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/2599/models2v.th.jpg (http://img8.imageshack.us/my.php?image=models2v.jpg)
Another floor is only submarine warfare
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/6854/minioboote.th.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/my.php?image=minioboote.jpg) http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/3662/subhisto.th.jpg (http://img25.imageshack.us/my.php?image=subhisto.jpg) http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/9841/ubootbunker2.th.jpg (http://img23.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ubootbunker2.jpg)
KM grid, Enigma and radio receiver of a submarine who travels from Wilhelmshaven to Philadelphia
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/7307/kmgrid.th.jpg (http://img15.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kmgrid.jpg)
German Torpedo Engine and Depthcharges
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/2168/torpmotor.th.jpg (http://img19.imageshack.us/my.php?image=torpmotor.jpg) http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/6996/wasserbomben.th.jpg (http://img11.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wasserbomben.jpg)
Dreadnought and Pre-Dreadnought models
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/3802/usbrgerkrieg.th.jpg (http://img11.imageshack.us/my.php?image=usbrgerkrieg.jpg) http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/4406/dreadnought1s1.th.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dreadnought1s1.jpg)
Santa Maria model in gold
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/9518/santamaria.th.jpg (http://img10.imageshack.us/my.php?image=santamaria.jpg)
WWI model in silver
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/9362/silberschiff.th.jpg (http://img18.imageshack.us/my.php?image=silberschiff.jpg)
Amber models
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/3127/bernstein1.th.jpg (http://img9.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bernstein1.jpg)
Ivory models
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/5849/elfenbein.th.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/my.php?image=elfenbein.jpg)
Bone model
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/8379/knochen1.th.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/my.php?image=knochen1.jpg)
Shell from Bismarck
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/927/bismarck.th.jpg (http://img13.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bismarck.jpg)
Skull alleged to have belonged to Klaus Störtebeker (German Pirate), found in 1878
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/5453/strtebecker.th.jpg (http://img22.imageshack.us/my.php?image=strtebecker.jpg)
When I have time, I will once again go there and take my time to browse through the numerous documents and plans of WWI ships. This requires a prior application, since the archives are not publicly available. ;)