Coming to Kiel/Hamburg next week.

Zakalwe · 07-09-08, 05:19 PM

Have fun!

Small hint:

When you`re outside of the boat, watch how many people are before the counter, where the tickets are sold. Try to get there, when there are very few guests before you, better no one at all for several minutes.

Inside of the boat it is very narrow and it is very difficult to shoot pics without some damn tourists getting into your way.

And as already mentioned, buy the ticket for Laboe Ehrenmal aswell. They have a good collection of ship-models, the underground "Ehrenhalle" is chilling. The view from the top of the tower is great.

And as you`re only a few miles away, think about visiting the U-Boot memorial at Möltenort. A plate with all names of the crew for every Boot lost in WWI + II.

Another chilling experience. You`ll read a lot of known names.

Greets from 25 km north of Laboe and Möltenort (I`m regularly once a year there)

Z.

Blohm und Voss · 07-10-08, 04:38 PM

While you're in Hamburg why not take a tour of the Blohm and Voss shipyard where many of the U Boats were built? The Bismarck was also built here and there is a huge model of it that was bricked up until the year 2000 to hide it from the allies. It is now displayed with pride in the main building. There is a model of every ship built by Blohm and Voss as well including the U Boats. You may need permission to see the model though so do enquiries.

A huge piece of the armour plate intended for the Bismarck is on display near the heliport and you can still see the entrances to the air raid shelters. The facades of the workshops still display bomb damage.

Also in Hamburg try to visit the Peter Tamm museum on the Elbe Chausee. It may be difficult because it is a private museum and permission is required from the reclusive billionaire. There are apparently 10 000 models of ships and even actual vessels in the grounds of the museum. The museum has uniforms worn on the HMS Victory and those of famous Naval Characters as well. The ceremonial staffs of Grand Admirals also reside here including those of Raeder and Doenitz. The paintings alone must be worth a fortune. Every naval weapon from the stone age to the present day is displayed as well.

In Kiel try to visit the Howaldts Deutsche Werke (HDW) Shipyard where U Boats were also built and present day German and Client nation submarines are presently built. See if you can spot the new and revolutionary U212 type submarines that have got many nations operating nuclear submarines interested and concerned.

Zakalwe · 07-11-08, 12:00 PM

Peter Tamm has given his collection to (and is one of the founders of) the "Internationales Maritimes Museum Hamburg" which has opened it`s doors last month.

I haven`t visited it yet, but from reports on TV it is VERY Impressive.

Website:

http://www.internationales-maritimes-museum.de/

Z.

gord96 · 07-11-08, 12:11 PM

Have fun on your trip! I would love to check out a U-Boat. I just visited the USS Bowfin last week in Hawaii and was blown away how small even a US Fleet Boat sub was inside. I cannot imagine the smaller U-boat and how the crew got along in there for so long.

Rosencrantz · 07-13-08, 03:48 AM

Hi Zakabe, B&V and gord96!

Thank you for the great info, advices and greetings! Möltenort is must be and we'll be looking for to see Tamm's collection and maybe even visit in B&V or HDW, if that could be possible.

Best greetings fm Finland,
-RC-

07-10-08, 04:38 PM	#2
Blohm und Voss Nub Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Cape Town South Africa Posts: 2 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	While you're in Hamburg why not take a tour of the Blohm and Voss shipyard where many of the U Boats were built? The Bismarck was also built here and there is a huge model of it that was bricked up until the year 2000 to hide it from the allies. It is now displayed with pride in the main building. There is a model of every ship built by Blohm and Voss as well including the U Boats. You may need permission to see the model though so do enquiries. A huge piece of the armour plate intended for the Bismarck is on display near the heliport and you can still see the entrances to the air raid shelters. The facades of the workshops still display bomb damage. Also in Hamburg try to visit the Peter Tamm museum on the Elbe Chausee. It may be difficult because it is a private museum and permission is required from the reclusive billionaire. There are apparently 10 000 models of ships and even actual vessels in the grounds of the museum. The museum has uniforms worn on the HMS Victory and those of famous Naval Characters as well. The ceremonial staffs of Grand Admirals also reside here including those of Raeder and Doenitz. The paintings alone must be worth a fortune. Every naval weapon from the stone age to the present day is displayed as well. In Kiel try to visit the Howaldts Deutsche Werke (HDW) Shipyard where U Boats were also built and present day German and Client nation submarines are presently built. See if you can spot the new and revolutionary U212 type submarines that have got many nations operating nuclear submarines interested and concerned. __________________ Achtung! Vorsicht Kameraden.

07-09-08, 05:19 PM	#1
Zakalwe Torpedoman Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Eckernförde, S-H, Germany Posts: 113 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Have fun! Small hint: When you`re outside of the boat, watch how many people are before the counter, where the tickets are sold. Try to get there, when there are very few guests before you, better no one at all for several minutes. Inside of the boat it is very narrow and it is very difficult to shoot pics without some damn tourists getting into your way. And as already mentioned, buy the ticket for Laboe Ehrenmal aswell. They have a good collection of ship-models, the underground "Ehrenhalle" is chilling. The view from the top of the tower is great. And as you`re only a few miles away, think about visiting the U-Boot memorial at Möltenort. A plate with all names of the crew for every Boot lost in WWI + II. Another chilling experience. You`ll read a lot of known names. Greets from 25 km north of Laboe and Möltenort (I`m regularly once a year there) Z.

07-11-08, 12:00 PM	#3
Zakalwe Torpedoman Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Eckernförde, S-H, Germany Posts: 113 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Peter Tamm has given his collection to (and is one of the founders of) the "Internationales Maritimes Museum Hamburg" which has opened it`s doors last month. I haven`t visited it yet, but from reports on TV it is VERY Impressive. Website: http://www.internationales-maritimes-museum.de/ Z.

07-11-08, 12:11 PM	#4
gord96 Commodore Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 627 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	Have fun on your trip! I would love to check out a U-Boat. I just visited the USS Bowfin last week in Hawaii and was blown away how small even a US Fleet Boat sub was inside. I cannot imagine the smaller U-boat and how the crew got along in there for so long.

07-13-08, 03:48 AM	#5
Rosencrantz Grey Wolf Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Finland Posts: 758 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	Hi Zakabe, B&V and gord96! Thank you for the great info, advices and greetings! Möltenort is must be and we'll be looking for to see Tamm's collection and maybe even visit in B&V or HDW, if that could be possible. Best greetings fm Finland, -RC-