Rickmer Rickmers
Steel windjammer that survived seizure, war service and decades as a rusting depot hulk under other names.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Rickmer Rickmers in Hamburg starts with a small oddity in the rigging of the steel windjammer and a hurricane in the Indian Ocean in 1904. From there it follows a ship that changed hands and names several times, through seizure in the First World War and years of service under the Portuguese flag. Best heard on the quayside, where you can see the full height of the masts.
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