Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Präsident Freiherr von Maltzahn"
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Technical data of the sailing ship:
Name: | Präsident Freiherr von Maltzahn |
Ex-names: | HF 294, NC 274 |
Registered port: | Oevelgönne/Hamburg |
Nation: | GER |
Type of rigging: | KETSCH |
Type of ship: | Finkenwerder Fischkutter |
Year built: | 1928/1989 |
Yard: | J.J. Sietas, Cranz, GER |
Overall length: | 30.60 m |
Length (hull): | 22.80 m |
Breadth: | 6.80 m |
Draught: | 2.60 m |
Sail area: | 320 m2 |
Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
Power: | 150 PS |
Engine: | 6 Zyl. Baudouin Diesel |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 24 Oct 2000
- built by Sietas in Cranz for the fishermen Fock and Holst in 1928, named after the president of the fishery association from Rügen
- typical fishing cutter from Finkenwerder, this kind of ship was developed in the beginning of the 19th century from the fishing ewers Finkenwerder is an island of the river Elbe where the biggest fishery fleet of Germany in that time was based
- 1933 compulsory sold to J. Lohse from Cuxhafen/GER, fitted with a new engine, 1936 the box for the fishes was replaced by an ice box
- registed as NC274 in the war, used to sweep mines, at the end of the war she was in the shipyard in Cuxhafen, so she remained in Germany
- used for fishery after the war, catching of tunny in the North Sea
- 1961 the owner died, 1963 given to a yacht club from Wischafen, after that she was scrapped in Berlin, spent a time in very poor condition in Wischafen
- in May 1981 first attempt of Werftbaas P. Bieritz from Friedrichskoog to save her
- 1983 purchased by the museum port of Oevelgönne/Hamburg, at the Behrens shipyard in Finkenwerder she was restored, rigged as a galeass
- her 2nd launch was in 1989 when Hamburg celebrated the 800th anniversary of the habour
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Contact:
Website (deutsch, 11 Dec 2022):http://www.hf294-maltzahn.de/
Präsident Freiherr von Maltzahn: photos and basic info, contact
Website (deutsch, 09 Mar 2024):
https://www.museumshafen-oevelgoenne.de/mitfahren/praesident-freiherr-von-maltzahn/
Präsident Freiherr von Maltzahn: her history and technical specification, a photo
Literature for further reading:
We recommend the following references for your further research of the ship. The references marked with have been included in the generation of the ship profile on this page.
Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 1997 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(9. aktualisierte Auflage)
Page: 376 Source with history Source with technical data
(kurzer beschreibender Text)
"Yacht"
Delius Klasing Verlag ISSN: 0936-7624
(http://www.delius-klasing.de/yacht/)
Page: 172 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data
Caroline-M. Wierig
"Präsident Freiherr von Maltzahn"
Edition: 7/1996
Heinz Linde, Willi Luther, Willy Mohr
"Seefischerei - Die Männer und Kutter von Finkenwerder"
Urbes Verlag 1997 ISBN: 3-924896-37-2
Page: 107 Source with technical data
(Kurzinformation im Register)
Wilhelm Christian Karl Stammer
"HF - Die Finkenwärder Fischereiflotte"
Books on Demand, Hamburg 2002 ISBN: 3-8311-2927-4
(2. Überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage)
Page: 92 Source with history Source with technical data