Frisia (ship, 1900)
 The Frisia (1938 probably as Anneliese / Ostland in Königsberg)
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The paddle steamer Frisia of the Sylter Dampfschiffahrtsgesellschaft was a side paddle steamer built by the Janssen & Schmilinsky shipyard in Hamburg-Steinwerder, which was used from 1900 to 1927 as a passenger and supply ship for the North Frisian island of Sylt .
history
The Frisia was put into service in 1900 by the Sylter Dampfschiffahrtsgesellschaft as a supplement to the Westerland steamer, which had been in operation since 1885 . The company used the ships in the regular service between Hoyerschleuse (on the mainland) and Munkmarsch (on Sylt) to supply the island and to transport people. Side paddle steamers with shallow drafts had proven themselves for operation in the Wadden Sea and could be used almost all year round, except for extreme weather conditions in the winter months.
Regular service between Munkmarsch and Hoyerschleuse
From commissioning until 1927 (completion of the Hindenburg dam ), the paddle steamer, together with its almost identical sister ship Freya (launched in 1904), was the "lifeline" of the island of Sylt. This time was filled not only with the daily routine of regular service between the island and the mainland, but also with a multitude of anecdotes and incidents, which were not least caused by the rigors of the weather.
A special turning point was the time after the First World War , when the mainland port of Hoyerschleuse became Danish due to the referendum from 1920. Now goods and passengers had to be transported through Danish territory under “bonded customs”. But that also worked out after a short time.
Excursion steamer on the Trave
With the completion of the Hindenburg dam, the costly and - despite everything - not harmless ferry connection became dispensable, and the Frisia completed its last regular service in June 1927. At the end of the year, she and her sister ship Freya were sold to the Lübeck-Büchener Eisenbahn Gesellschaft . Both paddle steamers were to become the attraction between Lübeck and Travemünde as excursion boats on the Trave. For this purpose, not only was Travemünde-Linie GmbH founded (as an 80% subsidiary of LBE), but also a cooperation with the marzipan manufacturer Niederegger for the management of the ships. The ship was renamed Eva on June 5, 1928 . Under the new names Eva (ex Frisia ) and Adam (ex Freya ) they started touring in May 1928.
A fatal, fatal accident involving Adam (ex Freya ) in early July 1928 in the swing bridge in Lübeck harbor then led to the two steamers being renamed again. Both ships exchanged names because they wanted to preface the curse word "Adam, the executioner", which was already circulating in the vernacular.
Excursion steamer in East Prussia
Although the attractive offer was often and gladly accepted by the population, there was no economic success. Both ships (now registered as inland vessels) were sold to East Prussia as early as 1933. The Adam (ex Frisia ) went to the shipping company August Zedler in Elbing and the Eva (ex Freya ) was acquired by the Tilsiter shipowner and captain Wilhelm Skorloff. On May 19, 1933, the Frisia was renamed Anneliese .
literature
- Hinrich-Boy Christiansen, Rudolf Kinzinger (ed.): Between Munkmarsch, Memel and Emden - The history of the Sylt paddle steamer "Freya" 1904 - 1966 . Electronic book, Books on Demand, 2012, ISBN 978-3-8482-0585-1 .
- District Court LÜBECK; Inland shipping register , BSR No. 717.
- District Court LÜBECK; Shipping register , SSR No. 627.
- Information from DSM Bremerhaven dated September 6, 2012.
- Jürgen Blunck: Cast off at Trave and Wakenitz! - History of Lübeck passenger shipping ; Lübeck 1994.
- LÜBECK police office: files pertaining to the steamers “Adam” and “Eva” of the Travemünde line ; Lübeck 1928–1932.