Gottfried Hilgerdenaar

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Gottfried Hilgerdenaar (1982)

Gottfried Hilgerdenaar (born February 6, 1925 in Detmold ; † July 11, 2015 in Bremerhaven ) was a German seaman. Like no other, he testified to German deep-sea fishing.

Life

Hilgerdenaar was born as the third of five children. He grew up in queues and wanted to be a sailor as a child ; but after elementary school his parents sent him to the Hartröhren forester's house for two years as a house boy in April 1939 . There in the Senne he came across a captain who recommended him to the North German Lloyd . Since his parents could not afford the equipment fee, he began an apprenticeship as a machinist in Horn in Lippe . Without a degree, he came to the Reich Labor Service in Friesoythe after two years .

In 1944 he was drafted into the Navy in the Reich Commissioner of the Netherlands . He was instructed as a radio operator at the naval intelligence school in Aurich ; this also included the new radar . Because of his size, he was ordered to a support submarine of the 11th U-Flotilla . Finding himself at his interest in photography , the film development had taught himself, he was in the 25 U-Lehrflottille in Gdynia for indoor shots to the Wilhelm Gustloff commanded. Even with the rank sailor at the end of World War II in Bergen (Norway) set, he spent interned in Norheimsund .

After his release, he returned to live with his family of seven in Schlangen. The family was starving and Hilgerdenaar was unemployed. He heard on the radio that deep-sea fishing should be resumed. So he traveled to Wesermünde in January 1946 .

Sailors

Hilgerdenaar's vampire

With chutzpah , he immediately succeeded in being hired as an ordinary seaman on the fishing steamer Hugo Homann . The Grundmann & Gröschel shipping company promoted him to sailor after a year . With her he drove from August 1949 on FD Ernst Wittpfenning , from November 1949 on FD Ernst Gröschel and from October 1950 on FD Bernhard Grundmann . In the post-war period he was able to feed the family and their relatives with the fish he brought home. The soldier of a propaganda company , whom he had met in Norheimsund, won him over for an interview on Westdeutscher Rundfunk .

After five years he switched to merchant shipping , MS Iran (February 1951), MS Bärenfels (September 1951), D. Adele (October 1952), MS Braunfels (February 1953) and MS Fauna (September 1953). In 1954, he used his savings to finance a visit to the Bremerhaven Seafaring School . In February he received the C 1 patent (sea motor pilot), in July the A 2 patent. From January 1955 he drove on MS Dirk and from November 1955 on MS Bussard . After receiving the A4 patent in May 1957, he was a captain in coastal shipping , on the MS Kondor (June 1957), on the MS Bussard (December 1957), MS Meise (November 1959), MS Sperber (May 1961) and from June 1962 on the new Bussard .

After he had obtained his maritime machinist's license at the Sieghold shipyard , he worked for the Argo shipping company . From 1962, he drove the three Vampyr tugs for the Hans Bonertz shipping company . In 1964 he went to Weserport as a crane operator . On April 1, 1972, he moved to the Bugsier-, Reederei- und Bergungsgesellschaft , for which he managed the floating crane Enak for nine years . In order to be able to devote himself entirely to maritime history, he retired on April 1, 1981 at the age of 56 at his own request. After that he was a museum guide in the Historisches Museum Bremerhaven and on FD Gera until his death . At the age of 90, he still managed all the ways by bicycle. He was buried on July 21, 2015 at the Ochsenturm in Imsum .

Contemporary witness

Like the audio book, Hilgerdenaar's recordings document the bygone world of deep sea fishing and the Bremerhaven fishing port in a unique way. On board his ships and on Enak , pictures of contemporary historical importance were created. In 2011 they were shown in the Bremen Harbor Museum. Hilgerdenaar had what is probably the largest collection of photos on Bremerhaven's post-war history. At the age of 85 he led the Historical Museum Bremerhaven through the special exhibition Suburb of New York - Bremerhaven in Bremen 1860–1930 . He was involved in the Gera Circle of Friends .

Works

Hilgerdenaar's grave
  • I want to become a seaman ... Experiences on fishing steamers and cargo ships 1946–1962 . Edition Temmen 1991, 2000. ISBN 978-3926958709 . GoogleBooks
  • with Dirk Peters : From stoker to marine painter: Friedrich Dammeyer - 80 years . Ditzen, Bremerhaven 1997. GoogleBooks
  • Customs and / or superstitions on board . Yearbook of Wittheit zu Bremen 1999/2000, p. 230.
  • Deep sea fishermen at the Arctic Circle , audio book (CD). Living in Neighborhoods (Citizens Network Bremerhaven), 2009.
  • Dockerstolz , in: Stefan Krücken: Wellenbrecher. Captains tell their best stories . Ankerherz Verlag, Appel 2009, pp. 145–153, ISBN 978-3940138033 . Also available as an audio book.

literature

Web links

Commons : Gottfried Hilgerdenaar  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b obituary notice (Zevener Zeitung)
  2. ↑ a b c Kristin Kube (2013)
  3. ↑ Yearbook of Wittheit zu Bremen (GoogleBooks, Snippet)
  4. ↑ It floats and has a hook. Sea rescue ships can lift the heaviest loads in shipyards - Gottfried Hilgerdenaar drove the floating crane "Enak" for nine years . Nordsee-Zeitung from November 12, 2012.
  5. ↑ Hafenmuseum Speicher XI
  6. ^ Seaside City of Bremerhaven
  7. ↑ Deep sea fishing and fishing industry (HMB)
  8. ↑ Open Ship on the museum ship "Gera" - day of action for families (pass)

Remarks

  1. ↑ The company turned 12.5 cm grenades.
  2. ^ The Gera is operated by the Historisches Museum Bremerhaven as a branch.
personal data
SURNAME Hilgerdenaar, Gottfried
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German seaman and photographer
DATE OF BIRTH February 6, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Detmold
DATE OF DEATH July 11, 2015
Place of death Bremerhaven