List of the sea rescue units of the DGzRS

Borkum North dike Juist Norderney Baltrum | Langeoog New harlinger- fell Cheek- rooge Horumersiel Hooksiel Wilhelmshaven Fedderwardersiel Bremerhaven MRCC Bremen Cuxhaven

Rescue units of the DGzRS in Lower Saxony and Bremen : Rescue cruisers in the 28-meter and 27.5-meter classes Rescue cruisers in the 23.3-meter to 20-meter classes Lifeboats

Heligoland Brunsbuettel Büsum Eiderdamm North beach Amrum Hörnum Cunning Schleswig Eckernförde Damp Olpenitz Maasholm Gelting Langballigau Schilksee Laboe lip Heiligenhafen Grossenbrode Puttgarden Groemitz Neustadt in Holstein Travemünde

Rescue units of the DGzRS in Schleswig-Holstein : Rescue cruisers of the 46-meter and 36.5-meter classes Rescue cruisers of the 28-meter and 27.5-meter classes Rescue cruisers of the 23.3-meter to 20-meter classes Lifeboats

Timmendorf Kühlungsborn Warnemünde Wustrow Darßer place Prerow / Wieck Zingst Stralsund Vitte Breege Glowe Sassnitz Lauterbach Freest Zinnowitz Ueckermünde Greifswalder Oie

Rescue units of the DGzRS in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania : Rescue cruisers of the 46-meter and 36.5-meter classes Rescue cruisers of the 28-meter and 27.5-meter classes Rescue cruisers of the 23.3-meter to 20-meter classes Lifeboats

The German Society for Rescue of Shipwrecked People (DGzRS) currently maintains 60 rescue units at 54 stations in the North Sea and Baltic Sea, including 19 rescue cruisers (SRK / SK) and 41 rescue boats (SRB). Since Bremen, with the DGzRS headquarters, is the home port of the fleet, all units carry the Bremen flag as a jack on the bow.

The term rescue cruiser refers to the larger units of the 20 to 46 meter class. Despite their different sizes, all of these units have common features. Most noticeable is the daughter boat carried in a stern tub . With the exception of the rescue cruisers of the 20-meter class, all cruisers are constructed in such a way that the crew can live and sleep on board during the 14-day watch. There is also an upper control stand, which should provide the best possible all-round view. In the event of an emergency, the ships can operate independently at sea for several days. The rescue cruisers are manned by full-time rescuers, while the rescue boats are driven by volunteer crews. Boats of these classes are between 6.8 and 10 meters long and have no lounge or living areas on board. The small and more agile lifeboats are used to support the rescue cruisers or for smaller missions. Your typical area are the coastal areas as well as the Wadden Sea and the lagoon areas .

Current fleet

The DGzRS currently maintains units of eleven different types, including seven cruiser types and four boat types. Due to the life cycle time of 30 years, during which sufficient spare parts can still be procured for the technology used, the fleet is constantly being renewed. With 60 existing units, this means that on average two new units have to be put into service each year. Due to the strong expansion of the rescue fleet in the area of ​​the former GDR after the fall of the Wall , the need for new buildings rose sharply around 2020. The availability of larger donations and inheritances made it possible to expand the new building program.

As a drive source are continuous diesel engines in use that rule to a propeller effect. Instead of the internal motors, outboard motors were installed in the RBBs in the new 8.9 m class and in the new work boats in the 20 m class . As the only ones at DGzRS, the boats in the 7 m class and the first four work boats in the 20 m class have a water jet propulsion system . Rigid inflatable boats (RIB) are used on the first four ships in the 20 m class and on the two large SRKs .

Rescue cruiser

(List as of August 2020)

These units are always manned and ready for immediate use around the clock. The colored dots correspond to those in the maps above.

Sea rescue cruiser of the 46 m class
Length 46.0 m - width 10.66 - draft 2.80 - displacement 404 t - 3 engines Σ 9,250 hp (6,803 kW) - speed 25 knots
Surname	Daughter boat	Commissioning	Station port coordinates	photo	Remarks
SK 29 Hermann Marwede	TB 36 Verena	July 2003	Helgoland ( SH ) Südhafen Ostkaje 54,176 ° N  7,896 ° E		TB as RIB The only ship of this class
Rescue cruiser of the 36.5 m class
Length 36.45 m - width 7.80 - draft 2.70 - displacement 236 t - 3 engines Maschinen 6,508 hp (4,785 kW) - speed 25 knots
SK 32 Harro Koebke	TB 35 Notary	May 2012	Sassnitz ( MV ) Westmole 54.509 ° N  13.635 ° E		TB as RIB The only ship of this class
Sea rescue cruiser of the 28 m class
Length 27.9 m - width 6.20 - draft 1.95 - displacement 120 t - 2 engines Σ 3,916 hp (2,880 kW) - speed 24 knots
Surname	Daughter boat	Commissioning	Station port coordinates	photo	Remarks
SK 40 Hamburg	TB 44 St. Pauli	April 2020	Borkum ( NI ) Bridge 2 53,560 ° N  6,748 ° E
SK 37 Anneliese Kramer	TB 41 Mathias	June 2017	Cuxhaven ( NI ) ferry port 53,877 ° N  8,698 ° E
SK 36 Berlin	TB 40 Steppke	February 2017	Laboe ( SH ) South Pier 54,403 ° N  10,217 ° E
SK 35 Ernst Meier-Hedde	TB 39 Lotte	June 2015	Amrum ( SH ) Wittdün sea ​​sign port 54,632 ° N 8,382 ° E		Type ship of the 28-meter class
Sea rescue cruiser of the 27.5 m class
Length 27.5 m - width 6.53 - draft 2.10 - displacement 103 t - 3 engines Σ 3,292 hp (2,420 kW) - speed 23 knots
Surname	Daughter boat	Commissioning	Station port coordinates	photo	Remarks
SK 24 Bremen	TB 26 Vegesack	January 1993	Großenbrode ( SH ) old ferry pier 54.354 ° N  11.078 ° E		Greater length 28.2 meters 3,402 hp 1 / 1993–3 / 2011 Grömitz
SK 23 Arkona	TB 25 Caspar	August 1992	Warnemünde ( MV ) Alter Strom West 54,181 ° N  12,087 ° E		Greater length 28.2 meters 3,402 PS 8 / 1992–7 / 2003 Sassnitz
Rescue cruiser of the 23.3 m class
Length 23.3 m - width 5.50 - draft 2.00 - displacement 66 t - 2 engines Σ 1,944 hp (1,430 kW) - speed 20 knots
Surname	Daughter boat	Commissioning	Station port coordinates	photo	Remarks
SK 21 foreman Jantzen	TB 21 Butscher	November 1990	Reserve cruiser		11 / 1990–4 / 1997 Warnemünde
Rescue cruiser of the 23.1 m class
Length 23.1 m - width 6.00 - draft 1.60 - displacement 80 t - 2 engines Maschinen 2,700 HP (1,986 kW) - speed 23 knots
Surname	Daughter boat	Commissioning	Station port coordinates	photo	Remarks
SK 28 Bernhard Gruben	TB 30 Johann Fidi	August 1997	Hooksiel ( NI ) outer harbor 53,642 ° N  8,082 ° E		8/1997–1/2018 Norderney
SK 27 Theo Fischer	TB 29 Ströper	April 1997	Port of emergency Darßer Ort ( MV ) 54.471 ° N  12.523 ° E		4 / 1997–8 / 2003 Warnemünde
SK 26 Hans Hackmack	TB 28 Emmi	December 1996	Grömitz ( SH ) Yachthafen Steg 6 54.136 ° N  10.948 ° E		12 / 1996–4 / 2011 Büsum
SK 25 Hermann Rudolf Meyer	TB 25 Christian	July 1996	Bremerhaven ( HB ) old outer harbor 53,537 ° N  8,578 ° E
Rescue cruiser of the 20 m class
Length 19.9 m - width 5.05 - draft 1.30 - displacement 40 t - 1 engine 1,630 HP (1,232 kW) - speed 22 knots
Surname	Daughter boat	Commissioning	Station port coordinates	photo	Remarks
SK 39 Fritz Knack	TB 43 Ingeborg	November 2018	Olpenitz ( SH ) harbor promenade 54,661 ° N  10,021 ° E		TB as RBB
SK 38 Berthold Beitz	TB 42 Else	December 2017	Greifswalder Oie ( MV ) 53.241 ° N  13.907 ° E		TB as RBB
SK 34 Pidder Lüng	TB 38 Michel	November 2013	List on Sylt ( SH ) Südmole 54,123 ° N  8.858 ° E		TB as RIB
SK 33 Theodor Storm	TB 37 Nis Puk	January 2011	Büsum ( SH ) south beach 54,123 ° N  8,858 ° E		TB as RIB
SK 31 Eugene	TB 33 Hubertus	April 2009	Norderney ( NI ) 5,703 ° N  7,163 ° E		TB as RIB 4 / 2009–11 / 2017 Greifswalder Oie
SK 30 ice bet	TB 43 novice	March 2009	Nordstrand ( SH ) Strucklahnungshörn 54,498 ° N  8,807 ° E		Type ship of the 20-meter class TB as RIB

Lifeboats

(List as of August 2020)

In the event of an alarm, these units are manned by volunteer crews from the area. The stations are marked on the maps with blue dots ( ).

10.1 m class lifeboats
Length 10.10 m - width 3.61 - draft 0.96 - displacement 8 t - 1 machine 320/380 hp (from 2015) - speed 18 knots
Surname	Building name	Commissioning	Station port coordinates	photo	Remarks
Romy Frank	SRB 77	February 2020	Puttgarden ( SH ) Fehmarn ferry port 54.502 ° N  11.23 ° E
Wolfgang Paul Lorenz	SRB 75	October 2019	Horumersiel ( NI ) Wangersiel south side 53,683 ° N  8,021 ° E
Peter Habig	SRB 74	May 2019	Wilhelmshaven Helgolandkaje 53,513 ° N  8,149 ° E
Gerhard Elsner	SRB 73	January 2019	Schilksee ( SH ) Steg 1 54.431 ° N  10.172 ° E
Mervi	SRB 72	October 2018	DGzRS School Neustadt i. H. ( SH ) Naval Port 54.101 ° N  10.813 ° E
Ursula Dettmann	SRB 71	June 2018	Gelting ( SH ) Sportboothafen Süd 54,753 ° N  9,862 ° E
Wolfgang Wiese	SRB 70	March 2018	Timmendorf (Poel) ( MV ) pilot bridge 53.992 ° N  11.376 ° E
Nimanoa	SRB 69	November 2017	Damp ( SH ) Port South Niebymole 54,582 ° N  10,026 ° E
Fritz Thieme	SRB 68	November 2017	Wangerooge ( NI ) 53,776 ° N  7,868 ° E
Secretarius	SRB 67	June 2017	Langeoog ( NI ) 53,727 ° N  7,495 ° E
Hans Dittmer	SRB 66	March 2017	Juist ( NI ) Nordkaje 53674 N °  6,997 ° E
Henrich Wuppesahl	SRB 65	June 2015	Neustadt in Holstein ( SH ) City Harbor East Sreg B 54.099 ° N  10.815 ° E		first boat with 380 hp
Konrad-Otto	SRB 64	November 2006	Kühlungsborn ( MV ) Bootshafen Ost Steg A 54.153 ° N  7.772 ° E
Nausicaa	SRB 63	August 2006	Vitte ( Hiddensee ) ( MV ) 54,569 ° N  13,107 ° E
Horst Heiner kneading	SRB 62	April 2006	Hörnum (Sylt) ( SH ) Westkaje 54.76 ° N  8.296 ° E
Kurt Hoffmann	SRB 61	September 2005	Glowe ( complaints ) ( MV ) Südmole 54574 N °  13.468 ° E
Elli Hoffmann-Röser	SRB 60	December 2004	Baltrum ( NI ) 53,723 ° N  7,366 ° E
Eckernförde	SRB 59	June 2004	Eckernförde ( SH ) wooden bridge north 54,475 ° N  9,836 ° E
Paul Neisse	SRB 58	October 2003	Eiderdamm ( SH ) inland port 54,266 ° N  8,848 ° E
Lifeboats of the 9.5 m class
Length 9.41 - width 3.61 - draft 0.96 - displacement 7 t - 1 engine 320 hp - speed 18 knots
Surname	Building name	Commissioning	Station port coordinates	photo	Remarks
Walter Rose	TB 32	June 2003	DGzRS School Neustadt i. H. ( SH ) Naval Port 54.101 ° N  10.813 ° E		6 / 2003–10 / 2012 daughter boat Verena of SK Hermann Marwede 12 / 2012–02 / 2019 Schilksee
Woltera	SRB 57	April 2002	Lippe ( SH ) Old Harbor North 54,336 ° N  10,647 ° E		4 / 2002–1 / 2007 Kühlungsborn 1 / 2007–3 / 2017 Juist
Casper Otten	SRB 56	October 2001	Lauterbach (Rügen) ( MV ) Fischerbrücke 54.342 ° N  13.501 ° E		10 / 2001–6 / 2017 Langeoog
Heiligenhafen	SRB 55	October 2000	Heiligenhafen ( SH ) Kommunalhafen Nord 54,374 ° N  10,985 ° E
Neuharlingersiel	SRB 54	July 2000	Neuharlingersiel ( NI ) Westmole 53,701 ° N  7,704 ° E
Emil Zimmermann	SRB 53	April 2000	Fedderwardersiel ( NI ) 53,595 ° N  8,359 ° E		05/2000 - 02/2020 Puttgarden
Hans Ingwersen	SRB 52	February 2000	Travemünde ( SH ) pilot station 53.96 ° N  10.883 ° E
Hertha Jeep	SRB 51	December 1999	Stralsund ( MV ) Hansakai pilot tower 54.315 ° N  13.099 ° E		12 / 199-5 / 2006 Hörnum (Sylt)
Heinz Orth	SRB 50	October 1999	Freest ( MV ) North Pier 54,138 ° N  13,729 ° E
Werner Kuntze	SRB 49	August 1999	Langballigau ( SH ) 54,822 ° N  9,654156 ° E
Gillis Gullbransson	SRB 48	May 1999	Brunsbüttel ( SH ) Nordschleuse outer harbor 53,893 ° N  9,142 ° E
Wilma Sikorski	SRB 47	March 1999	Norddeich ( NI ) quay in the Westhafen 53,622 ° N  7,156 ° E		3 / 1999–11 / 2017 Wangerooge
8.9 m class lifeboats
Length 8.90 - Width 3.10 - Draft 0.88 - Displacement 3.2 t - Machines 2 × 200 HP - Speed ​​38 knots
Surname	Building name	Commissioning	Station port coordinates	photo	Remarks
Eva Ahrens-Thies	SRB 81	July 2020	Ueckermünde ( MV ) 53,750 ° N  14,067 ° E
Manfred Hessdörfer	SRB 79	September 2019	Breege ( MV ) 54,613 ° N  13,357 ° E
Hellmuth Manthey	SRB 76	February 2018	Maasholm ( SH ) 54,682 ° N  9,991 ° E
8.5 m class lifeboats
Length 8.52 - width 3.10 - draft 0.95 - displacement 5.5 t - 1 machine 220 HP - speed 18 knots
Surname	Building name	Commissioning	Station port coordinates	photo	Remarks
Stralsund	SRB 46	June 1994	Prerow ( MV ) Sportboothafen-Wieck 54,408 ° N  12,594 ° E		6 / 1994-5 / 2006 Stralsund
Otto Behr	SRB 39	July 1993	Zinnowitz ( MV ) marina 54,063 ° N  13,917 ° E		7 / 1993–4 / 2019 Wilhelmshaven
Walter Merz	SRB 38	June 1993	Schleswig ( SH ) Schleyhafen 54,512 ° N  9,572 ° E		6 / 1993–1 / 2007 Juist as SRB Juist
Gerhard ten Doornkaat	SRB 33	November 1992	Ueckermünde ( MV ) 53,750 ° N  14,067 ° E
7 m class sea ​​rescue boats
Length 7.00 - width 2.50 - draft 0.50 - displacement 3.5 t - 1 machine 292 hp - speed 24 knots
Surname	Building name	Commissioning	Station port coordinates	photo	Remarks
pike	SRB-T1	April 1993	Zinnowitz ( MV ) Dünenstrasse. 54,081 ° N  13,913 ° E
Pikeperch	SRB-T2	April 1993	Zingst ( MV ) Hägerende. 54,439 ° N  12,702 ° E
perch	SRB-T3	April 1993	Wustrow ( MV ) Strandstr. 54,351 ° N  12,389 ° E

Retired sea rescue cruisers

The following rescue cruisers were withdrawn and put to another use. The table shows the last known whereabouts.

John T. Essberger on the way to the museum

retired sea ​​rescue cruisers of the 27.5 m class
Length 27.5 m - width 6.53 - draft 2.10 - displacement 103 t - 3 engines Σ 3,292 hp (2,420 kW) - speed 23 knots
Surname	Daughter boat	period of service	Last station	photo	Note whereabouts
Alfried Krupp	Good luck for	June 1988 to April 2020	Borkum
Foreman Steffens	Adele	May 1989 to December 2017	Hooksiel		Fire boat Rostock
Hermann Helms	bee	October 1985 to June 2017	Cuxhaven		Marine Rescue Service Uruguay
Berlin	Quilt	May 1985 to February 2017	Laboe		Sweden
decommissioned rescue cruisers of the 23.3 m class
Length 23.3 m - width 5.50 - draft 2.00 - displacement 66 t - 2 machines Σ 1,944 (1,430 kW) HP - speed 20 knots
Surname	Daughter boat	period of service	Last station	photo	Note whereabouts
Nis Randers	Uncle Willi	May 1990 to January 2020	Reserve cruiser
Hannes Glogner	Flinthorn	April 1991 to July 2018	Reserve cruiser		Marine Rescue Service Uruguay
Foreman Leiss	Erika	August 1985 to May 2015	Amrum (Wittdün)		Norway
Minden	Margarete	June 1985 to November 2013	List on Sylt		Wilhelmshaven
Fritz Behrens	Anna	June 1981 to March 2009	Reserve cruiser		Supply ship, Duisburg
Ice bet	Japsand	January 1980 to November 2008	Amrum		Cameroon, Thibaud 1
decommissioned rescue cruiser of the 44-meter class of the DGzRS
Length 44.2 m - width 8.05 - draft 2.80 - displacement 185 t - 3 engines Σ 6,380 hp (4,692 kW) - speed 30 knots
Surname	Daughter boat	period of service	Last station	photo	Note whereabouts
Wilhelm Kaisen	Helene	July 1978 to May 2012	Sassnitz		scrapped in Mumbai in May 2017
John T. Essberger	Elsa	July 1975 to May 2011	Grossenbrode / Fehmarn		Technology Museum Speyer
Hermann Ritter	Wanda	June 1977 to November 1988	Sea position German Bight		Scrapped in 2005
decommissioned rescue cruiser of the 19-meter class of the DGzRS
Length 18.90 m - width 4.30 - draft 1.25 - displacement 30 t - 1 engine 830 HP (610 kW) - speed 18 knots
Surname	Daughter boat	period of service	Last station	photo	Note whereabouts
H.-J. Kratschke	Ludje	June 1969 to October 2003	Eiderdamm		DGzRS headquarters in Bremen
Hans Lüken	Abelius	September 1969 to July 2002	Reserve cruiser		German Maritime Museum Bremerhaven
Otto Schülke	Johann Fidi	June 1969 to April 1997	Norderney		Hooksiel / Norderney
G. Kuchenbecker	Marcus	September 1969 to April 1997	Darßer place		Museum harbor Büsum
decommissioned rescue cruiser of the 26-meter class of the DGzRS
Length 26.66 m - width 5.60 - draft 1.62 - displacement 90 t - 3 engines Σ 2,401 hp (1,766 kW) - speed 18 knots
Surname	Daughter boat	period of service	Last station	photo	Note whereabouts
Arwed Emminghaus	Old love	May 1965 to January 1993	Groemitz		26 m class museum ship Burgstaaken Fehmarn
Adolph Bermpohl	Vegesack	October 1965 to May 1989	List on Sylt		The 26 m class was scrapped in 2001
Georg Breusing	Engelke up de Muer	June 1963 to July 1988	Borkum		26 m class museum ship Emden
decommissioned rescue cruiser of the 23.2 meter class of the DGzRS
Length 23.20 m - width 5.30 - draft 1.42 - displacement 60 t - 3 engines Σ 1,750 HP (1,287 kW) - speed 20 knots
Surname	Daughter boat	period of service	Last station	photo	Note whereabouts
HH Meier	Roland	March 1960 to March 1987	Reserve cruiser		Deutsches Museum , Munich
Hamburg	Michel	March 1960 to October 1985	Groemitz		2017: Netherlands
Theodor Heuss	Tedje	March 1957 to June 1985	Laboe		2013 private, Kiel , THeuss
Ruhr steel	Tünnes	April 1958 to May 1985	Amrum		Uruguay
decommissioned other rescue cruisers
Surname	Daughter boat	period of service	Last station	photo	Note whereabouts
Paul Thinker	Ice bet from 1829	June 1967 to June 2005	SAR school Neustadt in Holstein		17-meter Focke-Museum Bremen
Hermann Apelt	Kurt Grundmann	June 1955 to October 1965	Heligoland		21.5 meters private, Holland
Bremen (ex Consul Kleyenstüber )	??	Original: 1931 November 1953 to May 1965	Amrum		17.5-meter Hafenmuseum SpeicherXI , Vegesack Museum Harbor
decommissioned motor lifeboats
Surname	Daughter boat	period of service	Last station	photo	Note whereabouts
MRB Langeoog	no TB	March 1945 to July 1980	Langeoog		14-meter museum ship on Langeoog
MRB Rickmer Bock	no TB	October 1944 to February 1981	North beach		14-meter museum harbor Büsum
MRB Hindenburg	no TB	December 1944 to January 1979	North beach		17.5-meter shipping museum Kiel

literature

• The German Society for the Rescue of Shipwrecked People . In: The Gazebo . Issue 22, 1866, pp. 343/344 ( full text [ Wikisource ]).
• H. v. C .: German rescue stations . In: The Gazebo . Issue 17, 1867, pp. 268–270 ( full text [ Wikisource ] - with illustration).
• A German normal lifeboat . In: The Gazebo . Issue 32, 1868, pp. 501-512 ( full text [ Wikisource ]).
• Petersen's lifeboat tested! In: The Gazebo . Issue 35, 1868, pp. 560 ( full text [ Wikisource ]).
• Ferdinand Lindner: The rescue service on the German coast . In: The Gazebo . Volume 4, 1880, pp. 60–64 ( full text [ Wikisource ]).
• Anne-Katrin Wehrmann: Lifesavers are planning an emergency control center for accidents in offshore wind farms . In: Hansa , Heft 3/2012, S. 96/98.

Web links

Commons : DGzRS boats  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the DGzRS
• Official online shop of the DGzRS

Individual evidence

1. ↑ From the Ems to the Gulf of Guinea
2. ^ Museum cruiser "Otto Schülke" eV
3. ↑ A sea rescue museum for the island of Fehmarn