Spree princess

Spree princess

The Spree Princess in downtown Berlin

Ship data flag  Germany other ship names Brigitte Ship type Day trip boat Callsign DC5582 home port Berlin Owner Riedel shipping company Shipyard Franke-Werft, Berlin-Spandau Conversion of the Georg Placke GmbH shipyard in Aken on the Elbe Launch 1953 Whereabouts in motion

From 2000 length 39.90 m ( Lüa ) width 4.93 m Draft Max. 1.25 m displacement 132.8 t

Machine system machine 1 × diesel engine Machine performance 206 kW (280 PS) propeller 1 Schottel rudder propeller

Transport capacities Permitted number of passengers 250

Others Registration numbers ENI 05600580

The passenger ship Spree-Prinzessin was built in 1953 at the Franke shipyard in Berlin - Spandau and put into service as Brigitte .

history

The Brigitte was built in 1953 at the Franke shipyard in Spandau for the shipping company Hans Liptow. She had a length of 22.00 meters and the engine in the foredeck. In 1965 Hans Liptow had it extended to 32.00 meters. With the purchase of the shipping company Liptow on April 9, 1974, Heinz Riedel also took over the Brigitte .

In 2000, the ship underwent its last renovation at the Georg Placke GmbH shipyard in Aken on the Elbe , which was almost like a new building. The previously 32.00 meter long ship was first shortened by 6.00 meters at the stern and then lengthened by 14.00 meters, making it almost 40.00 meters. The ship's bottom was completely renewed, the engine room relocated from the front to the aft , and a Schottel drive and a new generator set were installed. The catering area was completely renewed, the ship received new windows, stabilization for the upper deck and a retractable wheelhouse. The final interior work took place in Berlin. Only the foredeck of the Spree princess is reminiscent of the former Brigitte .

Berlin fairytale ship

Since 2004, the Spree Princess has been sailing the Berlin waters every summer as a Berlin fairy tale ship . The campaign is supported by the federal government, politicians, diplomats, artists and the Märchenland association.

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  Spree princess as a Berlin fairytale ship

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  Silvia Ladewig on the fairytale ship

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  Rachel Clarke as Braveheart

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  The Scottish storyteller Rachel Clarke (Legend Theater) and the musician Georg Losch

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  An actress answers the children's questions

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  The fairytale ship on the Spree

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  The fairytale ship ready for boarding at the Hansabrücke in Berlin-Moabit

48 hours Neukölln

As a partner of the 48 Hours Neukölln event, the Riedel shipping company provides the Spree Princess every year to show those interested in art on the waterway from the Wildenbruch Bridge or to bring them to them.

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  Spree Princess at 48 hours Neukölln 2015

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  The Spree Princess at the Wildenbruchbrücke

literature

• Dieter Schubert: German inland passenger ships / Illustrated ship register . Uwe Welz Verlag, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-933177-10-3 , pp. 438-441
• Community certificate for inland vessels No. B 2439 G of the ZSUK Mainz

Web links

Commons : Spree-Prinzessin  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Internet presence of Berliner Dampfer , accessed on February 8, 2018.
• Internet presence Märchenland e. V. accessed on February 8, 2018
• The fleet on the homepage of the Riedel shipping company , accessed on February 8, 2018.

Footnotes

1. ^ Dieter Schubert | Festschrift for the 40th anniversary of the Riedel shipping company.
2. ↑ Märchenland - Berlin fairytale ship. Retrieved February 8, 2018 . 
3. ↑ 48 hours Neukölln partner. Retrieved February 8, 2018 .