Theater ship Batavia

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The theater ship Batavia in the Wedeler Au

The theater ship Batavia is a ship converted into a theater in Wedel .

history

The theater ship is 29.8 meters long and 7.8 meters wide, the draft is 1.2 meters.

According to the operator, the ship is said to be the former river gunboat SMS Vaterland , which was built in Stettin in 1892 for the Imperial Navy . According to all available documents, there is no evidence for this. The actual fatherland was built in 1903 at the Schichau shipyard in Elbing and decommissioned in 1942 in the Manchuko Empire . Her whereabouts are unknown.

The ship was initially used in Qingdao , again according to the operator . In 1943 it came to Hamburg , where it sank after being hit by a bomb. In 1952 it was raised and used as a clubhouse by a rowing club. When the rowing club dissolved in 1972, Hannes Grabau bought the ship and renamed it "Batavia". Grabau initially used the ship as a houseboat . In 1974 he had it converted into a theater ship. Since 1976 the ship has been lying on the edge of Wedel on Brooksdamm in the Wedeler Au .

Theater ship

The ship is used for theater performances, cabaret, cabaret and live music. In summer there is also an open-air cinema on the ship. The theater hall can seat around 70 people.

Since 2006 the theater ship has also housed the Seepferdchen children's theater school.

There is also a small restaurant on board and, in the summer months, a beer garden in front of the ship.

Web links

Commons : Theaterschiff Batavia  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b history , theater ship Batavia. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  2. ↑ a b Klönschnack: Person of the Month , Hamburger Klönschnack, issue 08/04.
  3. ↑ a b Batavia overview , theater ship Batavia. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  4. ↑ Theater overview , theater ship Batavia. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  5. ^ Children's theater school on the Wedeler "Batavia" , Hamburger Abendblatt , August 21, 2006. Accessed on January 20, 2012.

Coordinates: 53 ° 34 ′ 54 ″  N , 9 ° 41 ′ 42 ″  E