Rickmer Rickmers Museum Ship

The SS Rickmer Rickmers, a 110-year-old tall ship and the floating symbol of Hamburg's Hanseatic tradition, has been open to the public since 1987. Located at the Landungsbrücken jetties, her exhibits and display panels illustrate the ship's tumultuous history and paint a picture of the beauty and the harshness of life on board. Built in 1896 in Bremerhaven, this fully-rigged steel vessel harks back to the days when sea-faring was powered by wind alone. The hull is 97 metres in length and around twelve metres wide, with a draught of six metres and a sail area of 3,500 m². She embarked on voyages all over the seven seas, transporting valuable cargo such as rice, bamboo and coal. Open daily.