Rickmer Rickmers

St. Pauli Landungsbrücken 1
20359 Hamburg

The SS Rickmer Richmers was built in Bremerhaven Shipyards in 1896 as a full rig steel ship with a span of 3,500 square metres. It was confiscated by the Portuguese during the First World War and used as a cargo ship by the English. After the Second World War, the ship operated as a training ship for the navy. In 1962, it was unrigged and merely functioned as a depot. The "Windjammer für Hamburg" Society brought the Ricker Rickmers to Hamburg where it was restored and renovated to become a tourist attraction at the great piers at St. Pauli Landungsbrücken.

Additional information

current usage

Museum and restaurant open daily between 10 am and 6pm.

Comment

The restaurant on board and the club rooms are operated by the CCH, Hamburg"s Convention Centre. Also available for private bookings. Reservations for the day, please call: 040/3569-3207. Reservations for the evening, please call: 040/3569-3119.

Contact Information

Person of contact: Katja Berens
katja.berens@rickmer-rickmers.de

Phone: 040/ 319 59 59

Locations in the vicinity

St. Pauli Landungsbrücken
Landungsbrücken - 20359 Hamburg
The construction of the Landungsbrücken, the great piers for the passenger ships, was started in 1839. Like most of Hamburg´ s buildings for public transport, built around 1910, the piers were given an impressive facade. The massive square building seems rather archaic. Allegorical sculptures on either sides of the middle part of the building, restored between 1975 and 1976, depict the winds. The tower on the east side of the building has a water gauge for the Elbe. The pier, destroyed during the war, was rebuilt between 1953 and 1955. 688 metres in length, it is made of concrete and covered by a deck.
Alter Elbtunnel
Bei den St.-Pauli-Landungsbrücken - 20359 Hamburg
Near the quays where the ferries dock, the "Landungsbrücken", stands the building housing the entrance to the old tunnel which runs underneath the river Elbe. It was opened in 1911. The classicist style of the brown sandstone square building, with its cupola and tall windows, is reminiscent of the Pantheon in Rome. A much simpler version stands at the other end of the tunnel on island of Steinwerder where the docks are. Escalators, stairs and elevators (for vehicles) descend to two parallel-running tunnels which are 410 metres long. Hundreds of light bulbs on both sides are reflected in the tunnels" tiled walls decorated with maritime motifs.
Hotel Hafen Hamburg
Seewartenstraße 9 - 20459 Hamburg
The large hotel offers a variety of function rooms on the top floors with a panoramic view over the harbour. It also has a roof garden and the famous "Tower Bar". Apart from catering, the hotel offers technical facilities for events.
Jugendherberge am Stintfang
Alfred-Wegener-Weg 5 - 20459 Hamburg