Museum Tickets - Cap San Diego

Description

Introducing: Cap San Diego Our ship was commissioned in 1962 after about eleven months of construction. It was the last of a total of six identical general cargo ships that operated on regular routes between Europe and South America. Southbound, among other things, machinery, technical and chemical products were transported. From South America, raw coffee, cocoa, beef, and fruit in refrigerated containers, as well as cooking oils in heated tanks, were usually imported. By the way, the “Cap San Diego” never transported bananas. The ship's client was the Hamburg Süd shipping company, which at the time belonged to the Dr. Oetker Group. All ships of this class, called 'Class', were named after a geographical 'Cape San ...' (or 'Capo San ...'), our ship after the western tip of Tierra del Fuego, Cape San Diego. The “Cap San Diego” was built at the German Shipyard in Hamburg-Finkenwerder (where today the Airbus plant is located). It and its CAP-SAN sister ships were very modern at the time: before the introduction of containers, goods were loaded loose in boxes, sacks, or barrels. For this, the ship has large cargo holds and masts with loading booms and two swing cranes. All technical facilities could be operated comfortably. The CAP-SAN ships were highly sought after as workplaces by both crews and port workers. The freighter could carry up to 10,000 tons of cargo—a quantity loaded in breakbulk operations in about seven days. The same amount is now moved in containers in a maximum of eight hours. It is therefore hardly surprising that the “Cap San Diego” became unprofitable just a few years after commissioning due to the emerging container shipping industry. After the ship was sold in the early 1980s, it was even threatened with scrapping in Asia in 1986. Literally at the last moment, the “Cap San Diego” was saved through the commitment of the city of Hamburg and now lies as a genuine 'Hamburger' at the Overseas Bridge in front of the Elbphilharmonie. Several times a year, the ship goes on a voyage. Come aboard and experience when the “Cap San Diego” comes to life. All areas of the ship are open to you, from the bridge to the engine room. The crew will gladly show and explain all functions of the world's largest operational museum freighter. Additional information:
Open only until 4 p.m.

Highlights

• Historic museum ship from 1962
• Insights into the history of breakbulk shipping
• Tour of the modern technical facilities

General Information

The Cap San Diego is a museum ship in Hamburg, commissioned in 1962. It offers visitors the opportunity to discover the history of breakbulk shipping and the technical innovations of that time.

Location

Überseebrücke, 20459 Hamburg, Germany

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