Germany
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Northwest Mecklenburg
Wismar
Concrete Ship of Redentin
Germany
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Northwest Mecklenburg
Wismar
Concrete Ship of Redentin
Concrete Ship of Redentin
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Location: Wismar, Northwest Mecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
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Redentin's Concrete Ship is part of a series of more than 50 cargo vessels manufactured during World War II. Steel was scarce and the shipbuilders resorted to lightweight concrete. The copy off the coast of Redentin is 40 meters long. It was stranded during the overpass in the Wismar Bay in front of the former fishing village.
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•January 12, 2019
One of about 50 concrete ships built in World War II, one reason for the use of concrete was steel shortage ...
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As steel became scarce during the Second World War, the idea of building lightweight concrete ships was resumed. The inventor of this ship design was Ulrich Finsterwalder ...
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