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August 18, 2024
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An active museum ship of a special kind with an impressive steam engine
In 1938, the steam icebreaker "Wal" was put into service for icebreaking …
•August 18, 2024
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©Erlebnis Bremerhaven GmbH
Its bulbous hull promises safety, the steeply rising stem testifies to power and assertiveness. This is exactly what the steam icebreaker "Wal" has demonstrated for 50 years on the Kiel Canal. Until 1990, the steamship, built in Stettin in 1938, was always on the canal when ice threatened to block the world's most important shipping route.
When the Federal Ministry of Transport decommissioned its last steamship, it was clear that this example of a forgotten era should be preserved for posterity.
•August 18, 2024
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