Hafengeburtstag 2012

As usual the "white swan of the south atlantic"... 

... The Cap San Diego 

Here you see the Tug boat Karl Moritz and the Alexander von Hubold 2 

A croud of potential terrorists 😉 

But fortunately for me, I didn't have to waint for a long time to get aboard. 

The bow of the Sachsen 

Cap San Diego seen from the Sachsen 

Looks like a Do 28 

The gun of the Sachsen, in the right corner you can see HMS Defender 

I was surprised how big the Defender was compared to the Sachsen 

HMS Defender... 

... and its 4.5 inch gun 

The Hangar of the Sachsen 

And aboard HMS Defender. They also brought a Mini with them 

Here you can see some other military ships and some of the scenery of Hamburg 

Inside of Defender's Hangar 

Some information about Defender 

Its Crest 

More information 

You could find these almost everywhere, to remeber the crew damage control is vital 

A plate of other ships which were named Defender 

I must say the crew was one of the calmes I've ever meet. Not to mention the americans in Kiel which were pointing machineguns at the visitor 

Me holding a L85 A2 rifle 

Of course the guns were not loaded, but there were soldiers patroling with loaded weapons. 

The crowd onboard Sachsen 

Bridge of HMS Defender 

Defenders 4.5 Inch gun 

And a practice round. The crewmen there was very kind. He explained me a lot about the new ship 

The "usual criminals" the tall ships 

A Sea King of the Bundeswehr closing in 

And then it's gone 

Me next to the 4.5 inch gun 

HMS Defender 

A ferry 

The crew was also explaining how they fight a fire and which equipent they use 

The Radar of HMS Defender 

And something I don't know 

One of the sailingships was leaving the harbour? 

This is a pneumatic wrench, the crew of HMS Defender uses it to open doors during a fire 

Some of the smaler vessels 

And some of the scenery in our harbour 

Sachsen and Defender 

The Cap San Diego 

One of the Junkers 52 in flight 

Meet the worst choir in the history of Hamburg... 

Me at the end of a long day - my feet were killing me 

The Bismarck memorial. A shame it's in such a bad condition 

And another vehicle I've seen on my way home