Schaarhörn, Museum steamboat in Hamburg, Germany
The Schaarhörn is a museum steamboat on the Elbe in Hamburg, measuring 41.66 meters long with an art nouveau salon featuring large windows and a working engine room with original equipment. It functions as a floating museum that lets visitors see how ships were equipped and operated in the early 1900s.
Built in 1907, the ship was first used by harbor officials for measurement work before being repurposed for transport duties. After World War II, it played a role in evacuation missions before eventually being preserved as a museum.
The ship reveals how people worked and lived on water, with spaces that still serve their original functions. The engine room and wheelhouse show what daily life was like for those who operated the vessel.
The ship is moored at Sandtorhafen in winter and moves to Norderelbstraße in summer, so you can visit during both seasons. Check the current location before your visit and confirm when tours and events are offered.
The galley still has its original cooking equipment and meals can be prepared during river trips just as they were in the early decades of the 1900s. Visitors get a glimpse of how ship cooks actually worked and prepared food back then.
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