Pilot station Seemannshöft

The Lotsenstation Seemannshöft features a brick design with a signal tower at the entrance of Hamburg Port, overseeing maritime navigation and traffic management.

Built in 1914 by architect Fritz Schumacher, the structure served as a military station during World War I before becoming a seamanship school until 1925.

The building represents Hamburg's maritime heritage through its brick architecture, which characterizes the northern German port construction style of the early 1900s.

The facility houses Hamburg harbor pilots, ship reporting services, and the nautical central office, maintaining permanent measurement stations for navigation safety.

The station integrates radar systems installed in the 1950s to guide vessels through the Elbe River during limited visibility conditions.

Location: Hamburg-Mitte

Inception: 1914

Part of: Port of Hamburg, Seemannshöft

Address: Bubendeyweg 33, 21129 Hamburg 21129 21129

GPS coordinates: 53.53990,9.87906

Latest update: May 10, 2025 19:58