Social Programme

In the evening of Wednesday the 30th a round tour aboard the Cap San Diego, a classic cargo ship and a unique maritime symbol of Hamburg that now anchors at the Überseebrücke quay, is arranged followed by a dinner.

Detailed Programme Schedule

BUS TRANSFER
17:55 Departure at Bldg.28c to ferry terminal Neumühlen/Övelgönne
18:00 Stopover at the Novotel
18:25 Arrival at ferry terminal Neumühlen/Övelgönne

FERRY TOUR
18:27 Departure ferry line 62 to ferry terminal Sandtorhöft
18:50 Arrival at ferry terminal Sandtorhöft

5 MINUTES WALK
from ferry terminal Sandtorhöft to the Cap San Diego moored at the Überseebrücke

CAP SAN DIEGO
19:30 Greeting with beverages
20:00 Opening of the buffet and 1st guided tour to discover the complete vessel
21:00 Refreshing of the buffet and 2nd guided tour

The Cap San Diego,
built in 1961, is a unique testimony to seafaring and is berthed in her old home harbour of Hamburg as a »museum you can touch« since 1986. She now anchors at the Überseebrücke quay in Hamburg and is a maritime monument open to visitors daily. All visitors are invited to discover the complete vessel: -among other things the engine room, the bridge, several sailor’s quarters as well as the hatches!

The Cap San Diego is the last of the classic cargo ships, referred to as the "White Swan of the South Atlantic." On March 29, 1962, the Cap San Diego sailed off to her maiden voyage. During the following 20 years, she completed more than 120 round trips between Hamburg and South America. In those days, every single week a Cap-San ship was leaving from Hamburg, heading for the east coast of South America.

With their sleek hulls and massive sterns, these ships resembled elegant yachts rather than freighters with a loading capacity of 10,300 tons.
Her measurements are: Length 159.40 m, Breadth 21.47 m,
The Cap San Diego is propelled by a two-stroke MAN diesel engine with 9 cylinders and 11,600 horsepower. On her trial run she reached a maximum speed of 20.3 knots at 118 revolutions per minute.
 
A round tour onboard the Cap San Diego leads the visitor to: cargo holds, loading gear, mooring and anchoring equipment, palaver
deck, lifeboats, swimming pool and arbour, bridge, chart room and communications room, captain’s cabin, dining room and passenger cabins, galley, pantry and mess crew accommodations.
 
  The story of the Cap San Diego is a symbol of the great port city of Hamburg. The Cap San Diego is the last vessel of her kind and bears living witness to German engineering process in shipbuilding. The “White Swan of the South Atlantic” is the only seaworthy museum freighter in the world.

 

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