Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Martha HF427"

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Martha HF427, Volker Gries, Rum-Regatta 2012 , 05/2012

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2012,
05/2012

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Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Martha HF427
Ex-names:HBK 58
Registered port:Lüneburg
Nation:GER
Type of rigging:KUTTER
Type of ship:Elbfischkutter
Year built:1925
Yard:Hinrich Eckmann Werft, Hamburg Finkenwerder, GER
Ship's hull:Holz / Wood

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 11 Oct 2026

  • built 1925 athe the shipyard of Hinrich Eckmann in Hamburg, GER; first name "Martha" and registerred as H.F. 427 in Hamburg, GER.
  • registerred as "HBK58" during WWII.
  • since 1946 property of Johannes Rolf, Altenwerder, GER; used for fishing until 1972.
  • 1971 sold, 1972 converted to a yacht for private use, initially based in Lüneburg, then based in Kappeln, GER for a long time.
  • spotted in Eckernförde, GER in 2026.

Literature for further reading:

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Wilhelm Christian Karl Stammer
"HF - Die Finkenwärder Fischereiflotte"
Books on Demand, Hamburg 2002 ISBN: 3-8311-2927-4
(2. Überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage)
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