The Steamship Stettin at quay in Flensburg
Until 1981, the steamer was in service and carried out numerous missions on the
lower Elbe, the North Sea-Baltic Canal and the Kiel Fjord. With about 2000 hp
to the propeller she broke up ice of one meter thickness.
Since 1982, the Steamship Stettin is recognized as a technical cultural
monument. The Icebreaker Stettin sails with tourists during the summer and
serve the remaining time as a museum ship, by the Hamburg Museum
Oevelgönne.
The Icebreaker Stettin was conceived by her designers as a
pure working ship. The seamen, engineers and stokers were housed in
accommodations with six bunks separately for engine, deck and trimmers, in
addition, there were two shared showers, separated by a wall. The officers were
slightly better off, there were chambers with a maximum of two berths and wash
basin available.
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