International Maritime Museum, Hamburg Photos

International Maritime Museum (IMMH) (opened 2008) is housed in the fully renovated, oldest preserved warehouse in Hamburg (1878-79), and contains the extensive naval collection of Peter Tamm comprising ship models, navel themed artwork, scrimshaw, uniforms, correspondence and many historic artifacts.

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International Maritime Museum (IMMH) building (1878-9) opened (2008) with renovated interior as private museum housing the collection of Peter Tamm. Hamburg, Germany. Style: Neo-Gothic. Architect: Wilhelm Emil Meerwein & Bernhard Georg Hanssen.	Steel bridge leading to International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany. Architect: Dietmar Feichtinger.	Upper levels of International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Brick Gothic arch detail of International Maritime Museum building. Hamburg, Germany.

Front facade of International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Redesigned interior of International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Model of sailing ship at full rigging at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Open staircase to upper levels at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Galleries at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Busts of famous maritime explorers at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Letter from Horatio Nelson to Captain Staines dated April 6, 1805 written on board his ship "Victory" at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Gold coin inscribed with image of Horatio Nelson at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Gold coin inscribed with image of Horatio Nelson & leather case inscribed " Battle of Trafalgar 1805" at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	British WWI propaganda poster encouraging men to enlist with image of Horatio Nelson at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Models of U.S. Civil War ironclads CSS Virginia (converted from USS Merrimack (Merrimac)) & USS Monitor at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Submarine "Nautilus" model after Jules Verne novel (1870) at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Cutaway of submarine "Nautilus" model after Jules Verne novel (1870) at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Early German naval models & objects at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Model of Nazi aircraft carrier "Graf Zeppelin" at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Specifications book (1942) for aircraft carrier "Graf Zeppelin" at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Depth charges & launcher from Soviet navy (1965) at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Replica (2000) of small sailing ship, James Caird, used by Ernest Shackleton & five companions as part of rescue his crew stranded on Elephant Island during the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-7) at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Gallery of maritime paintings at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Paintings of sailing ships at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Bombardment of Algiers painting (1819) by Thomas Luny at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Shipwreck painting (1834) by Wijnand Johannes Joseph Nuyen at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	American Clipper "Archer" painting by Leslie Arthur Wilcox at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Steamer with Sails in Heavy Seas painting by Carl Ludwig Bille at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Kaiser Wilhelm II Aboard the Icebreaker "Berlin" painting (1891) by Robert Parlow at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Steamer "Marxburg" on Schelde River off Antwerp painting (1897) by John Henry Mohrman at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Port of Hamburg painting (1906) by Friedrich Kallmorgen at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Scrimshaw collection typically created by whalers from the byproducts of whales or walrus tusks at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Scrimshaw collection typically created by whalers from the byproducts of whales or walrus tusks at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Scrimshaw engraving of whalers pursuing a whale with polar bear in foreground at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Scrimshaw carving with coat-of-arms of Hamburg (1873) at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Tiny ivory carvings of creatures seen by a crew member on a whaling voyage at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Porcelain milk pitcher (1936) with image of whale & flag from whaling shipping company at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Rack of harpoons used in hunting whales at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Ships & rigging delicately carved from ivory at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Friedrich III,1693 ship model of natural amber with gold wire rigging made by Alfred Schlegge at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Poster of Hamburg-Amerika steamship line at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Poster of Red Star line Antwerp to New York steamship service at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Poster for steamship service on Norddeutscher Lloyd line, Bremen at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Models of contemporary passenger ships at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Models of 20thC passenger & rail ferries at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Officer's quarters on board a ship at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Passenger cabin on "Hanseatic" steamer (1958) at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Deluxe passenger cabin on "Sea Cloud II" steamer (1958) at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Collection of modern passenger ship table service porcelain & silver at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Table service from German Imperial Navy ships (end 19thC - early 20thC) at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Lidded porcelain serving bowl from German Imperial Navy ship (end 19thC - early 20thC) at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Pieces from table service of passenger ship "Auguste Victoria" (c1900) at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Tableware from Gross Motorschiff & Arose lines at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Dinner service from luxury Norddeutscher passenger ship at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Table service from Cunard liner at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Valentine Day menu of Cunard line, February 14, 1971 at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Table service (2004) of Queen Mary II, Cunard line at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	German Imperial Navy Yacht, Hohenzollern, used by Wilhelm II at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	China (1914) used on German Imperial Navy Yacht, Hohenzollern, with "W" for Kaiser Wilhelm II at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Reservist flask (1908-11) souvenir of service at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Gold rimmed wine glasses engraved with navel motif at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Silver ship table center piece used on ship of German Imperial Navy at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Uniforms of Officers of the German Navy at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Uniform of Grand Admiral Erich Raeder (c1940) at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Uniform of Felix Graf Luckner, known for extraordinary exploits during WWI as a merchant ship raider for the Imperial Navy, at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Navy epaulets at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Swords carried by naval officers at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Military head gear at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Standard flags for German Kaisers at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Military metals, ribbons & honors at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Military metals, ribbons & honors at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Prussian medal buckle with Iron Cross, 2nd class and War Merit Cross at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Array of military honors at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Vintage binoculars & spotting scopes at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Ships bells & lanterns at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Ship carpentry tools at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Collection of ropes & rope machines at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Lighthouse models at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Sailing ship models at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Models of US aircraft carriers at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Models of submarines at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Models of historic US & German battleships at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Models of commercial freighters at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Coffee machine in shape of museum building at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.