The Rickmers Yard crane on the River Geeste in Bremerhaven-Lehe — a striking relic of the city’s shipbuilding era. This full-portal tower slewing crane (Vollportal-Turmdrehkran) was installed in 1956 by Hans Seebeck Maschinenbau-Eisenbau GmbH (Bremerhaven-Lehe) and stands 35.5 m tall. Depending on outreach, it could lift up to 20 tonnes (or 7.5 tonnes at maximum outreach). After the Rickmers shipyard closed in 1986, the crane remained as an industrial monument and was refurbished in 2003 — today it’s officially protected as a heritage site. // #Bremerhaven #Lehe #Geeste #RickmersWerft #RickmersCrane #Shipyard #Shipbuilding #IndustrialHeritage #MaritimeHistory #HistoricMachinery #UrbanHistory #BlackAndWhitePhotography #NorthernGermany #Germany #Pixelfed