Stubnitz (ship)

The Stubnitz is a former refrigerated ship of the GDR deep-sea fishing fleet, which has been used as a socio-cultural event location since 1992.

Both ships had 59 crew members, a freezing capacity of up to 60 tons per day and a refrigerated hold volume of 1863 m3.

In 2003, the ship was entered in the list of monuments of the Hanseatic city of Rostock as a document of deep-sea fishing in the former GDR.

A port safety regulation in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern prevented the Stubnitz from docking in Rostock's city harbor, from October 2008.

Since 2013, the ship has been moored in Hamburg's HafenCity at Baakenhöft, where it has been used as a venue for concerts, clubbing, conferences and as a platform for special events.

From 2019 to 2021, major repairs were carried out with the help of monument funding from the federal government and the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.

In 1998, the ship was reactivated with a temporary sailing permit for a project in Stockholm, the European Capital of Culture.

After completing her class renewal in 2000, the Stubnitz received her regular license to sail as a cargo ship on international voyages.

Since then, the Stubnitz has been on outposts in the North and Baltic Sea region, with the event programs being developed and implemented together with regional partners: Rostock (1992–2011), Hamburg (2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013–2023), Europäische Kulturhauptstadt Rotterdam (2001, 2005), Amsterdam (2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008), Brügge (2002), Stettin (2003), Riga (2004), Klaipeda (2004) Kopenhagen (2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010), Newcastle (2006), Dünkirchen (2005, 2013) sowie Nykøbing Falster (2008), Aalborg (2009), Aarhus (2010), Bremen (2012), Wilhelmshaven (2009, 2012), London (2012).