The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #1

Albert Leo Schlageter - German Navy training ship, 1930s

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Three years ago, I was privileged to be able to make scans of part of a collection of photographs taken during the cruise of this German Navy training ship to the West Indies in 1938.

I believe they were all taken by one of the naval cadets and off…
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  • The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #1

    The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #1

    This extremely beautiful sequence of photographs captures life aboard the German Navy training ship, the "Albert Leo Schlageter", a three-masted barque built in 1937. They capture the cruise she made one year later, to the West Indies, and were all take…
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  • The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #2 - Moored alongside the quay

    The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #2 - Moored alongside the quay

    Naval cadets and visiting relatives. For further information, please see either the caption to photograph #1, or the description to the Album, "Albert Leo Schlageter".
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  • The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #3 - Officers and crew standing to attention on deck

    The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #3 - Officers and crew standing to attention on deck

    For further information, please see either the caption to photograph #1, or the description to the Album, "Albert Leo Schlageter".
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  • The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #4 - Delivery of large packing crates

    The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #4 - Delivery of large packing crates

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  • The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #5 - Ship's company being welcomed and listening to an address given by the captain

    The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #5 - Ship's company being welcomed and listening to an address given by the captain

    For further information, please see either the caption to photograph #1, or the description to the Album, "Albert Leo Schlageter".
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  • The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #6 - Looking up at the mainmast

    The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #6 - Looking up at the mainmast

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  • The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #7 - Setting sail

    The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #7 - Setting sail

    For further information, please see either the caption to photograph #1, or the description to the Album, "Albert Leo Schlageter".
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  • The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #8 - Looking up at the sails

    The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #8 - Looking up at the sails

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  • The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #9 - Good sailing conditions

    The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #9 - Good sailing conditions

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  • The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #10 - Photograph of the ship taken from the pulpit

    The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #10 - Photograph of the ship taken from the pulpit

    A comment from Mr. daviddb on my Flickr Stream: the stuff of dreams (long a go)
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  • The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #11 - Sonntag

    The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #11 - Sonntag

    Sunday - and the crew obviously are enjoying time off, lounging about on deck, or telling dirty jokes. For further information, please see either the caption to photograph #1, or the description to the Album, "Albert Leo Schlageter".
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  • The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #12 - Laundry day

    The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #12 - Laundry day

    For further information, please see either the caption to photograph #1, or the description to the Album, "Albert Leo Schlageter".
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  • The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #13 - Cadets queuing for their meal

    The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #13 - Cadets queuing for their meal

    For further information, please see either the caption to photograph #1, or the description to the Album, "Albert Leo Schlageter".
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  • The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #14 - Cadets raising more canvas up aloft

    The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #14 - Cadets raising more canvas up aloft

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  • The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #15 - Cadets hauling up yet another sail (1)

    The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #15 - Cadets hauling up yet another sail (1)

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  • The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #16 - Cadets hauling up yet another sail (2)

    The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #16 - Cadets hauling up yet another sail (2)

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  • The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #17 - Officers checking the trim of the sails and issuing instructions through a megaphone

    The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #17 - Officers checking the trim of the sails and issuing instructions through a megaphone

    For further information, please see either the caption to photograph #1, or the description to the Album, "Albert Leo Schlageter".
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  • The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #18 - Reinschiff

    The "Albert Leo Schlageter" #18 - Reinschiff

    Reinschiff - a German word meaning the swabbing of the ship's deck For further information, please see either the caption to photograph #1, or the description to the Album, "Albert Leo Schlageter". Comments from my Flickr Stream posting: Mr. Rubber D…
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