Stubnitz (ship)

The Stubnitz in April 2006 in Rostock city harbor

Germanischer Lloyd

IMO: 6513774

The Stubnitz is a former reefer GDR deep-sea fishing fleet, which is used as a socio-cultural event ship since 1992.

The ship and its history

With the KTS Stubnitz (SAS 501 ) and the KTS Granitz (SAS 502) was the VEB fishing Sassnitz 1965 Open typical for this type of operation decade Flottillenfischerei on herring. The two sister ships were modified versions of the produced by the People Stralsund in series for export type Tropic. Both ships had 59 crew members, a frost capacity of up to 60 t / day and a cooling load capacity of 1863 m³. From 1984 to 1992, the ships as ROS 701 and ROS 702 for the VEB fishing Rostock in use.

The motor vessel Stubnitz represents a largely original structure of the vehicle deep-sea fishing in the GDR, although had to be changed structurally crucial areas of the ship for today's use. Obtained largely original are the electromechanical machinery and their DC technology, the bridge with radio and card room, the living and social areas such as chambers, galley, officers' mess, and the hospital. The processing plant were dismantled from the former processing deck and the former cooling holds. The exterior of the ship has not been changed after the last fishing operation.

In 2003, the ship was registered as a document of the High Seas Fisheries of the former GDR into the monument list the Hanseatic city of Rostock.

Use change after the turn

Since 1992, the ship was converted into a mobile platform for music, cultural events, documentation and communication. Three former cargo holds are regularly used as function rooms for live music, exhibitions, performances and installations. Artists and staff can be accommodated on board and nourishment. The ship is used for projects in European port cities. 1992 acquired the Stubnitz Art Space Ship GmbH, an artist run initiative from Germany, Switzerland and Austria, the vessel of the Rostock fishing company. As of 1993, the project was supported by labor and provincial funding. 1994 failed the initiative after the first cultural successes in Saint Petersburg, Malmö and Hamburg financial burden of reconstruction, change of ship status and ship operation.

In 1995 the non-profit motor vessel Stubnitz eV was founded, which today evolved as the ship operator. As of 1997, the admission to public events in Rostock was gradually increased from 150 to 450 people with the installation of escape routes. In 1998, the carrier club from Rostock culture Stubnitz ship was registered eV as shipowners.

The focal points of the two clubs set up next to the ship preservation and development of the center of cultural output also to the organization of cultural activities with contemporary art and culture projects in Rostock. 30 thousand visitors reached - With more than 100 events annually and 200 project presentations will be 20. Since 1998, increasingly move also activities in radio and media in the foreground.

The ship sustaining effort and cultural work to be done largely by volunteers, volunteer work, with a strong support of many businesses and individuals has become indispensable. The activities are also supported with project funds through the Hanseatic city of Rostock, Mecklenburg -Vorpommern and the Employment Office Rostock.

Trips as a culture vessel

In 1998, the ship with a temporary driving permit for a project in the European Capital of Culture Stockholm be reactivated. With the completed class renewal in 2000, the Stubnitz received their regular movement authority as a cargo ship engaged in international trade. Through the class confirmations in 2009, the action radius of the Stubnitz was obtained.

Since then, the Stubnitz is regularly out on outstations in the North Sea and the Baltic, where the event programs are developed and carried out together each with regional partners: Hamburg ( 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 ), European capital of Culture in Rotterdam ( 2001, 2005 ), Amsterdam ( 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008), Bruges (2002), Stettin (2003), Riga ( 2004 ), Copenhagen (2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010), Newcastle ( 2006), Dunkirk (2006, 2013) as well as Nykøbing (2008), Aalborg (2009), Aarhus (2010 ) and Bremen (2012 ), London ( 2012)

In 2002, the merits were recognized by the innovative culture and youth work on the Stubnitz the Culture Prize of the Hanseatic city of Rostock.