Thanks for sharing, Wolfgang

the sailing yacht Kuckkuck V44
was built by Abeking & Rasmussen in 1936
and is still existing

Name: Kuckkuck
Klassenname: 50qm Seefahrtkreuzer
Segelnummer: V44
Werft: Abeking & Rasmussen
Bauort: Bremen
Baujahr: 1936
Baunummer: 3013
Eigner: R.L.M. Norderney

Best regards, Frank

@Michael. You're a star for the restoration. Good fortune smiles on us sometimes.

Maybe will be most viewed photograph here? :-))

Thank you Wolfgang for the clarification regarding the windows. That makes sense at all.

This supports my plea to reinstate the old function on the site where it was possible to replace your OWN picture with a better version of the SAME picture. In this way comments will not get lost.

Thank you Wolfgang for taking the trouble to restore the comments to this historical photo and the photo itself.Now that is dedication towards our hobby.
Keep healthy, stay safe ,think and act positive.
regards
Emmanuel.L.(Malta)

I had the window with the original picture and comments still open, so here are the first:


Axel Huettemann on May 08, 2020 07:42 (17 minutes ago)
Looking at Bremen's bridge windows, did they blind them and kept one open only?

Axel Huettemann on May 08, 2020 07:40 (19 minutes ago)
What a great contribution. Thanks for sharing those gems. I just went through his last uploaded photographs, fantastic nostalgic views in crisp quality in areas we don't see so many photographs from at those times.

canberra97 on May 07, 2020 20:01 (11 hours ago)
Finn Tornquist..I absolutely agree with your comments, I can just picture it myself 😀

It's an absolutely amazing gem of a photo and the colours are just magnificent.

Fantastic isn't it Clive 😉

Emmanuel.L on May 07, 2020 18:59 (12 hours ago)
No modern day cruise liner can compare with these gems of the seas. At that time cruising was for the rich and powerful, nowadays the working class have the means to undertake such cruises.
keep safe ,stay healthy and saty positive.
Emmanuel.L.(Malta)

Finn Tornquist on May 07, 2020 17:57 (14 hours ago)
Amazing! It is as though I just emerged from the cabin on deck to see the passing of the stunning liner! I am there! Gorgeous!

rd77 on May 07, 2020 16:39 (15 hours ago)
@Clive you are underestimating my tastes my friend ;-)

Brett Bachmann on May 07, 2020 16:29 (15 hours ago)
Wow, what an incredible photogrpah, well done ! @davidships aka inspector...good background work i.r.o the ensign on the yacht.

davidships on May 07, 2020 16:12 (15 hours ago)
That's a remarkable restoration (and also a big credit to whoever kept it safe for 80 years). Period confirmed by pre-war German ensign on the yacht.

Clive Harvey on May 07, 2020 15:09 (16 hours ago)
Ralph, when I saw your comment 'latest photo comments' I thought it probably referred to a drone shot of a tanker or some such. Nothing prepared me for this; Bremen, yes, pre-war Bremen, yes but in colour!!!!!!!!!! Fantastic!!

rd77 on May 07, 2020 13:39 (18 hours ago)
Wow, that is really special!

I cannot remember what I said last time around but I'll say again this is a wonderful photo. It is the first genuine colour photo that I have seen of this ship and I love the feeling of 'being there', which is no doubt due to the framing of the main image. Bremen and Europa come in for a lot of criticism, which I think is unfair. They entered service in the early 1930s and think what the competition looked like then - these were futuristic-looking liners. Though now those tall masts make them look of another time. Still a fabulous photo - I do hope that you have other treasures like this?

I am sorry to confirm my belief that the lost comments cannot be recovered.

Meal-time perhaps?
David

Sorry that the first comments were lost - my error by deleting the first photo (I expected to be able to replace it). I have immediately asked via 'contact' if the link could be restored, but this seems to be difficult (or impossible).
Regarding passengers on deck, I have no idea. The photo was taken by my father Wilhelm Fricke, who started in 1937 to work as 'civil engineer' in the German navy. He died 20 years ago, and I have no further infos.

And now we've lost all of the amazing comments regarding this excellent photo 😥

Sean

@Wolfgang, I don't see any passengers on deck ? Do you have information about this ? Thank you for reloading this incredible photograph.

Super Foto, to the left a 50er-Seefahrtskreuzer.

The comment of blind bridge windows made me rework the photo and upload again (there I erroneurly deleted the previous one).
The blind windows were due to a program cloaring scratches and dust. Depending on the settings, these can completely delete small windows and bulleyes or change the interior. I have revised the photo again, and now it should be better.