Elbe 17

Elbe 17 is the third largest dry dock in , located in and administrated by shipbuilding company Blohm + Voss. Completed in 1942 at a length of 351 m and a width of 59 m, it was originally intended for the construction of the massive H-class battleships.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Body of water
  • Description: dry dock in Germany, located in Hamburg
  • Also known as: “Dock Elbe 17”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: St. Pauli Elbe Tunnel and Elbphilharmonie.

Photo: Wolfi1946, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Old Elbe Tunnel or , which opened in 1911, is a pedestrian and vehicle tunnel in . The 426 m long tunnel was a technical sensation; 24 m beneath the surface, two 6 m diameter tubes connect central Hamburg with the docks and shipyards on the south side of the river . is situated 520 metres northeast of Elbe 17.

Theater building
Photo: Pimpinellus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , popularly nicknamed Elphi, is a concert hall in the quarter of , Germany, on the Grasbrook peninsula of the River. is situated 1½ km east of Elbe 17.

Museum
Photo: Afflex, Public domain.
B-515 is a Tango-class submarine of the Soviet and Russian Navies. It remained in active service until 2001. It is currently docked in and is open to the public as a museum exhibit. is situated 630 metres northwest of Elbe 17.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Steinwerder and Portugiesenviertel.

Suburb
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is a quarter of , in the borough on the southern bank of the river . It is a primarily maritime industrial location, with a resident population in 2017 of only 39.

Neighborhood
Photo: Northside, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood.

Altona and St. Pauli are west of central . Altona used to be an independent city and emerged as fisherman's village in the 16th century. It existed under Danish rule west of Hamburg, competing with it in trade and militarily.

Elbe 17

Latitude
53.5417° or 53° 32′ 30″ north
Longitude
9.96304° or 9° 57′ 47″ east
Operator
Blohm+Voss B.V. & Co. KG
Open location code
9F5FGXR7+M6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 19058869
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­basin
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dock
Wiki­data ID
Q878166
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Swedish—“Elbe 17” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: St. Pauli-Elbtunnel and Feuer- und Rettungswache Blohm+Voss.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Steinwerder (Alter Elbtunnel) and Steinwerder (Alter Elbtunnel).

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Worth a closer look: Altona-St. Pauli and Neustadt-Altstadt.

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