![The horseshoe bend of the Geeste River, Bremerhaven, Germany, circa 1930s; Rickmers shipyard near top of photo](/images/5d24d0ee4c50a.jpg)
Caption | The horseshoe bend of the Geeste River, Bremerhaven, Germany, circa 1930s; Rickmers shipyard near top of photo ww2dbase | |||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||
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Photo Size | 1,234 x 748 pixels | |||||
Photos at Same Place | Bremerhaven, Germany | |||||
Added By | Al Griffis | |||||
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9 Jul 2019 10:44:32 AM
A horseshoe bend in the Geeste shows the tight quarters that ship-yards who elected to build on this river had to deal with. Rickmers is towards the top with a vessel on one of the slips. Just a note, Tecklenborg is to the right with as ship tied up to the equipping pier.