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Federal Committee Approves €500,000 to Preserve Hamburg’s Cap San Diego

The grant narrows a roughly €2 million renovation bill that still requires additional financing.

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Die „Cap San Diego“, auch gerühmt als „Weißer Schwan“, an ihrem Liegeplatz im Hamburger Hafen.

Overview

  • Germany’s Bundestag budget committee approved the funding under a monument-protection program, as announced by SPD MP Falko Droßmann.
  • Hamburg previously committed €250,000 to the owner, the Stiftung Hamburger Admiralität, adding to the multi‑level financing effort.
  • The Cap San Diego is the last preserved ship of a six‑vessel series, protected as a monument since 2003.
  • The vessel serves as a museum ship and floating hotel at the Überseebrücke in the Port of Hamburg.
  • A three‑week maintenance period in Bremerhaven is scheduled to begin on March 9.