The Greundiek was laid down in 1949 as "Hermann-Hans" at the Rickmers shipyard in Bremerhaven; it was launched in January 1950. The ship was one of the first ships built in Germany after the Second World War and one of the first fully welded civilian ships at all. In 1965 the “Hermann-Hans” was sold to Henry Dölling, who renamed the ship “Rita Dölling” after his wife.

In 1986, the district of Stade bought the ship for the Grünendeich seafaring school, which carried out teaching units on board for training to become a ship mechanic. In 1994 the Alter Hafen Stade e. V. the Greundiek from the district of Stade. After the first repair work in the dock of Hamburg's Norderwerft, the ship was berthed in the port of Stade on April 22nd of that year. There it was restored until 2000 and brought back into a roadworthy condition. The ship, which has largely been preserved in its original condition, is entered as a technical cultural monument in the register of movable cultural monuments in Lower Saxony. At the end of January 2003, the Alter Hafen Stade e. V. the state prize of the Lower Saxony Sparkasse Foundation for the preservation of monuments for the restoration of the ship. The Alter Hafen Stade e. V. has been maintaining and operating this unique museum ship with its volunteer members since 1994. The ship is approved for coastal travel. The MS Greundiek is used today for all kinds of events and for public trips on the Elbe and in the Baltic Sea region. (Source: greundiek.de)

The model was developed with the help of all available drawings and many pictures. The kit consists of a large, stable ABS hull with milled openings for portholes and scuppers. The deck and the entire superstructure are made from laser parts made of ABS and wood. All parts are lasered to fit perfectly. The many fittings complete the appearance of the Greundiek. Although the original was used as a model for the kit and its equipment, the model also offers enough options to create your own version of the Greundiek.

The model is driven by a 28mm brushless motor, e.g. actro-n 28-4-880 with 2S LiPo. The appropriate controller is actro-marine 30. Alternatively, our Race 620 Navy with the Multi 25 controller can be used as a brush motor. Optional equipment with light and sound is of course possible.

Specs

• Scale - 1/50
• Length [mm] - 931
• Broad [mm] - 152
• Draft [mm] - 66