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Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Anny von Hamburg - early years

Hamburger Correspondent 31 July 1914

Ship position reports

Finns saved German sailing ship

Cover for the magazine "Żeglarstwo"

Let go all lines!

The German "naval association" (Marinebundes) magazine featured in their 1/2-2025 edition a 3 page article of Anny von Hamburg written by Peer Schmidt-Walther.

Below I have given a translation for those whose German may be a bit rusty (click on pictures to enlarge):

Front page, featuring Captain Juha Pokka on Anny Von Hamburg

Pictures of the year

The newspaper Västra Nyland honored Anny von Hamburg as part of a picture collage and was named one of the important news subjects that occurred during 2024 in western Finland.

Pictures by Lina Enlund

Oceanum article of Anny

Front cover of Oceanum

"Yearbook of shipping"

Tall ship fan

Hanse sail Rostock 08/1997

Credit: Volker Gries

Schiff Classic article

Schiff Classic edition Nov/Dec 2024 came out with an article about Anny von Hamburg, I have below translated the article for those whose German might be a bit rusty.

Front page

Anny von Hamburg in media

Anny in the background alongside GH Fyren

Anny von Hamburg calling Vålax

Article 7th October 2024 by YLE (Finnish national broadcasting company), click link for pictures and the original text.

The 110-year-old beauty Anny von Hamburg was on a return visit to Vålax in Borgå

Text and pictures by: By Jonas Sundström

Today everything shines and is in excellent condition

Ringö returned to Vålax as Anny

The local newspaper in city of Borgå published an article about Anny von Hamburg after a cruise to her old trading waters when she was named Ringö, pictures by Kristoffer Åberg and text in Swedish by Jannika Lindén.