Port of Hamburg Port of Hamburg The Port of Hamburg (German: "Hamburger Hafen") is a sea port on the river Elbe in Hamburg, Germany, 110 kilometres from its mouth on the North Sea. It's Germany's largest port and is named the country's "Gateway to the World" (Tor zur Welt). In terms of TEU throughput, Hamburg is the third-busiest port in Europe (after Rotterdam and Antwerp) and 15th-largest worldwide. In 2014, 9.73 million TEUs (20-foot standard container equivalents) were handled in Hamburg. The harbour covers an area of 73.99 km² (64.80 km² usable), of which 43.31 km² (34.12 km²) are land areas. The location
SMS Dresden (1907) SMS Dresden (1907) SMS "Dresden" ("His Majesty's Ship "Dresden"") was a German light cruiser built for the "Kaiserliche Marine" (Imperial Navy), the lead ship of her class. She was laid down at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg in 1906, launched in October 1907, and completed in November 1908. Her entrance into service was delayed by accidents during sea trials, including a collision with another vessel that necessitated major repairs. Like the preceding cruisers upon which her design was based, "Dresden" was armed with ten SK L/40 guns guns and two torpedo tubes. "Dresden" spent much of her career