Albin Köbis (yacht)
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Albin Köbis in 2014.
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MY Albin Köbis was built in 1952 by Engelbrecht-Werft in Berlin-Köpenick on order by Wilhelm Pieck and served as the presidential yacht of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) until 1971 when it was replaced by . It was named in honour of Albin Köbis, a German sailor and revolutionary during World War I.
When Fidel Castro visited the GDR, MY Albin Köbis apparently struck a bridge during a cruise on the lakes of East-Berlin. After reunification the yacht briefly served with the Wasserschutzpolizei renamed Freundschaft (Friendship). In 1995 the ship was sold for 180.000 D-Mark in an auction and renamed La Belle (for the discotheque bombed by Libyans in 1986). In 2009, the ship was acquired by a private person and restored after having sunk in the meantime.
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- http://www.bz-berlin.de/archiv/staatsjacht-der-ddr-schippert-wieder-article1226195.html
- http://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/piecks-staats-yacht-wird-hausboot/753146.html
- http://www.oxly.de/?p=8833
- 1952 ships
- Royal and presidential yachts
- Ships built in Berlin
- Ships built in East Germany
- Ships of the Volksmarine
- Individual ship or boat stubs