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Thank you Julia for the recommendation! True, I arrived late, and two hours is not enough for this event. How to get to the Seaplane Harbor Maritime Museum? You can just walk along the embankment from the center of Tallinn on foot for 20 minutes maximum.

Where is the Lennusadam Maritime Museum (Seaplane Harbor)?

Exact address - Vesilennuki 6, 10415 Tallinn, Estonia

The official website of the Lennusadam Maritime Museum - lennusadam.eu

Working hours:

May - September: Mon-Sun 10.00-19.00
October - April: Tue-Sun 10.00-19.00
On Estonian public holidays, the museum is open from 10.00 to 17.00
Icebreaker Suur Tõll is open from 5 August from 10.00 to 17.00

Entrance cost:

Icebreaker "Suur Tõll":

All Seaplane Harbor + Suur Tõll:
Adult - 10 €, children, students - 5 €, family ticket - 20 €

The entire Maritime Museum * + "Suur Tõll":

Children under 8 free of charge

Ticket prices for Fat Margarita:
Adult - 5 €, children, students - 3 €, family ticket - 10 €

The entire Maritime Museum (the price includes a visit to the entire territory of the Seaplane Harbor with hangars, entrance to the Maritime Museum in the Fat Margarita tower):
Adult - 14 €, children, students - 7 €, family ticket - 28 €

Lennusadam (est. Lennusadam) is a seaport in Tallinn on the shores of the Tallinn Bay. In the international arena, it is famous for its architectural and historical monuments - reinforced concrete hangars for seaplanes. It is a branch of the Estonian Maritime Museum.

The seaport was built in 1916-1917, becoming part of the Naval Fortress of Emperor Peter the Great. In 1996 it was included in the list of protected objects of the Estonian Monuments Protection. In May 2012, the Estonian Maritime Museum opened its branch in the hangars.

From the seaplanes, only this layout remained:

And then, you can climb to it only along a humpbacked bridge, accompanied by a guide. And if you come to the museum alone - then no chance :) But the museum itself is really cool. A bunch of exhibits on naval and military topics.

Remains of ancient boats, sea mines and other important things :)

There are even boats on air cushions :) However, you cannot touch them. It was always interesting how this air cushion feels to the touch:

But on the other hand, it is quite possible to touch the plane :) And even become its pilot. Virtually, really. But it is quite realistic that you stagger during the entire flight and you completely control the colossus :)

There is also an interactive virtual sea battle, when you torpedo an opponent or shoot unreal computer targets from a completely real machine gun:

But, of course, the main exhibit of the maritime museum is the Lembit submarine, which you can climb into and see it from the inside:

The ship was built at the British shipyard Vickers-Armstrong, in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, UK. The construction of the boat began in May 1935. On May 13, 1936, by order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Estonian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Johan Laidoner No. 92, the submarine under construction under construction number 706 was named Lembit, and on July 7, 1936 at 13 hours 7 minutes "Lembit" together with the same type "Kalev" were launched and transferred to Estonia. Godmother of the ship with the words:

I give you a name Lembit... May your activities be happy and successful. Bless, Lord, everyone who will serve you.

Original text(Est.)

became the wife of the Estonian ambassador to Great Britain, Alice Schmidt ( Alice schmidt). On May 14, 1937, the submarine, after completing the construction, appropriate tests and tests, was put into operation and replenished the Estonian navy.

In 1211, the Estonian elder Lembitu led the struggle of the Estonian tribes against the Order of the Swordsmen who had invaded Estonian lands. Lembitu died in battle on September 21, 1217 and is revered in Estonia as a national hero to this day. The gunboat of the Estonian navy, the former Russian gunboat Bobr, was named after Lembit. In the 1930s, the name Lembit was naturally inherited by the newest Estonian submarine designed to defend the independence of the young Estonian state, which gained independence for the first time in its history in 1918.

The boat's motto is "Be worthy of your name" (est. "Vääri oma nime" ).

The second most important and interesting exhibit of the maritime museum is the Icebreaker-steamship "Suur Tõll"

The icebreaker was built in 1914 by order of the Russian government at the Vulcan-Werke shipyard (German: Vulcan-Werke, Stettin, Germany) to operate in the Gulf of Finland. Initially named "Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich" in honor of the first king of the Romanov dynasty and assigned to the port of Revel.

In 1914 he was mobilized and then included in the Baltic Fleet. Participated in the First World War and the February Revolution. On March 8, 1917, it was renamed "Volynets" in honor of the Volyn regiment, which supported the February revolution. In the same year, the crew went over to the side of the Bolsheviks.

In April 1918, the icebreaker was sent to Helsinki to provide assistance to Russian warships and their ice escort to Petrograd.

In Helsinki, the icebreaker was captured by the Finnish White Guards. Sent to Tallinn, by that time occupied by German troops. On April 28, 1918, it was renamed “Väinämöinen” (Fin. Wäinämöinen, the name of the hero of the Finnish epic). Under Finnish control, it was used to escort German ships.

At the end of the first Soviet-Finnish war, as a result of the Tartu Peace Agreement, the RSFSR was to be returned. On December 7, 1922, the icebreaker was transferred to Estonia and on November 20, 1922, it was renamed "Suur Tõll" (Est. Suur Tõll, the name of the hero of Estonian folklore).

In 1940, after the annexation of Estonia to the USSR, the icebreaker was enrolled in the Estonian Shipping Company. In 1941 he became a member of the Baltic Fleet, after the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War he was mobilized, armed and included in the special purpose detachment of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet.

On November 11, 1941, it was renamed Volynets again. During the Great Patriotic War, he took part in the evacuation of the fleet from Tallinn to Kronstadt, in the evacuation of the Hanko garrison.

After the war, in 1952, it underwent major repairs and modernization.

On October 11, 1988, the Volynets departed from Lomonosov for Tallinn. However, the flag certificate number 001 was issued to the vessel renamed Suur Tõll only on January 7, 1992.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the icebreaker was put at an eternal stop and is currently a museum ship.

Well, the tour of the museum is crowned with a huge aquarium:

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So, a small report on our visit to the branch of the Maritime Museum - Lennusadam Seaplane Harbor.

Lennusadam is part of the Estonian Maritime Museum, founded in 1935, whose permanent exhibition is housed in the Fat Margareta gun tower, built in 1529 and part of the Great Sea Gate complex of Tallinn. It introduces the history of seafaring and fishing in the country.

The main exposition of the Lennusadam Museum is located in huge hangars built at the beginning of the 20th century and intended for parking seaplanes.
When we were here in January, the hangars were closed, you could only see the ships in the port and the icebreaker. Now the museum has opened after renovation:

There is an aquarium, schooners, yachts, coastal defense weapons, etc. Also, visitors to the museum can see historical seaplanes and the Lembit submarine.

With the help of the latest technologies, the illusion of being in water has been created inside the hangars. The interactive part of the exhibition includes seaplane and submarine simulators, as well as a special attraction where tourists can try their hand at navigating the Tallinn Bay.
We look at the photo (due to the specific lighting, the quality of the photos is not very good, but it gives an idea of the place):

The structure of the exhibition is strongly reminiscent of the Vaza ship museum in Stockholm: the same dull bluish color, the same gallery around the main exhibits on the second floor.

Even a tank was found

In the center is the Lembit submarine. You can see it not only from the side, but also go down inside.

A little information:
Launching - July 7, 1936
Ship type - Torpedo-mine submarine
Project designation - Kalev
Project developer - Vickers and Armstrongs Ltd.
Speed (surface) - 13.5 knots
Speed (underwater) - 8.5 knots
Working immersion depth - 70 m
Maximum immersion depth - 90 m
Swimming autonomy - 20 days
Crew - 32 people (including 4 officers) - EST;
38 people (including 7 officers) -USSR

Overall length - 59.5 m
Body width naib. - 7.24 m
Power plant - Diesel-electric
Torpedo-mine armament - 4 bow torpedo tubes x 533 mm, 8 torpedoes, 20 min

"Lembit" (Est. Lembit) - an Estonian submarine, built in 1937 in Great Britain by order of the Estonian government, the second ship of the "Kalev" class. In 1940, the boat became part of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet of the USSR. Since 1979 it has been a museum ship in Tallinn.

On September 18, 1940, the Soviet naval flag was raised on the Lembit. The boat was included in the Baltic Fleet. In this regard, an almost complete renewal of the crew took place on the ship.

During the Great Patriotic War, the captain of the second rank Matiyasevich was appointed the commander of the boat.

On August 1, 1994, Lembit was enlisted in the list of ships of the Estonian Navy with ship number 1. On May 16, 2011, the naval flag was lowered on Lembit. On May 20, 2011, Lembit was towed to the slipway and on May 21, 2011, it was lifted to the shore with the help of inflatable pillows.

Until 2011, Lembit was docked in the port of Tallinn and was a branch of the Estonian Maritime Museum, open to the public. Unlike most other museum submarines, which have special entrances for visitors, excursionists enter Lembit through one of the entrances provided for by the project - a torpedo loading hatch in the first compartment. Lembit is one of the few surviving submarines from World War II and in 2011 was the oldest submarine in the world still afloat. In 2011, the ship was raised from the water and relocated to the royal seaplane hangar for dry storage. Access for sightseers opened on May 12, 2012.

Torpedo tubes

On the open-air site, museum ships are available for visiting. We look:

Basically, the ships are still under repair, so for now they can only be viewed from the outside.

The historic icebreaker Suur Tõll is also located here, which is open to the public. The next post is about him.

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So, a small report on our visit to the branch of the Maritime Museum - Lennusadam Seaplane Harbor.

There is an aquarium, schooners, yachts, coastal defense weapons, etc. Also, visitors to the museum can see historical seaplanes and the Lembit submarine.

The structure of the exhibition is strongly reminiscent of the Vaza ship museum in Stockholm: the same dull bluish color, the same gallery around the main exhibits on the second floor.

Even a tank was found

In the center is the Lembit submarine. You can see it not only from the side, but also go down inside.

Overall length - 59.5 m
Body width naib. - 7.24 m
Power plant - Diesel-electric
Torpedo-mine armament - 4 bow torpedo tubes x 533 mm, 8 torpedoes, 20 min

On September 18, 1940, the Soviet naval flag was raised on the Lembit. The boat was included in the Baltic Fleet. In this regard, an almost complete renewal of the crew took place on the ship.

During the Great Patriotic War, the captain of the second rank Matiyasevich was appointed the commander of the boat.

Torpedo tubes

On the open-air site, museum ships are available for visiting. We look:

Basically, the ships are still under repair, so for now they can only be viewed from the outside.

The historic icebreaker Suur Tõll is also located here, which is open to the public. The next post is about him.

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The Maritime Museum in Tallinn (Estonia) is a collection of exhibits on the topic of fishing and other similar topics. It has two different branches: in the ancient tower "Fat Margarita" and in the modern building "Seaplane Harbor".

Museum history

The museum opened in February 1935 on the territory of the sea terminal, in the building of the Waterways Administration. Then there was the Baikovsky pier of the port. Captain M. Madis became the director.

During the Soviet Union (1940), the collection of the museum was disbanded, and the exhibits became part of the collections of other museums. However, in 1960 the Maritime Museum was rebuilt. Now he is in a building called "Fat Margarita". It was put in order by 1981.

For the first time, they started talking about the possibility of creating a maritime museum at the beginning of the twentieth century. The collection of exhibits began in 1920. This work was the result of the initiative activities of a certain group of people - lovers of the history of navigation.

14 years later, a decree was signed in the country on the creation of a museum on the basis of this collection, which was named the "Maritime Museum". It was signed by the administrator of the Estonian Waterways in 1934. The first head of this institution was Captain Madis May.

The location of the museum has changed several times throughout its history. At first it was located in a building in the central part. The exhibits were located in spacious halls. Currently, there is one of the passenger port terminals.

However, already in 1940, the location of the museum was changed. At that time Estonia was part of the Soviet Union and many institutions were reorganized. The Museum of the Sea was offered a more modest location. Now the exposition was housed in an ordinary sailors' club. It was located in the Kiek-in-de-Kek tower.

The next milestone in the existence of the museum was the Great Patriotic War. The museum building was destroyed during the bombing. It was only thanks to the coherence and clarity of the actions of the workers that the collection was preserved. She was moved to the basement of this building.

After the war, the museum ceased to function as a whole. The collection was divided into parts, which were placed in the City Museum of the capital, in the museums of Haapsalu and on the local island of Saaremaa.

Only after 16 post-war years the Sea Museum began to function again as a whole. According to the decree of the Minister of Culture of Estonia (then the Estonian SSR), the Tallinn Maritime Museum is an independent cultural institution and all collections are located at ul. Pikk, 70.

However, the space at this address turned out to be insufficient to accommodate all the exhibits, so part of it had to be moved to the territory of the former "Fat Margarita" armory tower. A further increase in the collection and restoration of the tower in the late 70s (on the occasion of the Olympic Games) led to the fact that since 1980 all the exhibits have been moved to this tower, where they were located (and are still housed) on several floors.

Features of the tower "Fat Margarita"

The tower was built in the 16th century and was used to defend the city from various enemy forces, of which there were many at that time. It is distinguished from other similar buildings by its great thickness and low height. In different parts of the walls, small holes are visible, similar in shape and size to the vents. Aimed fire was conducted through them at the attackers.

The walls of this structure are massive and thick, which provided good protection. At that time, a bow was used for fighting, and the fighters were called archers.

Near the tower there is a massive "Sea Gate", which was built long before the construction of the tower. They got this name because of the proximity to the port.

Nothing is known about the construction of the tower. Only the legend of two lovers who were cursed has survived. One of them, named Herman, was turned into the "Long Herman" tower, and a girl named Margarita - into the "Fat Margarita" tower.

On one side of the tower there is now a busy street of the city, on the other there are historical buildings and a public garden. An observation deck has been created on top of the tower, and the Maritime Museum is located inside. All this is actively visited by tourists.

On the top floor of the Fat Margarita tower there is a viewing platform for the port of Tallinn and other surroundings.

Museum collection

At the exhibition of exhibits one can see the history of navigation, lighthouse and port business, regional shipbuilding. The things found at the bottom of the Baltic Sea are of great interest. In addition, you can see diving suits from different eras. In the courtyard, the exhibits are open-air.

The history of maritime affairs concerning Estonia specifically is well-sanctified in the collection, which is located in the Fat Margaret Tower. The exhibits are located on 4 floors of this ancient building. Here you can see a lot of interesting things: ancient maps used by sailors, unusual finds that the sea brought to the Baltic coast, local fishermen's supplies and navigation aids.

In addition, the collection includes a variety of unique photographs and historical documents. Among other things on display is an entire wheelhouse from a fishing trawler that has gone down in history.

The museum collection also contains materials related to the tragedy that occurred off the coast of Sweden on 09/28/1994. A model of the shipwrecked, which was called "Estonia", is installed here. Also presented are photographs of sailors and a description of the history of the ship. Next to the museum there is a monument called "The Broken Line" - in memory of those killed in this sea disaster.

The modern part of the Maritime Museum

The Tallinn Maritime Museum (Estonia) has another branch, located in a modern building and presenting mostly relatively modern exhibits. According to its characteristics, it is a museum and entertainment complex. It is located in the "Seaplane Harbor", which is also called "Lennusadam". Nearby is the coast of the Baltic Sea.

"Seaplane Harbor" is focused on technology, and often more modern than the one presented in the "Fat Margarita" tower. For example, you can look at real seaplanes or submarines from the 30s. Among the exhibits are modern Estonian warships and the Suur Tõll icebreaker. Another important exhibit is an exact replica of the English Short 1 float plane in its natural dimensions.

But there are also ancient gizmos here. So, among other exhibits of the collection - the remains of an ancient sailing ship from the Middle Ages. There are also numerous models of ships.

The "Letnaya Gavan" also has an outdoor exposition right on the seashore. Anyone can walk on the deck of the ship or boat they like. And they are unusually diverse. Excursions in the outer part are carried out independently of the inner ones. Using the Internet, you can easily arrange an individual excursion for 1 hour.

The museum is adapted for visiting people with disabilities and the movement of baby carriages. Tours are conducted in three languages at once - English, Russian and Estonian.

Additional attributes of the "Seaplane Harbor"

The Seaplane Harbor hosts various contests and interactive events. There is also a nice cafe called MARU and a shop. A playground has been created for children. You can play cubes and airplanes on it, and you can also draw or sit in a children's submarine. The Maritime Museum in Tallinn is thus not only an educational, but also an educational and entertainment platform.

Museum address

The address of the Seaplane Harbor is as follows: Vesilennuki tänav 6, Põhja-Tallinna linnaosa, Tallinn.

How to get to "Letnaya Gavan"

The Estonian Maritime Museum in Tallinn "Lennusadam" is located in the Kalamaja region. There are several ways to get to this place. Trams 1 and 2 and bus 3 stop outside the building. The nearest stop is Linnaholl.

You can take a walk from the so-called Old Town. Travel time is only about 20 minutes. You need to move along Pikk street, then near the "Fat Margaret" tower, and then get off at the Culture kilometer. If you go from the Baltic railway station, then you need to move along Vana-Kalamaja street, and then turn onto Kyuti street.

Those who are driving their own car should head towards the Gorhall. Then turn from Pyhya boulevard to Suur-Patarei street and drive straight, keeping to the right.

How does the Maritime Museum in Tallinn - Lennusadam work?

Visitors can visit this place during daylight hours. The working hours of the Estonian Maritime Museum in Tallinn are as follows: from May to September it is open from 10 am to 7 pm, seven days a week. From October to April - from 10 am to 6 pm, with days off on Monday. During the holidays, the museum is also open, but closes at 17:00. The only exceptions are Christmas days, when Lennusadam is closed. Thus, the opening hours of the Tallinn Maritime Museum are convenient for visitors.

The Estonian Maritime Museum (Est. Eesti Meremuuseum) is a museum exposition on a marine theme, also related to fishing for scientific research and underwater archeology.

History

It was opened on February 16, 1935 in the building of the Waterways Administration at the Baikovsky quay of the commercial port (now the territory of terminal "D"). The first director is Captain Madis May.

In 1940, after the establishment of Soviet power in Estonia, the museum was abolished, and its collections were divided between various museums. In the late 1950s, the Tallinn City Museum was opened on the old museum collections in Tallinn, the Maritime Museum was recreated in 1960.

Currently, the museum exposition is housed in the Fat Margarita tower in Tallinn (restored for the Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980, the reconstruction was completed in 1981). The exposition presents the history of navigation, local shipbuilding, port and lighthouse facilities. The collection of finds raised from the day of the Baltic Sea deserves special attention. Diving equipment from different times is also presented here.

In the courtyard there is an open-air exposition.

In the courtyard of the museum

On the upper tier of the "Fat Margarita" tower, there is an observation deck overlooking the Port of Tallinn. The old lantern (1951-1998) of the Suurup Upper Lighthouse is presented.

Museum branches

Museum of mines - located in the building of the only surviving powder magazine in the city on Uus Street (built in 1748). The exposition presents mines from serfs to modern mines and representing the mines of the military fleets of England, Germany, Russia, Finland, France and Estonia.

The Historical Hydrohart (Seaplane Harbor) is an exposition of historical ships, both in the open air and in the former flight hangars. The exhibition presents the following ships: steam icebreaker "Suur Tõll" (1914), submarine "Lembit" (1936), minesweeper "Kalev" (1967), patrol boat "Grif" (1976), full-length copy of Short Type 184, English seaplane which was used by the Estonian military forces. The interactive exhibition of the Maritime Museum in the former flight hangars tells the story of the naval history of Tallinn and Estonia. The flight hangars, built in 1916 and 1917, were part of the Peter the Great Naval Fortress. These hangars are the first reinforced concrete pillarless structures of this size in the world. Charles Lindbergh, who made the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, landed here in 1930.