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# German Rowing Clubs in Hamburg

## Hamburgische Ruderclubs

Last modified: 2026-04-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Apr 2006
pennant of the Deutscher Ruderverband (DRV, German Rowing Association)

- RC 1895 Hamburg
- RC Allemannia 1866

- Flag
- Old Flag (1866 - 1895)
- Blade

- RC Arion-Concordia 1882
- Biller RC

- Flags
- Blade

- RC Dresdenia

- Flag
- Blade

- Elbe/Alster
- RV Elfe 1886
- 1st Coastal RC Hamburg
- SV GW Harburg 1920
- RC Hansa
- RC Mathilde 1840
- RC Phönix Harburg
- SV Polizei Hamburg

- Flag
- Blade

- RC Protesia 1907

- Flag
- Blade

- Hamburger Ruderinnen Club

- Flag
- Blade

- RV Teichwiesen

- Flag
- Blade

- HRC Triton 1877

- Flag reported 1888
- Flag reported 1906

- RC Vineta 1888
- RV Wandsbek

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- Blade

- WRG Wikinger
- Wilhelmsburger RC 1895

- Flags
- Blade

See also:

- Rowing Clubs in Germany
- Flags of Sports Associations and Clubs (Germany)
- Germany

Information about flags of following Hamburg rowing clubs is available here:

- ARV Alania zu Hamburg
- Alster RV Hanseat
- RC Bergedorf
- RVg Bille
- RC Favorite Hammonia
- Der Hamburger und Germania RC
- Hammerdeicher RV 1893
- Rot-Gelb Hamburg
- RG Hansa 1872
- RC Süderelbe

Source:
If source is not given explicitely, all information is available from the flag chart of : Rudersportalmanach 1977.

## RC 1895 Hamburg

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Jun 2012

Ruder Club 1895 Hamburg
It is a red flag fringed red at three sides. In the centre is a white Hamburg castle masoned black, the castle is surrounded by a golden and green(?) wreath of laurel connected at the bottom by a white bow. At the top are white dotted, serifed initials "R." (hoist) and "C." (fly). At the bottom is a split up date "18" (hoist) and "95." (fly). Beneath the date is a white, embowed inscription "Hamburg" flanked by white acanthus ornament at both sides.
The club has been dissolved. The date I don´t know.
Source: Filing card no.1974/14 of Museum für hamburgische Geschichte
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Jun 2012

## RC Allemannia 1866

Name: Ruder-Club "Allemannia von 1866"
Located in: Hamburg-St.Georg
Established: 7 February 1866
According to theclub webpage, the packet steamer "ALLEMANNIA" - the spelling was not for sure - of the HAPAG shipping company had been the name giver. The steamer was a symbol of the aspiring economy and the spirit of progress.
For further information click:club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2006

### Flag

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2006

The flag has ten horizontal alternating red and white stripes starting with a red one. In the centre of the flag is a blue shield containing a yellow rose.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2006

### Old Flag (1866 - 1895)

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Dec 2025

The first flag was red with white inscription "RC" (1st line, bigger) "ALLEMANNIA" (2nd line, embowed), "v.1866" (3rd line) "Hamburg" (4th line counter-embowed).
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1890, no.4, p.36
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Dec 2025

### Blade

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2006

It is a red blade with a white wedge pointing to the shaft.
I spotted an upright oar at the information board in front of the club's boat house on 5 March 2010.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 May 2010

## RC "Arion-Concordia" 1882

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Dec 2025

Name: RC "Arion-Concordia" von 1882
Located in: Hamburg
Established: 1882
Dissolved: unknown
The flag was blue with two white fish ordered her pale and surrounded by a white wreath.
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1891, no.3, p.23
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Dec 2025

## Biller RC

Name: Biller Ruder-Club von 1883 e.V.
Located in: Hamburg-Rothenburgsort
Established: 1 January 1883
For further information click:club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2006

### Flags

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It is a blue flag with a white 5-point-star in its centre and a embowed white inscription "Biller Ruder Club (top) v.1883 r.V.(bottom)" (see left image above). There exists a simpler version (see right image above) , depicted on boat-house. The flag is simply blue with the white 5-point-star in its centre.
Source: Own observation
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2006

### Blade

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Dec 2008

It is a blue blade.
Source: own photo 2006
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Dec 2008

## RC "Dresdenia"

Name: Ruder-Club "Dresdenia" e.V.
Located in: Hamburg-Winterhude
Established: 1 May 1938 as Ruderinnen-Club "Dresdenia" e.V.
In the beginning for females only. The club had however at least a dozen of males as members in the 1970ies.
Source: Own observation
For further information click:club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2006

### Flag

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2006

It is a white flag divided by a green cotized centred cross.In the centre of the flag is a green annulet. Within the annulet is a white field with a very narrowly fimbriated green. In the field is a red Hamburg-castle masoned white. In the upper hoist quarter are green capital letters "RCD" in a bendy formation.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2006

### Blade

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Dec 2008

The blade is horizontally divided into green over white over green, the main colours of the flag.
Source: own photo 2006
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Dec 2008

## Elbe/Alster

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider,

Name: "Elbe/Alster" Ruder- und Segel-Verein e.V.
Located in: Hamburg
The white pennant was divided by a blue off-centred cotized cross.
Source: Der Rudersport (weekly); edition II/12/19 March 1913
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 June 2014

## RV "Elfe" 1886

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Dec 2025

Name: Ruderverein "Elfe" von 1886
Located in: Hamburg
Established: 1886
Dissolved: unknown
The flag was white with a Hanseatic cross (red cross patty) on its centre.
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1890, no.11, p.113
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Dec 2025

## 1st Coastal RC Hamburg

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Apr 2026

Name: Erster Coastal Ruderclub Hamburg
Located in: Hamburg
Established: unknown
The flag is parted by a horizontal wavy line of orange and blue. On centre ia anorange disc fimbriated blue with name of club alongside the edges, a silhouette of Hamburg above and a stylised oarsman icon below, all in blue.
Source: DRV online flag chart
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Apr 2026

## SV GW Harburg 1920

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Feb 2026

Name: SV Grün-Weiß Harburg von 1920 e.V.
Located in: Hamburg-Harburg
Established: 1920
The flag of the club is green with a centred white logo, green drop on white dicc in a green diamond fimbriated white. It is a multi sports club having a rowing department.
For further information click: club webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Feb 2026

## RC "Hansa"

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Mar 2026

Name: Ruder-Club "Hansa"
Located in: Hamburg
Established: 16 August 1901
Dissolved: before 1920, when RG "Hansa" was established
The flag was white and parted by a black centred cross, charged with a white fillet cross. In canton was a red cross patty (Hanseatic cross).
Source: Wassersportalmanach (year book) 1906, p.268
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Dec 2025

## RC "Mathilde" 1840

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2026

Name: Ruder-Club "Mathilde" von 1840
Located in:
Established: 28 August 1840
Dissolved: unknown
It was a white flag with broad red stripe at top and bottom, on the white stripe was a centred black inscription: "MATHILDE" (above, embowed) and "1840" (below).
Source: Wassersport Almanach (year book) 1914, p.361
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2026

## RC "Phönix" Harburg

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Apr 2026

Name: Ruderclub "Phönix" Harburg
Located in: Harburg
Established: unknown
Dissolved: unknown
It is a white flag with centred arms of Harburg. Below are two black oars with white blades in saltire.
Source: obsolete club webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Apr 2026

## SV Polizei Hamburg 1920

Name: Sportvereinigung Polizei Hamburg von 1920 e.V. (WSAP)
Located in: Hamburg-Eppendorf
Established: 1 April 1927
Special thanks to Mr. Breesemann from WSAP, who showed me the flag and the logo.
For further information click:club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2006

### Flag

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2006

It is a white flag divided by a green cotised saltire and a white circle cotized green in the centre of the flag. Within the circle is a green Hamburg castle.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2006

### Blade

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Dec 2008

The blade is divided per bend into white and green, the colours of the flag.
Source: own photo 2006
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Dec 2008

## RC Protesia 1907

Name: Ruder-Club "Protesia" von 1907 e.V.
Located in: Hamburg-Barmbek-SÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¼d
Established: 9 July 1907
For further information click: club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2006

### Flag

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2006

The flag has 9 horizontal alternating blue and white stripes starting with a blue one. In the centre of the flag is a white lozenge fimbriated blue with blue capital letters "R (top) CP (centre)".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2006

### Blade

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Dec 2008

The white blade is divided by two narrow blue vertical lines near the baseboard. Blue and white are the colours of the flag.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Dec 2008

## Hamburger Ruderinnen Club

Name: Hamburger Ruderinnen-Club von 1925 e.V.
Located in: Hamburg-Eppendorf
Established: 3 December 1925
For further information click: club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2006

### Flag

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2006

It is a white flag divided by three blue horizontal wavy lines superimposed by a red shield with a modified white Hamburg castle (black and white checkered line instead of pinnacles).
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2006

### Blade

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Dec 2008

There is a vertical ribbon shifted to the baseboard horizontally divided four times into blue and white, being the basic colours of flag.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Dec 2008

## RV Teichwiesen

Name: Ruderverein an den Teichwiesen e.V.
Located in: Hamburg-Alsterdorf
Established: 14 May 1965
For further information click: club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2006

### Flag

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 May 2006

It is a yellow flag with a black scandinavian cross. Both crossbars have narrow yellow lines in their middle ending in half yellow circles.
The intersection-point of crossbars is superimposed by a black annulet with a yellow field containing a cotized black capital "T".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 May 2006

### Blade

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Dec 2008

It is a plain yellow blade. Yellow is the basic colour of flag.
Source: own photo 2006
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Dec 2008

## HRC "Triton" 1877

Name: Hamburger Ruder-Club "Triton" von 1877
Located in: Hamburg
Established: 27 April 1877
Dissolved: prior to 1910
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Dec 2025

### Flag reported 1888

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Dec 2025
The 1st flag was red with inscription "HRC" (1st line) "TRTON" (2nd line) "v.1877" (3rd line). The size of inscription increases from bottom to top. It had a white bordure.
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1888, no.19, p.204
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Dec 2025

### Flag reported 1906

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2026
It was a red flag with white 6-point star slightly shifted to fly between two white horizontal stripes. At hoist above the flag version 1888 without white edges and below it was chequered of white and red in 3 rows and 4 columns.
Source: Wassersport Almanach (year book) 1906, p.268
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2026

## RC "Vineta" 1888

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Jan 2021

Name: Ruder Club "Vineta" von 1888
Located in: Hamburg
Established: 1888
The flag was white with a red centred disc and red inscriptions "R.C. Vineta" (top, embowed) and "von 1888" (bottom). The colours are likely as city colours of Hamburg but disputable.
Source: Der Rudersport (weekly) I/48/27 November 1912
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Jan 2021

## RV Wandsbek

Name: Ruderverein Wandsbek e.V.
Located in: Hamburg-Alsterdorf
Established: 9 February 1972
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2006

### Flag

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2006

It is a white flag divided by a green cotised saltire and a white circle cotized green in the centre of the flag. Within the circle is a green Hamburg castle.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2006

### Blade

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider,

The blade has the same pattern as the club flag but without Hamburg arms and without inscription "RV"
Source:club webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Dec 2008

It is a white flag parted by a blue centred cross, parted by a thin white centred crosslet. On the centre of the flag is a white circle fimbriated blue. In the circle is a blue "W" looking somewhere like a double square root symbol. In the centre of the upper hoist quarter is a coat of arms of the city of Hamburg. In the lower fly are blue letters "RV" ordered vertically and shifted to the vertical crossbar.
For further information click:club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider,16 May 2006 The white flag was parted by a blue centred cross On upper hoist quarter were the city arms of Hamburg. On lower fly quarter was a blue inscription "SRV" and on centre on a white disc fimbriated blue was a stylised blue inscription "MCl" in bend.

## WRG "Wikinger"

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Name: Wanderrudergesellschaft "Die Wikinger" e.V.
Located in: Hamburg-Veddel
Established: 13 May 1911
The current flag (see left image above ) is a plain orange flag with a blue annulet in its centre. The annulet has an inscription of white capital letters: "DIE WIKINGER HAMBURG".
The former flag (see right image above ) was the same as the current flag with one difference. On centre was a white double wolf trap, which had to be removed after WW2, perhaps in 1945, due to its similarity with a swastika.
Sources: own photo and Wassersport (weekly) 1912, no.48, p.834
For further information click:club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 May 2006

## Wilhelmsburger RC 1895

Name: Wilhelmsburger Ruder-Club von 1895 e.V.
Located in: Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg
Established: 3 March 1895

On 3 March 1895 two clubs were established in Wilhelmsburg: the "Wilhelmsburger Männer-Ruder-Club von 1895 e.V. (WMRC)" for the "seniors", i.e. young men being older than 25 years and the "Ruder-Club "Pfeil" (RCP)" for the juniors. The RCP joined the WMRC very soon. As rowing for women became more and more popular, the WMRC changed its name to "Wilhelmsburger Ruder-Club von 1895 e.V. (WRC)" on 27 January 1957. The club became member of DRV in 1960. Being badly hit by the great Hamburg flood in 1962 the "Ruder-Club "Stradella"e.V." joined the WRC on 25 January 1963.

On 14 February 1965 the "Ruder-Club "Pirat" von 1897 e.V." and the "eddeler-Ruder-Club "Adler" von 1898" , formerly "Ruder-Club "Victoria"" merged forming the new club "Hamburger Ruder-Vereinigung "Norderelbe"" von 1897 e.V., in 1972 the city of Hamburg quit the lease of the club#s boat-house. As the city was not able to offer the club a new real estate, the members finally joined the WRC in 1978.

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For further information click:club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 May 2006

### flags

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It is a quarterly divided blue and yellow flag with a yellow lying anchor in the upper hoist (see left image above), according to RA77 it was a quarterly divided green and white flag with a white lying anchor in the upper hoist (see rigt image above). The colours probably are erroneous.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 May 2006

### Blade

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Dec 2008

The blade is horizontally divided into blue over white over yellow. The colours of the flag are those from flag of former city of Wilhelmsburg, which was incorporated to Hamburg in 1937.
Source: own photo 2006
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Dec 2008

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