Seaplane Harbour becomes a homeport of museum ships. The museum is located in former seaplane hangars constructed in 1916. The hangars are unique shell concrete structures, which demonstrate engineering 20 years ahead of its time.

Last year, some of the biggest exhibits were moved into the hangars – some gripping examples of naval artillery, the shipwreck of Maasilinna which is the oldest exhibit at Seaplane Harbour, and the submarine Lembit.

The centerpiece of aviation history exhibition at Seaplane Harbour will be a life-size copy of the British seaplane Short 184. It will be hanging from the ceiling to represent the world above the water in the museum’s three levels – above, on and under the water. The exhibition portrays different types of ethnological boats, yachts and marine navigation exhibits like buoys.

History.
The seaplane hangars were designed by a Danish company Christiani & Nielsen (project manager Herluf Trolle Forchhammer and constructor Sven Schulz) and it comprised of three shell concrete domes with a general plan of 50x100 meters. On June 9th, 1916 the same company, Christiani & Nielsen was also given the task of constructing the hangars. The actual construction commenced on July 5th, 1916 on the site officially named as Tallinn’s Seaplane Harbor and in parallel with the hangars port piers were also constructed.

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