We experienced a period of unstable weather when Dirk and I were ready to present our experimental remote controled Ohanda One 1:100 scale model prototype to the public. A crowd of roughly 50 people followed our invitation and gathered on Saturday 13th, 2025, at 15:00h to witness the shiplet’s launching ceremony at the “Modellboothafen” waterfront in Berlin’s Britzer Garten.
Jürgen and Dirk presenting their Ohanda One 1:100 scale model prototype on Sept. 13th under the rainbow at Britzer Garten, Berlin. (Foto: Silke Meyer) Jürgen and Dirk presenting their Ohanda One 1:100 scale model prototype on Sept. 13th in front of the witnissing crowd. (Foto: Felix Mühlbauer)Dirk explaining the shiplet’s Level Control System (LCS) based on a gyroscope and pressure sensors. (Image source: Kai Laborenz)Jürgen and Dirk presenting their Ohanda One 1:100 scale model prototype on Sept. 13th, 2025, in front of the witnissing crowd. (Image source: Silke Meyer)
After giving a brief introduction to what we have been working on for the passed 8 years, it was time for the ship naming ceremony. As mentioned earlier, the 1:100 scale model protoype had various names, including “ohanda-one-dot-zero-one”, which weren’t really rolling off the Germans’ tongue so easily, until we decided to call it “Schiffchen” – German for “shiplet”. So now was the moment to finally proceed with the official ceremony. We popped the corks, gave everyone a glass of sparkling wine and unveiled the open secret: The shiplet is called “Schiffchen”!
MC Dirk as Master of the Ceremony performing the ship naming on Saturday Sept. 13th, 2025. (Foto: Michael Neuner).MC Dirk as Master of the Ceremony performing the ship naming on Saturday Sept. 13th, 2025 (Video: Silke Meyer).MC Dirk unveiling the open secret: The shiplet is called “Schiffchen”! (Foto: Michael Neuner)Dirk and Jürgen cheering and celebrating the moment of the ship naming together with the attendees. Hurray! \o/ (Foto: Silke Meyer)Dirk and Jürgen cheering to each other and celebrating the result of their collaboration together with the attendees. (Foto: Michael Neuner)Dirk and Jürgen happily celebrating the result of their collaboration together with the attendees. (Image source: Michael Neuner)
As explained to the audience earlier, now we wanted to show what we have achieved. To demo that the shiplet can actually, swim, drive, semi-submerge and cruise calmly through the water it was time to move and to officially launch the shiplet.
Dirk and Jürgen moving the shiplet towards the water for the shiplet launching. (Foto: Michael Neuner)Dirk and Jürgen carrying the shiplet to the water front, preparing the official launch. (Foto: Michael Neuner)Dirk and Jürgen performing the official launching of the shiplet on September 13th, 2025. (Fotos: Michael Neuner [series] and Matthias Samlinski) Hurray! The shiplet is swimming and ready for its maiden voyage at the official launching on September 13th, 2025. (Foto: Michael Neuner)The public launching of the shiplet on September 13th, 2025, at Britzer Garten, Berlin. (Video sources: Kai Laborenz and Tammy Yu-Ting Chiang)
