RC Süderelbe (German rowing club)

Ruder-Club Süderelbe von 1892 e.V.

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• Ruder-Club Süderelbe
• Current Flag
• Blade
• Club´s Predecessors
• Ruder-Club Oceana
• Oceana flag#1
• Oceana flag#2
• Oceana flag#3
• Harburger Ruder-Club
• Flag reported 1927
• Elb-Ruder-Club Salut
• Ruder-Club Vorwärts (Harburg)
• Harburger Männer-Ruder-Verein
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Ruder-Club Süderelbe

Current Flag

Name: Ruder-Club Süderelbe von 1892 e.V.
Located in: Hamburg
Established: 6 March 1994.
It is a quarterly divided red and white flag with white capital letters "RCS" in the lower fly and the coat of arms of the former city of Harburg in the upper hoist.
The coat of arms has a white shield with a red open gate with 3 embattled towers masoned silver(=white). In the open door is a yellow inescutcheon with a black animal, I believe it is a bear facing the hoist.

Blade

It is a red blade divided by a white horizontal stripe. Red and white are the colours of the flag.
Source: club webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider 14 Dec 2008

On 6 March 1994 the Ruder-Club "Oceana" von 1895 e.V. and the Harburger Ruder-Club von 1892 e.V. merged, forming the new club Ruder-Club Süderelbe von 1892 e.V.
Source: club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2006

Club's Predecessors

All were located in Harburg, today Hamburg.

Ruder-Club "Oceana"

"Oceana" flag#1

Name: Ruder-Club "Oceana" von 1895 e.V.(1895-1964)
It is a quarterly divided green and white flag with a white 5-point star in the upper hoist shifted to the hoist.
The club merged with Elb-Ruder-Club "Salut" v. 1892 e.V. on 17 February 1962 but kept its old name.
Sources: Rudersportalmanach 1977 [RA77]; Club Webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2006

"Oceana" flag#2

Ruder-Club Oceana (from 1895 until 1964): A quarterly divided flag into green and white with a sinister-bendy black anchor in the upper hoist.
Note: According to Mr. Buschmann, a member of the board of RC Süderelbe and a former member of "Oceana" this flag is erroneous. "Oceana" used the one depicted in Rudersportalmanach 1977 [RA77].
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Dec 2007

"Oceana" flag#3

The RC "Oceana" v. 1895 e.V. and the RC "Salut" v. 1892.e.V. decided to merge on 17 February 1962. Salut existed until 1963 and Ocena until 1964. Both clubs formed since then the RC Oceana, which changed its flag as follows:
The "new" RC Oceana from 1964 until 1994 had a quarterly divided flag with two white quarters (upper hoist and lower fly), a red one (upper fly) and a green one (lower hoist). In the upper hoist quarter was a black inscription "RCO" (above) "1895" (below).
According to Mr. Buschmann the flag of Oceana, depicted in Rudersportalmanach 1977 [RA77], was correct but was used only up to 1964.
There existed two other predeccors of the club: the Wassersportverein Ruhe (1914-1933) and the Elbe-Ruder-Club Freiheit (1909-1934). But their colours are not known.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Feb 2008

Harburger Ruder-Club

Name: Harburger Ruder-Club von 1892 e.V.(1892-1964)
Established: 1892
It is a white flag with a red centred cross. In the centre of the flag is a black red-edged circle with the coat of arms of the former city of Harburg. On the edge is an inscription of white capital letters: "HARBURGER RUDER (top) CLUB 1892(bottom)".
The coat of arms had a white shield with a red open gate with 3 embattled towers masoned silver(=white). In the open door is a yellow inescutcheon with a black animal, I believe it is a bear facing the hoist.

The club can´t be really established in 1892. According to successor´s website the club was built, when Ruder-Club Vorwärts von 1895 e.V. and Harburger Männer-Ruder-Verein von 1909 e.V. (HMRV) merged. The date I couldn´t find out, however 1892 is the date of foundation of the oldest club of a merger of rowing clubs. HMRV was for males only.
Source: Rudersportalmanach 1977 [RA77]; club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Mde@hcr27ay 2006

Flag reported 1927

The flag was quartered of red and white with centred city arms of Harburg. On upper hoist quarter was a white inscription "HR" over "C".
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1927, no.34, p.983
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Dec 2025

Elb-Ruder-Club "Salut"

Elb-Ruder-Club "Salut" (1892-1963):
A quarterly divided flag into white and black with a black 5-point star in the upper hoist.

Ruder-Club "Vorwärts" (Harburg)

Ruder-Club "Vorwärts" (1894 -1964):
A quarterly divided flag into red and white.

Harburger Männer-Ruder-Verein

Harburger Männer-Ruder-Verein (1909-1963):
A quarterly divided flag into blue and white with white capital letters in the upper hoist "HM" over "RV". The club was established for males only.

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