Spandauer Ruder-Club "Friesen" (German Rowing Club)

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• Brief History
• Current Flag
• Predecessors
• RC CharlotteCharlotte
• Spandauer RC Arminius
• Charlottenburger RC 1893
• RV Friesen
• RR Turngemeinde in Berlin

• Rowing Clubs in Germany
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Spandauer RC "Friesen"

Name: Spandauer Ruder-Club "Friesen" e.V.
Located in: Berlin-Spandau
Established: 29 December 1899, but actually by a merger of "Spandauer RC" and "RC Friesen" in 1974
For further information click:club history page.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Jan 2007

Brief History

On 18 July 1885 five citizens of Charlottenburg established RC Charlotte, named to honour HRH Princess Heiress Charlotte of Meiningen, who then lived in the castle of Charlottenburg.
On 5 June 1890 five young citizens established Spandauer Ruder-Club "Arminius" ,renamed 1892 to simply Spandauer Ruder-Club
On 5 July 1893 five former members of RC Titania Charlottenburg established the Charlottenburger RC 1902 (!)
On 28 December 1899 RV "Friesen" was established by 35 young gymnasts.
WW2 stopped the activities of all preceding clubs until 1944.
In 1974 Spandauer RC and RV "Friesen"merged.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Jan 2026

Current Flag

It is a white flag divided by a black cotised cross with intersection point of crossbars shifted to the upper hoist, superimposed by a roundel containing the logo of Deutsche Turnerschaft. The logo has four red "F"s forming a cross and being the abbreviation of "Frisch Fromm Fröhlich Frei". In the upper fly are white capitals with black edges "SRCF". In the lower fly is the image of a red masoned wall with two towers. The wall is superimposed by a golden crowned silvery shield with a red eagle (Electorate of Brandenburg) topped by a crest. The whole is the coat of arms of former Spandau borough.
Source: flag chart
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Aug 2008

Predecessors

RC "Charlotte"

Name: Ruder-Club "Charlotte"
Located in: Berlin-Charlottenburg
Established: 18 July 1885
Dissolved: unknown
The flag was white parted by a blue saltire with blue 6-point star in hoist quarter
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1888, no.17, p.183
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Dec 2026

Spandauer RC "Arminius"

Name:Spandauer Ruder-Club "Arminius"
Located in: Berlin-Spandau
Established: 5 June 1890
Dissolved: unknown
The flag was white with centred coat of arms of Berlin-Spandau between two black horizontal stripes. The club was renamed to simply Spandauer Ruder-Club in 1892
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1890, no.50, p.541
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Jan 2026

Charlottenburger RC 1893

Name: Charlottenburger Ruder-Club von 1893 E.V.
Located in: Berlin-Charlottenburg
Established: 5 July 1893
Dissolved: unknown
The flag was white with a centred black disc between two black horizontal stripes.
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1, no., p.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2026

RV "Friesen"

Name:
Located in: Berlin
Established: 28
Dissolved: unknown
It is a white flag divided by a black cotized off-centred cross, superimposed by a roundel containing the logo of Deutsche Turnerschaft. The logo has four red "F"s forming a cross and being the abbreviation of "Frisch Fromm Fröhlich Frei". The canton is divided per bend sinister into black, white and red, the whole superimposed by a white (over black partition) and black fraternity-"Zirkel". In the lower fly is a black 5-point star. The flag seems to be inspired by the German imperial colours.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Aug 2008

RR Turngemeinde in Berlin

Name: Ruder-Riege der Turngemeinde in Berlin 1848 e.V.
Located in: Berlin
The section joined RV "Friesen" on 22 February 1900, effectice since 1 March 1900, but went back to its parent club on 4 March 1900.
Sources: Wassersport (weekly) 1900, no.9, p.82 and no.10, p.93
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Jan 2026

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