Nordseewerke: Difference between revisions

Nordseewerke Emden GmbH
Company type	Private
Industry	Shipbuilding
Genre	Shipbuilding
Founded	1903
Defunct	2010, successor Schaaf Industrie AG (SIAG)
Headquarters	Emden, Germany
Number of employees	1400 (in 2010)
Parent	Fosen Yard (Norway)
Website	www.nordseewerke.de

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Latest revision as of 22:14, 15 October 2024

Nordseewerke Emden GmbH (sometimes abbreviated NSWE, in English: North Sea Company) was a shipbuilding company, located in the Emden Harbor of the north German city of Emden. Founded in 1903, shipbuilding ended in 2010, and the company was taken over by the Schaaf Industrie AG,^[1] which among other products, makes components for off-shore systems.

The shipyard employed some 1,400 people in 2010 and was the second-largest employer in Emden, following the plant of the Volkswagen automotive company. Today only few of the former coworkers of the shipyard are still employed with the new owner Schaaf, which also went insolvent in 2012.^{[citation needed]}

History

Nordseewerke was founded on March 11, 1903, and was one of the oldest among the still-existing shipyards in Germany. Its successor was the Schaaf Industrie AG. The company built merchant ships of all categories, but also ships for the Kaiserliche Marine during World War I, the Kriegsmarine later, and today's modern Deutsche Marine.

The shipyard has also constructed ships for use by other navies, such as the Kobben (Type 207) and Ula (Klasse 210)-class submarines for the Royal Norwegian Navy, which were built to operate in shallow, coastal waters. In the past 20 years, submarines were also exported to South Africa, Argentina (TR-1700-class submarine), and Israel.

Besides container and other freight-carrying ships, Nordseewerke also built naval vessels. In 1971, the cruise liner Sea Venture (later renamed the Pacific Princess) was constructed. The ship is well known as the film location of The Love Boat.

Submarines (U-boats)

Ships built by Nordseewerke (selection)

1915–1916, first construction of minesweepers for Kaiserliche Marine (M13 and M14)
1915–1917, construction of 10 fishing vessels (among them Geier, Bielefeld, Münster), all used as outpost-ships during World War I
1920, 14,000 t tanker Baltic for the Deutsch-Amerikanische Petroleum AG (DAPG), largest ship built by NSWE at that time
1922, construction of a floating dock^{[clarification needed]} for Argentina
1931, ore-transport ship Odin for Seereederei „Frigga“ of Hamburg
1931, 17,500 t tanker J. H. Senior for the Baltisch Amerikanische Petroleum Import GmbH in Danzig
1935–1939, five 6,000 GRT cargo ships: yard number 176 Widar; 186 Bragge; and 192 Vale; all for Seereederei „Frigga“, and yard number 188 Sabine Howaldt; and 189 Klaus Howaldt; both for Bernhard Howaldt
1940–1944, delivery of 30 submarines of type VII C (U-331 to U-350 and U-1101 to U-1110); additional submarine orders were cancelled
1973, Four container-carrier SeaTrain in US with gas-turbine propulsion, worldwide fastest merchant ships at that time
1976, yard no. 399, cargo ship Aegir for Seereederei „Frigga“. Altogether NSWE built 23 ships for this company between 1921 and 1968.
1977, yard no. 455, combined ore-bulk-oil carrier Saggat for a Swedish company
1978/1979, yard nos. 463 and 465, TR-1700-class submarines Santa Cruz and San Juan for the Argentine Navy
1979, BACO-LINER 1, a new developed concept barge/container-ship (BACO = BArges und COntainer); followed BACO-LINER 2 and BACO-LINER 3
1983, yard no. 464, F 122 Bremen-class frigate Emden; followed 1990 frigate Lübeck
1986, reconstruction of the Soviet icebreaker Mudyug with new technology (among them Thyssen-Waas Bow and Air Bubble System); followed icebreaker Kapitan Sorokin
1994–1996, yard no. 469, F 123 Brandenburg-class frigate Bayern for the German Navy
1999, yard no. 525, suction dredge Vasco da Gama for Belgium Jan de Nul Offshore-Company, worldwide greatest suction dredge at that time
1999, Dolphin-class submarine Dolphin for the Israeli Navy; altogether 3 units of this class were built at NSWE (Dolphin, Leviathan and Tekumah)
2001, yard no. 521, F 124 Sachsen-class frigate Hessen in cooperation with Blohm+Voss and HDW (ARGE F 124) for the German Navy
December 2009, launching of container carrier Frisia Cottbus, last ship of NSWE

References

^ "Schaaf Industrie AG: Company/History". Retrieved 18 July 2011.

Hans Jürgen Witthöft, 100 Jahre Nordseewerke, Edition Schiff & Hafen Bd. 6, Seehafen Verlag, Hamburg 2004, ISBN 3-87743-806-7

External links

[1] "Schaaf Industrie AG: Company/History". Retrieved 18 July 2011.

[1]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{Infobox Company
+{{Infobox company
-| company_name = Nordseewerke GmbH
+| name = Nordseewerke Emden GmbH
-| company_logo =
+| logo =
-| company_type = [[Private company|Private]]
+| type = [[Private company|Private]]
 | genre = [[Shipbuilding]]
 | foundation = 1903
@@ Line 18: / Line 18: @@
 | operating_income =
 | net_income =
-| num_employees = 1,400
+| num_employees = 1400 (in 2010)
-| parent = [[Schaaf Industrie AG]] (SIAG)
+| parent = Fosen Yard (Norway)
 | divisions =
 | subsid =
@@ Line 25: / Line 25: @@
 | company_slogan =
 | homepage = [http://www.nordseewerke.de www.nordseewerke.de]
-| dissolved =
+| dissolved = 2010, successor [[Schaaf Industrie AG]] (SIAG)
 | footnotes =
 }}
-[[File:Nordseewerke, Emder Hafen.jpg|thumb|upright 1.7|Nordseewerke with the inland port of Emden in foreground seen from southwest, 2010]]
+[[File:Nordseewerke, Emder Hafen.jpg|thumb|upright 1.7|Nordseewerke with the inland port of Emden in the foreground seen from the southwest in 2010]]
-'''Nordseewerke''' (sometimes abbreviated '''NSWE''') is a [[shipbuilding]] company located in [[Emden]], [[Germany]]. The name ''Nordseewerke'' means "[[North Sea]] shipyard" in [[German language|German]]. The shipyard employs some 1,400 people and is the second-largest plant in Emden, following [[Volkswagen]]. It became [[ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems|ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems Nordseewerke]] in 1991<ref>{{Cite book  | last1 = Fontenoy | first1 = Paul E. | title = Submarines : an illustrated history of their impac | date = 2007 | publisher = ABC-CLIO | location = Santa Barbara, Calif. | isbn = 1851095632 | pages = 71 }}</ref> and then [[Schaaf Industrie AG]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.siag.de/mod/Company-GB.htm?id=52|title= Schaaf Industrie AG: Company/History|author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=18 July 2011}}</ref>
+'''Nordseewerke Emden GmbH''' (sometimes abbreviated '''NSWE''', in English: '''North Sea Company''') was a [[shipbuilding]] company, located in the Emden Harbor of the north [[Germany|German]] city of [[Emden]]. Founded in 1903, shipbuilding ended in 2010, and the company was taken over by the ''Schaaf Industrie AG'',<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.siag.de/mod/Company-GB.htm?id=52|title= Schaaf Industrie AG: Company/History|access-date=18 July 2011}}</ref> which among other products, makes components for off-shore systems.
+The shipyard employed some 1,400 people in 2010 and was the second-largest employer in Emden, following the plant of the [[Volkswagen]] automotive company. Today<!-- {{when|date=April 2018}} the situation is very critical{{explain|date=April 2018}} and --> only few of the former coworkers of the shipyard are still employed with the new owner Schaaf, which also went insolvent in 2012.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}
-== History ==
-Nordseewerke was founded on March 11, 1903 and is currently one of the oldest among the still-existing shipyards in Germany. The company built many ships for [[Kaiserliche Marine]] during [[World War I]] and the [[Kriegsmarine]] during [[World War II]] as well as for the modern [[German Navy|Deutsche Marine]].
+==History==
-The shipyard has also constructed ships for use by other navies, like the [[Kobben class submarine|''Kobben'']] (Type 207) and [[Ula class submarine|''Ula'']] (Klasse 210) class submarines for the [[Royal Norwegian Navy]], which were made to operate in shallow, coastal waters. In the past 20 years, submarines were also exported to [[South Africa]], [[Argentina]] ([[TR-1700 submarine]]) and [[Israel]].
+Nordseewerke was founded on March 11, 1903, and was one of the oldest among the still-existing shipyards in Germany. Its successor was the ''Schaaf Industrie AG''. The company built merchant ships of all categories, but also ships for the [[Kaiserliche Marine]] during [[World War&nbsp;I]], the [[Kriegsmarine]] later, and today's modern [[German Navy|Deutsche Marine]].
+The shipyard has also constructed ships for use by other navies, such as the {{sclass|Kobben|submarine|5}} (Type 207) and {{sclass|Ula|submarine|5}} (Klasse 210)-class submarines for the [[Royal Norwegian Navy]], which were built to operate in shallow, coastal waters. In the past 20 years, submarines were also exported to [[South Africa]], [[Argentina]] ({{sclass2|TR-1700|submarine|1}}), and [[Israel]].
-Besides naval vessels, Nordseewerke builds container and other freight-carrying ships. In 1971, the cruise liner [[Pacific (ship)|Sea Venture]] (later renamed into [[Pacific (ship)|Pacific Princess]]) was constructed. The ship is well-known as the film location of [[The Love Boat]].
+Besides container and other freight-carrying ships, Nordseewerke also built naval vessels. In 1971, the cruise liner [[Pacific (ship)|''Sea Venture'']] (later renamed the [[Pacific (ship)|''Pacific Princess'']]) was constructed. The ship is well known as the film location of ''[[The Love Boat]]''.
+===Submarines (U-boats)===
+* [[Kobben-class submarine|Type 207 submarine]]s
+* [[TR-1700-class submarine|Type 1700 submarine]]s
+* [[Ula-class submarine|Type 210 submarine]]s
+'''Ships built by Nordseewerke (selection)'''
+* 1915–1916, first construction of minesweepers for [[Kaiserliche Marine]] (''M13'' and ''M14'')
+* 1915–1917, construction of 10 fishing vessels (among them ''Geier'', ''Bielefeld'', ''Münster''), all used as outpost-ships during World War I
+* 1920, 14,000 t tanker ''Baltic'' for the ''Deutsch-Amerikanische Petroleum AG'' (DAPG), largest ship built by NSWE at that time
+* 1922, construction of a floating dock{{clarification needed|reason="Floating dock" can mean different things|date=October 2024}} for Argentina
+* 1931, ore-transport ship ''Odin'' for ''[[:de:Seereederei Frigga|Seereederei „Frigga“]]'' of Hamburg
+* 1931, 17,500 t tanker ''J. H. Senior'' for the ''Baltisch Amerikanische Petroleum Import GmbH'' in Danzig
+* 1935–1939, five {{GRT|6000}} cargo ships: yard number 176 ''Widar''; 186 ''Bragge''; and 192 {{SS|Vale||2}}; all for ''Seereederei „Frigga“'', and yard number 188 ''Sabine Howaldt''; and 189 ''Klaus Howaldt''; both for [[:de:Bernhard Howaldt junior|Bernhard Howaldt]]
+* 1940–1944, delivery of 30 [[German Type VII submarine|submarines of type VII C]] ({{GS|U-331||2}} to {{GS|U-350||2}} and {{GS|U-1101||2}} to {{GS|U-1110||2}}); additional submarine orders were cancelled
+* 1973, Four container-carrier ''SeaTrain'' in US with gas-turbine propulsion, worldwide fastest merchant ships at that time
+* 1976, yard no. 399, cargo ship ''Aegir'' for ''Seereederei „Frigga“''. Altogether NSWE built 23 ships for this company between 1921 and 1968.
+* 1977, yard no. 455, combined [[ore-bulk-oil carrier]] ''Saggat'' for a Swedish company
+* 1978/1979, yard nos. 463 and 465, {{sclass2|TR-1700|submarine|1}}s {{ship|ARA|Santa Cruz|S-41|2}} and {{ship|ARA|San Juan|S-42|2}} for the [[Argentine Navy]]
+* 1979, ''BACO-LINER 1'', a new developed concept [[Baco Liner|barge/container-ship]] (BACO = BArges und COntainer); followed ''BACO-LINER 2'' and ''BACO-LINER 3''
+* 1983, yard no. 464, F 122 {{sclass|Bremen|frigate|1}} {{ship|German frigate|Emden|F210|2}}; followed 1990 frigate {{ship|German frigate|Lübeck|F214|2}}
+* 1986, reconstruction of the Soviet icebreaker {{ship||Mudyug|icebreaker|2}} with new technology (among them ''Thyssen-Waas Bow'' and ''Air Bubble System''); followed icebreaker ''Kapitan Sorokin''
+* 1994–1996, yard no. 469, F 123 {{sclass|Brandenburg|frigate|1}} {{ship|German frigate|Bayern|F217|2}} for the [[German Navy]]
+* 1999, yard no. 525, suction dredge ''Vasco da Gama'' for Belgium ''Jan de Nul Offshore-Company'', worldwide greatest suction dredge at that time
+* 1999, {{sclass|Dolphin|submarine|1}} {{INS|Dolphin|1996|2}} for the Israeli Navy; altogether 3 units of this class were built at NSWE (''Dolphin'', {{INS|Leviathan|1997|2}} and {{INS|Tekumah||2}})
+* 2001, yard no. 521, F 124 {{sclass|Sachsen|frigate|1}} {{ship|German frigate|Hessen|F221|2}} in cooperation with [[Blohm+Voss]] and [[HDW]] (ARGE F 124) for the German Navy
+* December 2009, launching of container carrier ''Frisia Cottbus'', last ship of NSWE
 ==References==
 {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}
+Hans Jürgen Witthöft, ''100 Jahre Nordseewerke'', Edition Schiff & Hafen Bd. 6, Seehafen Verlag, Hamburg 2004, {{ISBN|3-87743-806-7}}
-== External links ==
-{{Commons category|position=left}}
+==External links==
+{{Commons category}}
 * [http://www.nordseewerke.de/ Company homepage]
 * [http://www.uboat.net/technical/shipyards/nordsee.htm U-boats built by Nordseewerke during WWII]
-* [http://base.thyssenkrupp.com/pages/en/ID838_266259855.html ThyssenKrupp base information about Nordseewerke]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161112173623/http://base.thyssenkrupp.com/pages/en/ID838_266259855.html ThyssenKrupp base information about Nordseewerke]
+{{ThyssenKrupp}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:Shipbuilding companies of Germany]]
-[[Category:Companies established in 1903]]
+[[Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1903]]
 [[Category:Military vehicle manufacturers]]
 [[Category:Defence companies of Germany]]
-[[Category:Industry of Lower Saxony]]
+[[Category:Industry in Lower Saxony]]
-[[de:Nordseewerke]]
-[[it:Nordseewerke]]
-[[ja:ノルトゼーヴェルケ]]
-[[ru:Nordseewerke]]
-[[sv:Nordseewerke]]

v t e ThyssenKrupp
Related articles	Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation Atlas Elektronik Berco S.p.A. Krupp Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Thyssen AG ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems thyssenkrupp Materials Services Transrapid
Thyssen AG	August Thyssen Fritz Thyssen Vereinigte Stahlwerke
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Hellenic Shipyards Co. (25%)

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	Germany