Nordseewerke

Nordseewerke GmbH

Company type	Private
Industry	Shipbuilding
Genre	Shipbuilding
Founded	1903
Headquarters	Emden , Germany
Number of employees	1,400
Parent	Schaaf Industrie AG (SIAG)
Website	www.nordseewerke.de

Nordseewerke in 2003

Nordseewerke (sometimes abbreviated NSWE) is a shipbuilding company located in Emden, Germany. It is now a subsidiary of Schaaf Industrie AG. The name Nordseewerke means "North Sea shipyard" in German. The shipyard employs some 1,400 people and is the second-largest plant in Emden, following Volkswagen.

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 Deutsche Marine.

The shipyard has also constructed ships for use by other navies, like the Kobben (Type 207) and 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.

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

External links

• Company homepage
• U-boats built by Nordseewerke during WWII
• ThyssenKrupp base information about Nordseewerke