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Joh. C. Tecklenborg
Joh. C. Tecklenborg was a German shipbuilding company, located at the river Geeste in Bremerhaven. About 440 ships of different types, including many famous tall sailing ships were built at the yard. Founded in 1841 it was finally closed in 1928. History The beginning dates back to September 30, 1841 when Johann (Jan) Simon Abegg and P.H. Ulrichs started the small shipyard "Abegg & Co" in Bremerhaven near the mouth of the river Geeste (river), Geeste. This venture was financed by the entrepreneur and shipowner Franz Tecklenborg (1807-1886) from Bremen. In 1843 Franz Tecklenborg took over all activities but handed the operational responsibility to his brother the shipbuilder Johann Carl Tecklenborg (1820-1873). From this point on the shipyard operated under the name "Johann C.Tecklenborg". When Franz Tecklenborg decided to extend the fleet of his shipping company based in Bremen he ordered 19 vessels at the yard of his brother in the following years. To cope with rising deman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven (, , Low German: ''Bremerhoben'') is a city at the seaport of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It forms a semi-enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the River Weser on its eastern bank, opposite the town of Nordenham. Though a relatively new city, it has a long history as a trade port and today is one of the most important German ports, playing a role in Germany's trade. History in 1827, but neighboring settlements such as Lehe were in the vicinity as early as the 12th century, and Geestendorf was "mentioned in documents of the ninth century". p. 8. Fourth revised edition. Translated into English from the original German edition titled ''Bremerhaven – tätige Stadt im Noordseewind'' These tiny villages were built on small islands in the swampy estuary. In 1381, the city of Bremen established ''de facto'' rule over the lower Weser stream, including Lehe, later therefore called Bremer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm
SS ''Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm'' was an ocean liner for North German Lloyd (NDL) from her launch in 1907 until the end of World War I. After the war, she briefly served as USS ''Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm'' (ID-4063) for the United States Navy returning American troops from France. The vessel was first chartered—and later purchased outright—by Canadian Pacific Steamships (CP) and operated under the names ''Empress of China'', ''Empress of India'', ''Montlaurier'', ''Monteith'', and ''Montnairn''.Ship List Description of SS ''Prinz Frederick Wilhelm'' She was scrapped in 1929.Norwegian Heritage SS ''Empress of India''/ref> History The ship's keel was laid down to be the SS ''Washington,'' but she was renamed SS ''Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm'' before her launch. She was built in 1907–1908 for Norddeutscher Lloyd Line by Joh. C. Tecklenborg in Gestemunde, Germany. The 16,992-ton vessel had a length of 590.1 feet, and her beam was 68.3 feet. She had two funnels, two masts, propellers and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shipbuilding Companies Of Germany
Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other floating vessels. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to before recorded history. Shipbuilding and ship repairs, both commercial and military, are referred to as "naval engineering". The construction of boats is a similar activity called boat building. The dismantling of ships is called ship breaking. History Pre-history The earliest known depictions (including paintings and models) of shallow-water sailing boats is from the 6th to 5th millennium BC of the Ubaid period of Mesopotamia. They were made from bundled reeds coated in bitumen and had bipod masts. They sailed in shallow coastal waters of the Persian Gulf. 4th millennium BC Ancient Egypt Evidence from Ancient Egypt shows that the early Egyptians knew how to assemble planks of wood into a ship hull as early as 3100 BC. Egyptian potte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Category:Ships Built At Joh
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Das Große Bremen-Lexikon
''Das Große Bremen-Lexikon'' is an 18th-century encyclopaedia by the Freie Hansestadt Bremen, written by Herbert Schwarzwälder about * the region, as Territory of Bremen, as Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen (Bremen Archbishopric), as Bremen-Verden and * an encyclopaedia of the Hanseatic city Bremen and the maritime city Bremerhaven.. History In Bremen, ''Brema literata'' was published anonymously in 1709 by Heinrich Iken. The fourth edition was last published in an adaptation by in 1726. In the work were reported gossips by writers and scholars. Around 1765 the started with a work ''Bremisch-Niedersächsisches Wörterbuch''. The work appeared from 1767 to 1772 in five volumes as a regional encyclopaedia. Words, terms and cultural-historical topics were treated. In 1818, the ''Lexikon aller Gelehrten'' by the cathedral pastor was published as an encyclopaedic collection of biographers. From 1961 to 1965, the ''Weser-Kurier'' published as a book a ''Kleines Bremer Lexikon'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Schwarzwälder
Herbert Schwarzwälder (14 October 1919 – 11 September 2011) was a German historian. With his decades of work and his extensive publications, he has had a major influence on the research and communication of the . Life Schwarzwälder was born in Bremen. His younger brother was the Heimatforscher (1929–2019). He attended the grammar school and graduated in 1938 with his Abitur. He was then called up for Reichsarbeitsdienst, then for military service with an air force and the anti-aircraft artillery. During the Second World War, he was first deployed in the Homeland Security, later in a technical department in the Soviet Union and in the West. Schwarzwälder had to spend several years as prisoner of war in camps in France, the US and England. In 1947, he was able to return to Bremen.Günter Garbrecht''Professor Dr. phil. Herbert Schwarzwälder'' , url=http://www-user.uni-bremen.de/~bremhist/Schwarzw.html/ref> In ''Ein Streifzug durch Bremens Geschichte'', Online-Geschichtsproj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunkirk
Dunkirk (french: Dunkerque ; vls, label=French Flemish, Duunkerke; nl, Duinkerke(n) ; , ;) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France.Commune de Dunkerque (59183) INSEE It lies from the border. It has the third-largest French harbour. The population of the commune in 2019 was 86,279. Etymology and language use The name of Dunkirk derives from '' or ' |
Duchesse Anne
''Duchesse Anne'' (formerly called ''Großherzogin Elisabeth'') is the last remaining full-rigged ship under French flag. She was built in 1901 with a steel hull by the yard of Joh. C. Tecklenborg of Bremerhaven-Geestemünde (Germany) according to plans drawn by Georg W. Claussen. The mainmast is 48 m tall and 25 sails were rigged. She was used as a training ship for young aspiring sailors in the German merchant marine. History The ship was handed over to France as war reparations after World War II and renamed ''Duchesse Anne''. The ship has been classified a historical monument since 5 November 1982. Similar ships Several other training windjammers of the German "Deutscher Schulschiff-Verein" also survive to this day: *''Dar Pomorza'' (originally ''Prinzess Eitel Friedrich'') *''Schulschiff Deutschland'' *''Statsraad Lehmkuhl ''Statsraad Lehmkuhl'' is a three-masted barque rigged sail training vessel owned and operated by the Statsraad Lehmkuhl Foundation. It is based in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kruzenshtern (ship)
''Kruzenshtern'' or ''Krusenstern'' (russian: Крузенштерн) is a four-masted barque (russian: барк) that was built in 1926 at Geestemünde in Bremerhaven, Germany as ''Padua'' ( named after the Italian city). She was surrendered to the USSR in 1946 as war reparation and renamed after the early 19th century Baltic German explorer in Russian service, Adam Johann Krusenstern (1770–1846). She is now a Russian sail training ship. Of the four remaining Flying ''P-Liners'', the former ''Padua'' is the only one still in use, mainly for training purposes, with her home ports in Kaliningrad (formerly Königsberg). As ''Padua'' Launched in 1926 as the last of the ''P-Liners'', ''Padua'' was commissioned as a cargo ship, used among other things to ship construction material to Chile, South America, returning with saltpeter around Cape Horn. Later she transported wheat from Australia. Her maiden voyage from Hamburg to Talcahuano, Chile took 87 days. Like all ''P-liners'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Minesweeper M 107
German minesweeper ''M 107'' was a mine-warfare vessel built for the Imperial German Navy during World War I, which served in the Reichsmarine and later the Kriegsmarine of World War II. Laid down in 1917 at the Joh. C. Tecklenborg shipyard in Geestemünde, ''M 107'' was launched on 3 July 1918 and commissioned on 30 July of the same year. At the end of the war, ''M 107'' was part of the 10th half-flotilla of the 4th Minesweeping Flotilla, based at Helgoland. After active service in 1918, the ship was retained by the Reichsmarine, which was renamed ''Kriegsmarine'' in 1935. On 15 April 1939, ''M 107'' was re-classified as a ''Räumbootbegleitschiff'' for the newly established 3. ''Räumbootflottille'' and renamed ''Von der Groeben''. During the Invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany, ''Von der Groeben'' participated in the Battle of the Danzig Bay and supported the attacks on the Polish fortifications in the Battle of Westerplatte. In 1940, ''Von der Groeben'' was transferred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Cambridge (1916)
SS ''Cambridge'' was a refrigerated steam cargo liner that was built in Germany for the Hamburg America Line. She was launched in 1916 as ''Vogtland'', but after the 1919 Treaty of Versailles the United Kingdom took her as war reparations and sold her to the Federal Steam Navigation Company, who renamed her ''Cambridge''. She operated between Britain and Australasia until 1940, when a German mine sank her off the coast of Australia. Building Joh. C. Tecklenborg built ''Vogtland'' in Geestemünde as yard number 271. She was launched on 9 December 1916 but the war delayed her completion. Her sea trials were on 27 November 1919. Her registered length was , her beam was and her depth was . As built, her tonnages were , and . Her holds had of refrigerated cargo space. ''Vogtland'' had two screws, each driven by a triple expansion engine. Between them her twin engines were rated at 1,106 NHP or 3,475 ihp, giving her a speed of . The ship had one funnel and four masts. ''Vogtla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Empire Advocate
SS ''Empire Advocate'' was a 5,787 ton steamship which was built in 1913 as the ''Solfels''. She was taken as war reparations in 1919 and renamed ''Bowes Castle'' in 1920. In 1932 she was sold to Italy, being renamed ''Angelina Lauro'', being seized in 1940 and renamed ''Empire Advocate''. She was scrapped at Bo'ness in 1945. Description The ship was long, with a beam of and a depth of . She was propelled by a NHP triple expansion steam engine which was made by Joh. C. Tecklenborg AG, Geestemünde, and which could propel her at . As built, she was 5,821 GRT, 3,641 GRT, and 8,800 DWT. History ''Solfels'' was built by Joh. C. Tecklenborg AG, Wesermünde as yard number 255 and launched on 8 April 1913, being completed the following month. She entered service with the Hansa Line, Bremen on 22 May 1913 and served with them for six years until taken as a war prize on 25 May 1919, passing to the British Shipping Controller under the management of H Hogarth & Sons. In 1920, ''Sol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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