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Seebeckwerft
Seebeckwerft A.G. was a German shipbuilding company, located in Bremerhaven at the mouth of the river Weser. Founded in 1876, it became later one of the leading shipbuilding companies in the region. History Seebeckwerft was founded in 1876 in Bremerhaven by ''Georg Seebeck'' (1845 – 1928), a young coppersmith, born in Brake at the Lower-Weser river. In 1876 Georg Seebeck founded a small metal-processing workshop in Geestemünde, a part of the city of Bremerhaven. In 1879 the first ship was constructed, a small steamer. In 1928 the Seebeckwerft became a member of the Deschimag, a cooperation of several German shipyards under the leadership of the Bremen-shipyard A.G. Weser. After WW II the Deschimag was dissolved and Seebeckwerft became subsidiary of A.G. Weser, now named A.G. Weser Seebeckwerft. During World War II Seebeckwerft built 16 Type IX U-boats for the Kriegsmarine. In 1988 the company merged with Schichau Unterweser to become Schichau Seebeckwerft. Ships built by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS GNV Atlas
The ''GNV Atlas'' is a ''Peter Pan''-class cruiseferry currently owned and operated by the Italian shipping company SNAV. She was launched on 28 October 1989 by Schichau Seebeckwerft in Bremerhaven, West Germany as ''Olau Britannia'' for Olau Line. Following the closure of Olau Line in 1994, ''Olau Britannia'' was chartered to P&O Ferries and renamed ''Pride of Portsmouth''. From 2005 to 2017 she has been operating as ''SNAV Lazio'' between Civitavecchia, Palermo and Olbia. Concept and construction Olau Line had been owned by the Germany-based TT-Line since 1979. Under TT-Line ownership, Olau Line had acquired two purpose-built ferries from AG Weser Seebeckwerft, ''Olau Hollandia'' and ''Olau Britannia'' for their Sheerness—Vlissingen service. During the mid-80s TT-Line acquired and , enlarged versions of ''Olau Hollandia'' and ''Olau Britannia'' design also from AG Weser Seebeckwerft, for their Trelleborg—Travemünde service. During the latter half of the decade, TT-li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS GNV Cristal
MS ''GNV Cristal'' is a cruiseferry owned by the Italy-based SNAV and operated by their Grandi Navi Veloci brand. She was built in 1989 by Schichau Seebeckwerft in Bremerhaven, West Germany as MS ''Olau Hollandia'' for Olau Line. From 1994 to 2005 she sailed as MS ''Pride of Le Havre'' for P&O ferries. From 2005 to 2017 she operated as the ''SNAV Sardegna'' between Civitavecchia, Palermo and Olbia. Concept and construction Olau Line had been owned by the Germany-based TT-Line since 1979. Under TT-Line ownership, Olau Line had acquired two purpose-built ferries from AG Weser Seebeckwerft, ''Olau Hollandia'' and ''Olau Britannia'' for their Sheerness—Vlissingen service. During the mid-80s TT-Line acquired MS ''Peter Pan'' (1986) and MS ''Nils Holgersson'' (1986), enlarged versions of ''Olau Hollandia'' and ''Olau Britannia'' design also from AG Weser Seebeckwerft, for their Trelleborg—Travemünde service. During the latter half of the decade, TT-line decided to order two m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schichau Seebeckwerft
Schichau Seebeckwerft (often abbreviated SSW) was a German shipbuilding company, headquartered in Bremerhaven. The name comes from the 1988 merger of Schichau with Seebeckwerft. History The original company Schichau was founded in 1837 by Ferdinand Schichau in Elbing (Elbląg) as F. Schichau. It started by manufacturing steam engines and heavy equipment, later locomotives. In 1854 Schichau built a shipyard in Elbing.Nitka, Andrzej: ''Przedsiębiorstwo stoczniowe F. Schichau. Elbląg-Piława-Gdańsk-Ryga-Królewiec. Zarys dziejów 1837-1945'' in: Morze, Statki i Okręty nr. 6/2007, p. 62-71 A new large shipyard in Danzig was opened in 1890 (later becoming a part of the Polish Gdańsk Shipyard after 1945). In 1929 the shipyard was bought by the German government. In 1930 the company also bought a small yard in Königsberg. After 1945 shipyards in Danzig, Königsberg and Elbing were found on the Soviet and Polish territories, and the company restarted business in Bremerhaven i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schichau Unterweser
Schichau Seebeckwerft (often abbreviated SSW) was a German shipbuilding company, headquartered in Bremerhaven. The name comes from the 1988 merger of Schichau with Seebeckwerft. History The original company Schichau was founded in 1837 by Ferdinand Schichau in Elbing (Elbląg) as F. Schichau. It started by manufacturing steam engines and heavy equipment, later locomotives. In 1854 Schichau built a shipyard in Elbing.Nitka, Andrzej: ''Przedsiębiorstwo stoczniowe F. Schichau. Elbląg-Piława-Gdańsk-Ryga-Królewiec. Zarys dziejów 1837-1945'' in: Morze, Statki i Okręty nr. 6/2007, p. 62-71 A new large shipyard in Danzig was opened in 1890 (later becoming a part of the Polish Gdańsk Shipyard after 1945). In 1929 the shipyard was bought by the German government. In 1930 the company also bought a small yard in Königsberg. After 1945 shipyards in Danzig, Königsberg and Elbing were found on the Soviet and Polish territories, and the company restarted business in Bremerhaven in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS King Seaways
MS ''King Seaways'' is a cruiseferry operated and owned by the Danish shipping company DFDS Seaways on a route connecting North Shields, effectively the port of Newcastle upon Tyne, (being 6 miles to the east of the city), England to IJmuiden in the Netherlands. She was built in 1987 as MS ''Nils Holgersson'' by Seebeckwerft, Bremerhaven, West Germany for TT-Line. Between 1993 and 2006 the ship was named MV ''Val de Loire'', owned by Brittany Ferries and used on traffic across the English Channel. A DFDS vessel since 2006, she was originally named MS ''King of Scandinavia'', before being given her current name in 2011. History MS ''Nils Holgersson'' 1987–1993 The MS ''Nils Holgersson'' (fourth ship to bear the name in TT-Line's fleet) was built as the younger sister of the MS ''Peter Pan''. The sisters were notably larger than any ships to have sailed for TT-Line before. Originally the ''Nils Holgersson'' was ordered by Ab Swecarrier (Swedish partners of TT-Line), but dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Princess Seaways
MS ''Princess Seaways'' is a cruiseferry operated and owned by the Danish shipping company DFDS Seaways on a route connecting North Shields, England, to IJmuiden in the Netherlands. She was built in 1986 as ''Peter Pan'' by Seebeckwerft, Bremerhaven, Germany for TT-Line. Between 1993 and 2002, the ship was operated by TT-Line Company of Tasmania under the name ''Spirit of Tasmania'' a service across the Bass Strait. In 2002, the ship was sold to Fjord Line and renamed ''Fjord Norway'' for service from Denmark. In 2006, she was sold to DFDS Seaways and sailed as ''Princess of Norway'' before being given her current name in 2011. History ''Princess Seaways'' was built as the ''Peter Pan'' (the third TT-Line ship to bear the name) at Seebeckwerft, Bremerhaven, in 1986. ''Peter Pan'' began operations on the Travemünde–Trelleborg route on 6 February 1986. In 1990, TT-Line (Tasmania) decided it was time to replace the ferry ''Abel Tasman'' and arranged to buy the large ferry. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deschimag
Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau Aktiengesellschaft (abbreviated Deschimag) was a cooperation of eight German shipyards in the period 1926 to 1945. The leading company was the shipyard AG Weser in Bremen. History The Deschimag was founded in 1926 when influential Bremen merchants and bankers decided to found a cooperation of great German shipbuilding companies under the leadership of the shipyard AG Weser. The intention was to coordinate and concentrate activities of German shipyards for higher efficiency but last not least mainly to support Bremen's shipyard AG „Weser“ in the upcoming economic and financial crisis of 1930s. While the largest shipbuilding companies in Germany as Blohm & Voss and Bremer Vulkan AG because of their own strong market position at that time were not interested in this cooperation, eight other large German shipyards merged. These were: * Actien-Gesellschaft "Weser", Bremen (closed 1983) * Vulkan-Werke Hamburg A.G., Hamburg (1930 sold to Howaldtswe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Almariya
MS ''Almariya'' is a cruiseferry owned by the shipping company Trasmediterránea on their route connecting Almería, Spain, to Nador, Morocco. She was built in 1981 by AG Weser Seebeckswerft, Bremerhaven, West Germany for Olau Line as MS ''Olau Hollandia''. Between 1989 and 1997 she sailed as MS ''Nord Gotlandia'' for Gotlandslinjen, between 1998 and 2013 as MS ''Nordlandia'' for Finnish shipping company Eckerö Line and was initially named MS ''Isabella 1'' in Isabella Cruises service. History Olau Line MS ''Olau Hollandia'' was the first newbuild ever to be built for Olau Line. Up until that point the company had operated with used ships purchased or chartered from other companies, but after TT-Line acquired Olau in 1979, the new owners invested in building two new cruiseferries for the company. The ''Olau Hollandia'' and her sister were more than twice the size of the largest ferries operated by Olau before that point (they were also larger than any ships operated by TT-Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Type IX Submarine
The Type IX U-boat was designed by Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' in 1935 and 1936 as a large ocean-going submarine for sustained operations far from the home support facilities. Type IX boats were briefly used for patrols off the eastern United States in an attempt to disrupt the stream of troops and supplies bound for Europe. It was derived from the Type IA, and appeared in various sub-types. Type IXs had six torpedo tubes; four at the bow and two at the stern. They carried six reloads internally and had five external torpedo containers (three at the stern and two at the bow) which stored ten additional torpedoes. The total of 22 torpedoes allowed U-boat commanders to follow a convoy and strike night after night. Some of the IXC boats were fitted for mine operations; as mine-layers they could carry 44 TMA or 66 TMB mines. Secondary armament was provided by one deck gun with 180 rounds. Anti-aircraft armament differed throughout the war. They had two periscopes in the towe ... [...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] |
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] |
Van Der Giessen De Noord
Van der Giessen de Noord () was a shipyard, shipbuilding company that mainly built ferry, ferries, located in Krimpen aan den IJssel, a town in the western Netherlands. The yard was especially suited to the construction of large Ship, vessels due to its developed undercover facilities. Owned by IHC Caland (now ''SBM Offshore''), the yard went into liquidation in October 2003 primarily due to aggressive competition from other parts of the world such as South Korea. It had not received any orders for new vessels since 2000. Deliveries {{DEFAULTSORT:Van der Giessen de Noord Companies based in South Holland Shipbuilding companies of the Netherlands Manufacturing companies established in 1884 Manufacturing companies disestablished in 2003 Dutch companies established in 1884 Dutch companies disestablished in 2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
