Lürssen (or Lürssen Werft) is a German
shipyard
A shipyard, also called a dockyard or boatyard, is a place where ships are built and repaired. These can be yachts, military vessels, cruise liners or other cargo or passenger ships. Dockyards are sometimes more associated with maintenance a ...
with headquarters in
Bremen-Vegesack
Vegesack is a northern district of the city of Bremen.
Geography
''Vegesack'' is located about north from the centre of Bremen-city at the mouth of the river Lesum, beside the river Weser (). Abutting the district of Vegesack to the northwest i ...
and shipbuilding facilities in
Lemwerder
Lemwerder is a municipality in the district of Wesermarsch, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is on the left bank of the Weser, approximately east of Oldenburg, and northwest of the centre of Bremen.
Since April 2001, Lemwerder is governed by May ...
, Berne and Bremen-Fähr-Lobbendorf.
Lürssen designs and constructs
yacht
A yacht is a sailing or power vessel used for pleasure, cruising, or racing. There is no standard definition, though the term generally applies to vessels with a cabin intended for overnight use. To be termed a , as opposed to a , such a pleasu ...
s,
naval ship
A naval ship is a military ship (or sometimes boat, depending on classification) used by a navy. Naval ships are differentiated from civilian ships by construction and purpose. Generally, naval ships are Damage control, damage resilient a ...
s and special vessels. Trading as Lürssen Yachts, it is one of the leading builders of custom
superyacht
A superyacht or megayacht is a large and luxurious pleasure vessel. There are no official or agreed upon definitions for such yachts, but these terms are regularly used to describe professionally crewed motor or sailing yachts, ranging from to ...
s such as
Paul Allen
Paul Gardner Allen (January 21, 1953 – October 15, 2018) was an American business magnate, computer programmer, researcher, investor, and philanthropist. He co-founded Microsoft Corporation with childhood friend Bill Gates in 1975, which ...
's
''Octopus'',
David Geffen's
''Rising Sun'', and
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, خليفة بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; 7 September 1948 – 13 May 2022) was the second president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi, serving f ...
's
''Azzam'', the second largest private yacht in the world at 180 m in length after the
REV Ocean''.
History
On 27 June 1875 the 24 year-old
Friedrich Lürssen
Friedrich Lürssen (born 1 March 1851 in Lemwerder; died 30 November 1916 in Bremen) was a German shipbuilder and company founder of the German company Lürssen. He constructed the first motorboat for inventor Gottlieb Daimler.
Life
On 27 Ju ...
set up a boatbuilding workshop in Aumund, a suburb of
Bremen
Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consis ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. The focus of work in the first years was on work boats for fishing and ferry operations. Hull number one was a five meter long rowboat. From the 1880s Lürssen opened up the sport boat market. In 1886 the first motorboat in the world was built by Lürssen (according to his own account).
[''Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger''. 16. September 2011, P. 11]
In 2016 Lürssen acquired shipbuilding company
Blohm+Voss Blohm is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Hans Blohm C.M. (born 1927), photographer and author
* Hermann Blohm (1848–1930), German businessman and co-founder of German company Blohm+Voss
* Linn Blohm (born 1992), Swedish hand ...
in a long-term partnership.
On 1 March 2018, a German consortium consisting of
Thyssen Krupp
ThyssenKrupp AG (, ; stylized as thyssenkrupp) is a German industrial engineering and steel production multinational conglomerate. It is the result of the 1999 merger of Thyssen AG and Krupp and has its operational headquarters in Duisburg an ...
and Luerssen was excluded by the German Government from the tender for the construction of the multi-purpose warship MKS 180 for the benefit of GNY (
German Naval Yards), belonging to the Prinvinvest group, and the Dutch shipbuilder
Damen.
On 14 September 2018, a
fire
Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material (the fuel) in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction Product (chemistry), products.
At a certain point in the combustion reaction, called the ignition ...
broke out in the floating dock at Fähr-Lobbendorf, burning the then-under construction structure of the yacht ''Sassi''. With around 900 emergency services deployed, it was the largest deployment of the Bremen fire brigade in the post-war period. The damage was estimated at more than 610 million euros.
On 29 September 2021, it was announced by Peter Lürssen, owner of company, Blohm+Voss to be downsizing, from the ~ 580 workers, more than 100 would leave the company, the Docks are to be reviewed, no more Cruise ships would be renewed in Hamburg, nor Tankers and Container ships. B+V stays only with the NVL Defence Ships and the Yachts Business. The Area of Installations is to be reduced as well. The Department of Projects of New Buildings was dissolved.
Yachts
Below is a list of all the yachts built by Lürssen:
Naval ships
Naval ships built by Lürssen include:
* Many
E-boat
E-boat was the Western Allies' designation for the fast attack craft (German: ''Schnellboot'', or ''S-Boot'', meaning "fast boat") of the Kriegsmarine during World War II; ''E-boat'' could refer to a patrol craft from an armed motorboat to a lar ...
s of
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, based on Lürssen's design for
Otto Hermann Kahn
Otto Hermann Kahn (February 21, 1867 – March 29, 1934) was a German-born American investment banker, collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts. Kahn was a well-known figure, appearing on the cover of ''Time'' magazine and was sometimes ...
's private yacht ''
Oheka II
''Oheka II'' was a private motor yacht built for German-born American investment banker Otto Hermann Kahn by Lürssen in 1927. Capable of 34 knots top speed, she became the blueprint for the Kriegsmarine's Schnellboot.
"Oheka" is an acronym of le ...
''
* World War II
R boat
The R boats (''Räumboote'' in German, meaning ''minesweeper'') were a group of small naval vessels built as minesweepers for the ''Kriegsmarine'' (German navy) before and during the Second World War. They were used for several purposes during th ...
minesweepers
A minesweeper is a small warship designed to remove or detonate naval mines. Using various mechanisms intended to counter the threat posed by naval mines, minesweepers keep waterways clear for safe shipping.
History
The earliest known usage of ...
, including the first minesweeper (1929) fitted with a
Voith Schneider propeller
The Voith Schneider Propeller (VSP) is a specialized marine propulsion system (MPS) manufactured by the Voith Group based on a cyclorotor design. It is highly maneuverable, being able to change the direction of its thrust almost instantaneously ...
(R8)
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Lürssen is currently also involved with the building of s and is part of the ARGE F125
joint-venture
A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to acce ...
designing the s.
Lürssen has the contract to design and build twelve
''Arafura''-class offshore patrol vessels for Australia. Construction of the first two will be in
Adelaide
Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...
by
ASC Pty Ltd
ASC Pty Ltd, formerly the Australian Submarine Corporation, is an Australian government business enterprise involved with Australian naval shipbuilding, headquartered in Osborne, South Australia. It is notable for the construction and main ...
. The remaining ten will be constructed in
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
by
Civmec
Civmec Limited is a dual-listed Singaporean-Australian public company involved in the construction, engineering and shipbuilding industries. Headquartered in Perth, Western Australia, it specialises in fabrication and construction for the oil and ...
.
Gallery
Yachts
File:Dilbar-Barcelona 2017.jpg, Dilbar
File:Megayacht Octopus.jpg, Octopus
An octopus ( : octopuses or octopodes, see below for variants) is a soft-bodied, eight- limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda (, ). The order consists of some 300 species and is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttle ...
File:Rising Sun Yacht.JPG, Rising Sun
File:Pelorus.JPG, Pelorus
File:Yacht Eos Dartmouth Feb 2008.jpg, Eos
In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Eos (; Ionic and Homeric Greek ''Ēṓs'', Attic ''Héōs'', "dawn", or ; Aeolic ''Aúōs'', Doric ''Āṓs'') is the goddess and personification of the dawn, who rose each morning from her home at ...
File:London MMB »295 City Canal and "Kismet".jpg, Kismet
File:1343 Azzam.jpg, Azzam
File:2017-06-11 Luxusyacht AURORA bei der Lürssen-Werft Schacht-Audorf (2122).jpg, Aurora
An aurora (plural: auroras or aurorae), also commonly known as the polar lights, is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of bri ...
File:RADIANT 1324.jpg, Radiant
Warships
File:German Motor Torpedo Boat underway at speed prior to 1939.jpg, E-boat
E-boat was the Western Allies' designation for the fast attack craft (German: ''Schnellboot'', or ''S-Boot'', meaning "fast boat") of the Kriegsmarine during World War II; ''E-boat'' could refer to a patrol craft from an armed motorboat to a lar ...
File:Räumboot Algol.jpg, R boat
The R boats (''Räumboote'' in German, meaning ''minesweeper'') were a group of small naval vessels built as minesweepers for the ''Kriegsmarine'' (German navy) before and during the Second World War. They were used for several purposes during th ...
File:Bundespräsident Gustav Heinemann besucht die WERRA (A 68) im Tirpitzhafen zur Kieler Woche 1971 (Kiel 49.143).jpg, ''Zobel'' class
File:Jaguar - Dommel.jpg, ''Jaguar'' class
File:1974 Schnellboote Kl. 141.jpg, ''Seeadler'' class
File:KDB Darulehsan.jpg, ''Darussalam'' class
File:Fregatte F222 msu2017-8716.jpg, ''Baden-Württemberg'' class
File:KDB Syafaat (FPB-19).jpg, ''Ijtihad'' class
File:RSS Valiant sails next to the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt.jpg, ''Victory'' class
File:S62 Falke.jpeg, ''Albatros'' class
File:Chl LM39.jpg, ''Tiger'' class
File:ARA Intrepida (P 85).jpg, ''Intrépida'' class
File:Republic of Singapore Navy missile gunboat RSS Sea Dragon (P78) at Changi Naval Base, Singapore - 20070527.jpg, Seawolf-class
File:TCG P-336 Zıpkın 20171029 (5).jpg, ''Kılıç'' class
File:Minenjagdboot Grömitz.JPG, ''Frankenthal'' class
File:M1090 Pegnitz Nord-Ostsee-Kanal 1.JPG, ''Ensdorf'' class
File:M1063 Bad Bevensen Minenjagdboot der Frankenthal-Klasse der Bundeswehr (16557472387).jpg, ''Frankenthal'' class
Trivia
* ''Lursen-S'' was the name of a Soviet
counter-espionage
Counterintelligence is an activity aimed at protecting an agency's intelligence program from an opposition's intelligence service. It includes gathering information and conducting activities to prevent espionage, sabotage, assassinations or o ...
operation of the late 1940s/early 1950s that infiltrated and compromised ''
Operation Jungle
Operation Jungle was a programme by the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) early in the Cold War from 1949 to 1955 for the clandestine insertion of intelligence and resistance agents into Poland and the Baltic states. The agents were mo ...
'', an
MI6
The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), commonly known as MI6 ( Military Intelligence, Section 6), is the foreign intelligence service of the United Kingdom, tasked mainly with the covert overseas collection and analysis of human intelligenc ...
program that used Lürssen
E-boat
E-boat was the Western Allies' designation for the fast attack craft (German: ''Schnellboot'', or ''S-Boot'', meaning "fast boat") of the Kriegsmarine during World War II; ''E-boat'' could refer to a patrol craft from an armed motorboat to a lar ...
s to insert British-trained
Baltic
Baltic may refer to:
Peoples and languages
* Baltic languages, a subfamily of Indo-European languages, including Lithuanian, Latvian and extinct Old Prussian
*Balts (or Baltic peoples), ethnic groups speaking the Baltic languages and/or originati ...
agents into the
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
.
* Lürssen has an app offering a gallery of pictures for most of their luxury yachts along with the length measurements.
See also
*
E-boat
E-boat was the Western Allies' designation for the fast attack craft (German: ''Schnellboot'', or ''S-Boot'', meaning "fast boat") of the Kriegsmarine during World War II; ''E-boat'' could refer to a patrol craft from an armed motorboat to a lar ...
References
External links
Lürssen DefenceList of Naval vessels as built by Lürssen GmbHYachts built by Lürssen - SYT
Some Lürssen's yachts videosYacht ''Vive la Vie'' Lürssen honored with the ‘Motor Yacht of the Year Award’ at the World Superyacht Awards 2010 in London for The 60m motor yacht Arkley
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Companies established in 1875
Military vehicle manufacturers
German boat builders
Shipbuilding companies of Germany
Defence companies of Germany
German brands
Companies based in Bremen
Manufacturing companies based in Bremen (state)
History of Bremen (city)
1875 establishments in Germany