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Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft is a German
''Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft'' was founded in 1872 by a group of five local 
Since then Flensburger has delivered more than 700 units of different types of cargo steamers and motor vessels and has also built
Image:Cobelfret "Pauline".jpg, ''Pauline'', a ro-ro vessel for Cobelfret Ferries
Image:There she goes further.jpg, Launching of
Image:Navy supply vessel "Berlin".jpg, Replenishment ship ''
Homepage of Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG)
* Shipbuilding companies of Germany Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1872 Defence companies of Germany Flensburg 1872 establishments in Germany {{Germany-company-stub
shipbuilding
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company located in Flensburg
Flensburg (; Danish, Low Saxon: ''Flensborg''; North Frisian: ''Flansborj''; South Jutlandic: ''Flensborre'') is an independent town (''kreisfreie Stadt'') in the north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the ...
. The company trades as ''Flensburger'' and is commonly abbreviated ''FSG''.
History
''Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft'' was founded in 1872 by a group of five local shipowner
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s who previously had all their steamboat
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s built in England
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as most German shipowners did in the 19th century.
The first ship, the iron tall ship
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''Doris Brodersen'', was delivered to one of the founding partners in 1875. The cargo steamer ''Septima'' was commissioned a year later.
Since then Flensburger has delivered more than 700 units of different types of cargo steamers and motor vessels and has also built sailing ship
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s, barge
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s, floating dry docks, tankers, fishing vessel
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s, passenger ship
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s, naval ship
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s and even submarine
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s.
Flensburger was acquired by Egon Oldendorff
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in March 1990 and then sold to the management in December 2008.
Since 1 September 2020, the shipyard is owned by the Tennor Group, controlled by Lars Windhorst
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In 2015, he was ranked in the Sunday Times Rich List, with his net worth reported as ...
. Subsequently, in August 2021 FSG acquired the neighboring Nobiskrug
Nobiskrug is a shipyard located on the Eider River in Rendsburg, Germany, specialized in building innovative, custom-made luxury superyachts.
In 2020 it celebrated its 115 years of operation.
History
Nobiskrug was founded in 1905 by Otto ...
superyacht shipyard, located in Rendsburg
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Ships built by Flensburger (selection)
Historic ships
* ''Doris Brodersen
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'', first ship built, a tall ship delivered in 1875
* '' Septima'', first steamer delivered 1876
* ''Deutschland
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'' and ''Bremen
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'', two merchant submarine
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Strictly s ...
s delivered 1916
Contemporary ships
Civil transport: * , a ro-ro ship delivered 2001 to U.N Ro-Ro İşletmeleri A.Ş, a Turkish-based shipping company. * Three ''Coastal'' class ferries forBC Ferries
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, British Columbia
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, Canada
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.
* for the BC Ferries route from Port Hardy
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to Prince Rupert
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Remark: originally hull 738 but contracts to build other vessel came in so the ''Northern Expedition'' was squeezed into the building process
* Eight ConRo220 freight ferries for Cobelfret.
* Six RoRo3900 freight ferries for DFDS.
* Eight RoRo3750 freight ferries for Ulosoy Sealines.
* Two ConRo220 freight ferries for Bore Ltd/Rettig Group Ltd.
* Four RoRo2200 freight ferries for Seatruck Ferries
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History
Seatruck was established in 19 ...
.
* MV ''Loch Seaforth'', a ro-ro ship delivered in 2014 to Caledonian MacBrayne
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, a Scottish ferry company.
* , a ro-ro ship delivered in 2018 to Irish Ferries
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* , a ro-ro ship under construction for Brittany Ferries
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Naval ships:
* Three ''Oste'' class (Type 423) electronic surveillance ships for the German Navy
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* Two ''Elbe'' class (Type 404) replenishment ships for the German Navy.
* Two ''Berlin'' class (Type 702) replenishment ships for the German Navy.
* Four of six ''Point'' class ro-ro strategic transports for the UK Ministry of Defence.
Gallery
A gallery of vessels built by Flensburger.Berlin
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'' of the German Navy
File:SEATRUCK PROGRESS.JPG, ''Seatruck Progress'', a RoRo2200 ferry
References
External links
Homepage of Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG)
* Shipbuilding companies of Germany Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1872 Defence companies of Germany Flensburg 1872 establishments in Germany {{Germany-company-stub