Schichau Seebeckwerft

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Schichau Seebeckwerft GmbH
Type GmbH
Founded 1837
Founder Ferdinand Schichau
Headquarters Bremerhaven, Germany
Key people Karl-Heinz Jahncke, CEO
Industry Shipbuilding
Products Ferries
RoRo ships
RoPax ships
Container ships
Employees ~380
Website www.schichau-seebeck-shipyard.com

Schichau Seebeckwerft (often abbreviated SSW) is a German shipbuilding company, headquartered in Bremerhaven. The name comes from the 1988 merger with Seebeckwerft.

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[edit] History

The company was founded in 1837 by Ferdinand Schichau in Elbing (Elbląg) as F. Schichau. It started by manufacturing heavy equipment and locomotives. A shipyard in Danzig was opened in 1890, later becoming the Gdańsk Shipyard after 1945, with a smaller yard in Königsberg and another in Elbing.

After 1945 the company restarted business in Bremerhaven in West Germany, merging with the Unterweserweft in 1972 to become Schichau Unterweser and with Seebeckwerft in 1988 to become Schichau Seebeckwerft. The company, which was then bought by Bremer Vulkan and initially closed in 1996, was spun off and is still in business today.

With its long history of major shipbuilding, the company is also known as Schichau-Werft, or Schichau Seebeck Shipyard (werft meaning shipyard).

[edit] Ships built by Schichau Seebeckwerft (selection)

[edit] Civilian ships

[edit] Naval ships

[edit] Battleships

[edit] Submarines (U-boats)

[edit] Großes Torpedoboot 1913 class Torpedo Boats

  • SMS S31
  • SMS S32
  • SMS S33
  • SMS S34
  • SMS S35
  • SMS S36

[edit] Großes Torpedoboot 1916 class Torpedo Boats

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