- Nordseewerke
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Nordseewerke GmbH Type Private Industry Shipbuilding Genre Shipbuilding Founded 1903 Headquarters Emden, Germany Employees 1,400 Parent Schaaf Industrie AG (SIAG) Website www.nordseewerke.de 
Nordseewerke with the inland port of Emden in foreground seen from southwest, 2010
Nordseewerke (sometimes abbreviated NSWE) is a shipbuilding company located in Emden, Germany. The name Nordseewerke means "North Sea shipyard" in German. The shipyard employs some 1,400 people and is the second-largest plant in Emden, following Volkswagen. It became ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems Nordseewerke in 1991[1] and then Schaaf Industrie AG[2]
History
Nordseewerke was founded on March 11, 1903 and is currently one of the oldest among the still-existing shipyards in Germany. The company built many ships for Kaiserliche Marine during World War I and the Kriegsmarine during World War II as well as for the modern Deutsche Marine.
The shipyard has also constructed ships for use by other navies, like the Kobben (Type 207) and Ula (Klasse 210) class submarines for the Royal Norwegian Navy, which were made to operate in shallow, coastal waters. In the past 20 years, submarines were also exported to South Africa, Argentina (TR-1700 submarine) and Israel.
Besides naval vessels, Nordseewerke builds container and other freight-carrying ships. In 1971, the cruise liner Sea Venture (later renamed into Pacific Princess) was constructed. The ship is well-known as the film location of The Love Boat.
References
- ^ Fontenoy, Paul E. (2007). Submarines : an illustrated history of their impac. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. pp. 71. ISBN 1851095632.
- ^ "Schaaf Industrie AG: Company/History". http://www.siag.de/mod/Company-GB.htm?id=52. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
External links
Categories:- Shipbuilding companies of Germany
- Companies established in 1903
- Military vehicle manufacturers
- Defence companies of Germany
- Industry of Lower Saxony
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