HC Stülcken & Sohn

Infobox Defunct Company
company_name = HC Stülcken & Sohn
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fate = Merged
successor =
foundation = 1840
defunct = 1966
location = Hamburg, Germany
industry = Shipbuilding
key_people =
products =
num_employees = ~1,600
parent =
subsid =

HC Stülcken & Sohn (also known as Stülcken-Werft) was a German shipbuilding company located in Hamburg.

During World War I the company built one single U-boat for the Kaiserliche Marine, the U-157, which under command of the famous Max Valentiner undertook the longest cruise in the war from November 27, 1917 to April 15, 1918, a total of 139 days. During World War II the company built 24 VIIC U-boats for the Kriegsmarine.

After the war the company constructed several vessels for the Bundesmarine. In the 1950s the company developed the socalled Stülcken derrick, a lifting device for very heavy cargo.

In 1966 the company was absorbed by Blohm + Voss.

hips built by HC Stülcken & Sohn (selection)

Civilian ships

* No. 5 Elbe (1883)

Naval ships

Frigates

* 5 x Köln class frigates (1958 - 1962)

Destroyers

* 4 x Hamburg class destroyers (1959 - 1963)

Auxiliary

* Deutschland (A59) (1959)

ubmarines (U-boats)

* U-157 (1916)
* 24 x Type VIIC submarines (1939 - 1944)

External links

* [http://www.uboat.net/wwi/types/shipyards.html?yard=St%FClcken+Sohn%2C+Hamburg Summary of "HC Stülcken & Sohn"'s World War I U-boats]
* [http://www.uboat.net/technical/shipyards/stulcken.htm Summary of "HC Stülcken & Sohn"'s World War II U-boats]