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Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft

January 01, 1970

Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft (often just called Germaniawerft, "Germania shipyard") was a German shipbuilding company, located in the harbour at Kiel, and one of the largest and most important builders of U-boats for the Kaiserliche Marine in World War I and the Kriegsmarine in World War II. The original company was founded in 1867 but went bankrupt and was bought out by Friedrich Krupp. Krupp was very interested in building warships and in the time before the First World War built a number of battleships for the Kaiserliche Marine, including SMS Posen, SMS Prinzregent Luitpold, SMS Kronprinz, and SMS Sachsen. A total of 84 U-boats were built in the shipyard during the war. After the war it returned to the normal production of yachts and transports.

Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft
IndustryShipbuilding
Founded1867
Defunct1945
FateDismantled after World War II; re-activated as Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Shipyards ~1968
HeadquartersKiel, Germany
ProductsMerchant ships
Warships
U-boats
Number of employees
10,000
ParentKrupp (After 1896)

History edit

The company was founded in 1867 by Lloyd Foster, as the Norddeutsche Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, in the town of Gaarden, near Kiel. The idea of the company was to construct war and merchant ships. In 1876 the company built the personal yacht of Kaiser Wilhelm II, the SMY Hohenzollern.

The company went bankrupt in 1879 and had to be sold and became property of the Märkisch-Schlesischen Maschinenbau und Hütten-Aktiengesellschaft. They had constructed steam engines in Berlin since 1822. A few years later this company also got in trouble and in late 1882 a new company was founded, the Schiff- und Maschinenbau-Actien-Gesellschaft Germania.

A few more warships were constructed and the company also had a very good reputation concerning the construction of torpedo boats. However the financial problems were never far away and by the end of August 1896 Krupp took over, as they were very interested in building warships themselves. Between 1898 and 1902 the company doubled its surface and new and large slips were constructed. In 1902 the company changed name and became the Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft.

In 1908, Germaniawerft built the schooner Germania for Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, based on a design from Max Oertz. It was the first yacht of its size built in Germany. In the period preceding World War I, it also built a number of battleships for the Kaiserliche Marine, including SMS Posen, SMS Prinzregent Luitpold, SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm and SMS Sachsen. During the First World War, the company turned to building U-boats. A total of 84 U-boats were delivered to the Kaiserliche Marine.

Afterwards, it returned to its original vocation, including building the steel-hulled barque Magdalene Vinnen II, now STS Sedov and the largest traditional sailing ship still afloat.

During World War II, the Germaniawerft was one of the most important suppliers of the Kriegsmarine, because of its proximity to German naval facilities in Kiel. Over the course of the war, the company completed 131 U-boats (types II, VII, XB, XIV, XVII, and XXIII). The Kriegsmarine had in total ordered 240 U-boats. In 1944, the shipyard had over 10,000 employees, of which roughly 11% were forced labourers.

On 26 April 1945, the last U-boat built in the Germaniawerft was launched, U-4714. The war ended before it could enter into service. The most famous U-boats built at the Germaniawerft are probably U-47, which was commanded by Günther Prien during his sinking of HMS Royal Oak in 1940, and U-96, which formed the basis of Lothar-Günther Buchheim's novel Das Boot.

After the war, the partially ruined shipyard was one of the first facilities dismantled by the victorious Allies. The population of heavily bombed Kiel protested furiously this decision, but to no avail. The site was broken up and not rebuilt. In the late 1960s, the grounds were purchased by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft as a submarine-building shipyard. As of 2015, submarines are being built at the site.

Ships built by Germaniawerft (selection) edit

Civilian ships edit

Merchant ships edit

  • Mary (1920), schooner, later museum ship Carthaginian II at Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, scuttled in 2005
  • Magadelene Vinnen II (1921), 4-masted barque, today Russian sail training ship STS Sedov
  • Adolf Vinnen, 5-masted barquentine that sank on her maiden voyage.

Yachts edit

Naval ships edit

Battleships edit

Cruisers edit

Destroyers edit

Submarines (U-boats) edit

Torpedo boats edit

Minelayers edit

  • Nusret, now museum ship in Mersin, Turkey

Notes edit

  1. ^ Hammond, Margo (November 23, 1988). "All Aboard: Luxury Yacht Rocks Gently at Stockholm Harbor" (PDF). The Milwaukee Journal. pp. 33, 35. Retrieved December 13, 2014.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Snow, Brook Hill (March 15, 1987). . Sun Sentinel. Stockholm, Sweden. Archived from the original on 2014-10-24. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  3. ^ Vanadis to Lady Hutton, Kajsa Karlsson, (1987)

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Germaniawerft.
  • Helgason, Guðmundur. "Summary of Germaniawerft's World War I U-boats". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net.
  • Helgason, Guðmundur. "Summary of Germaniawerft's World War II U-boats". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net.
  • Documents and clippings about Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW

January 01, 1970
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returned to the normal production of yachts and transports Friedrich Krupp GermaniawerftIndustryShipbuildingFounded1867Defunct1945FateDismantled after World War II re activated as Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft Kiel Shipyards 1968HeadquartersKiel GermanyProductsMerchant shipsWarshipsU boatsNumber of employees10 000ParentKrupp After 1896 Contents 1 History 2 Ships built by Germaniawerft selection 2 1 Civilian ships 2 1 1 Merchant ships 2 1 2 Yachts 2 2 Naval ships 2 2 1 Battleships 2 2 2 Cruisers 2 2 3 Destroyers 2 2 4 Submarines U boats 2 2 5 Torpedo boats 2 2 6 Minelayers 3 Notes 4 External linksHistory editThe company was founded in 1867 by Lloyd Foster as the Norddeutsche Schiffbau Gesellschaft in the town of Gaarden near Kiel The idea of the company was to construct war and merchant ships In 1876 the company built the personal yacht of Kaiser Wilhelm II the SMY Hohenzollern The company went bankrupt in 1879 and had to be sold and became property of the Markisch Schlesischen Maschinenbau und Hutten Aktiengesellschaft They had constructed steam engines in Berlin since 1822 A few years later this company also got in trouble and in late 1882 a new company was founded the Schiff und Maschinenbau Actien Gesellschaft Germania A few more warships were constructed and the company also had a very good reputation concerning the construction of torpedo boats However the financial problems were never far away and by the end of August 1896 Krupp took over as they were very interested in building warships themselves Between 1898 and 1902 the company doubled its surface and new and large slips were constructed In 1902 the company changed name and became the Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft In 1908 Germaniawerft built the schooner Germania for Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach based on a design from Max Oertz It was the first yacht of its size built in Germany In the period preceding World War I it also built a number of battleships for the Kaiserliche Marine including SMS Posen SMS Prinzregent Luitpold SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm and SMS Sachsen During the First World War the company turned to building U boats A total of 84 U boats were delivered to the Kaiserliche Marine Afterwards it returned to its original vocation including building the steel hulled barque Magdalene Vinnen II now STS Sedov and the largest traditional sailing ship still afloat During World War II the Germaniawerft was one of the most important suppliers of the Kriegsmarine because of its proximity to German naval facilities in Kiel Over the course of the war the company completed 131 U boats types II VII XB XIV XVII and XXIII The Kriegsmarine had in total ordered 240 U boats In 1944 the shipyard had over 10 000 employees of which roughly 11 were forced labourers On 26 April 1945 the last U boat built in the Germaniawerft was launched U 4714 The war ended before it could enter into service The most famous U boats built at the Germaniawerft are probably U 47 which was commanded by Gunther Prien during his sinking of HMS Royal Oak in 1940 and U 96 which formed the basis of Lothar Gunther Buchheim s novel Das Boot After the war the partially ruined shipyard was one of the first facilities dismantled by the victorious Allies The population of heavily bombed Kiel protested furiously this decision but to no avail The site was broken up and not rebuilt In the late 1960s the grounds were purchased by Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft as a submarine building shipyard As of 2015 submarines are being built at the site Ships built by Germaniawerft selection editCivilian ships edit Merchant ships edit Mary 1920 schooner later museum ship Carthaginian II at Lahaina Maui Hawaii scuttled in 2005 Magadelene Vinnen II 1921 4 masted barque today Russian sail training ship STS Sedov Adolf Vinnen 5 masted barquentine that sank on her maiden voyage Yachts edit Vanadis a k a Lady Hutton 1924 1 2 3 Coronet 1928 during World War II patrol boat USS Opal PYc 8 Nourmahal 1928 Haida 1929 during World War II patrol boat USS Argus PY 14 Orion 1929 later gunboat USS Vixen PG 53 and cruise ship Regina Maris Etak 1930 Talitha G ex Reveler 1930 Santa Maria Del Mare ex Vita 1931 Alva 1931 later USS Plymouth PG 57 Hussar II 1931 later Sea Cloud Naval ships edit Battleships edit SMS Worth 1890 SMS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse 1898 SMS Zahringen 1899 SMS Braunschweig 1901 SMS Hessen 1902 SMS Deutschland 1904 1904 SMS Posen 1907 SMS Prinzregent Luitpold 1910 SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm 1911 SMS Sachsen 1916 1914 Cruisers edit SMS Kaiserin Augusta 1892 SMS Karlsruhe 1912 Prinz Eugen 1936 Destroyers edit Destroyers Z 9 Z 13 Type Zerstorer 1934A Destroyers Z 37 Z 39 Type Zerstorer 1936A Mob Submarines U boats edit Forel Imperial Russian Navy Karp class submarine Imperial Russian Navy A class submarines Royal Norwegian Navy U 3 class submarines Austro Hungarian Navy Type U 1 submarines Type U 5 submarines Type U 16 submarines Type U 23 submarines Type U 31 submarines Type U 51 submarines Type U 63 submarines Type U 66 submarines Type U 81 submarines Type U 93 submarines Type U 139 submarines Type U 142 submarines Type UB I submarines Type UB III submarines Type UC II submarines Type II submarines Type VII submarines Type XB submarines Type XIV submarines Type XVII submarines Type XXIII submarines Torpedo boats edit SMS G37 SMS G38 SMS G39 SMS G40 SMS G41 SMS G42 SMS G85 Minelayers edit Nusret now museum ship in Mersin TurkeyNotes edit Hammond Margo November 23 1988 All Aboard Luxury Yacht Rocks Gently at Stockholm Harbor PDF The Milwaukee Journal pp 33 35 Retrieved December 13 2014 permanent dead link Snow Brook Hill March 15 1987 Off The Beaten Path The Lady Hutton One Of The World s Largest Luxury Yachts Is Now An Elegant Hotel In Downtown Stockholm Sun Sentinel Stockholm Sweden Archived from the original on 2014 10 24 Retrieved 18 October 2014 Vanadis to Lady Hutton Kajsa Karlsson 1987 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Germaniawerft Helgason Gudmundur Summary of Germaniawerft s World War I U boats German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Helgason Gudmundur Summary of Germaniawerft s World War II U boats German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Documents and clippings about Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft amp oldid 1189103703, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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