Oltmann shipyard
The Oltmann shipyard was a shipyard in Motzen . It lay directly on the left bank of the Lower Weser .
Emergence
The Oltmann family of shipbuilders lived in Motzen and was founded by the ship's carpenter baas Dierk Oltmann (1712–1788). In 1826 the shipbuilder Claus Oltmann delivered the boat Anna in Motzen , this year is considered to be the founding date of the Oltmann shipyard in Motzen. In the period that followed, up to 1870, many wooden sailing ships were built at the Oltmann shipyards in Motzen, Bremen and St. Magnus. The shipbuilding site was then taken over by Diedrich Focke , who built ships here until 1892.
Shipyard in Motzen
The ship's carpenter's house Dierk Oltmann (1712–1788) founded the Oltmann family of shipbuilders, although no new buildings were on record. The year 1826 is considered the founding date of the Oltmann shipyard in Motzen , in that year Claus Oltmann delivered the boat Anna with a volume of six loads , which corresponds to around twelve tons. In addition to the boat Anna , under Claus Oltmann, a total of six ships were built on the shipbuilding site in Motzen, another boat, a Galiot and three kuffs .
Diedrich Oltmann senior, (1830–1840) and Heinrich Oltmann (1841–1845)
Then Diedrich Oltmann sen. the shipyard in Motzen and ran it from 1830 to 1840. Under his management around 25 mainly small wooden sailing ships with 25 to 100 loads were built. There were mainly kuffs, galiots, a brig , a schooner and a full ship . The Motzener Oltmann shipyard was continued from 1841 to 1845 by Hinrich Oltmann, who handed it over to Diedrich Oltmann in 1844.
Diedrich Oltmann jr., (1840-1845)
Diedrich Oltmann opened a shipyard in Bremen in 1840. The shipyard in Motzen will be continued by Hinrich Oltmann. Apparently, the Bremen shipyard was given up again in 1844 due to the increasing shipments of the Weser. Therefore only a few ships, brigs, galiots and schooners, were built. Apparently he returned to Motzen in 1844 or 1845 and continued to build ships here.
Diedrich Oltmann Jr. and Oltmann's widow, Motzen (1845–1868), St. Magnus (1861–1868)
At the Bremen site , Diedrich Oltmann jr. from 1840 to 1844 several wooden sailing ships for Bremen shipowners . The ships, they were Galiots and schooner Galiots, had space for 30 to 60 loads. 1845–1848 Diedrich Oltmann took over the Motzener Oltmann shipyard again, after which, from around 1850, the shipyard was continued by his widow until 1868. During this period of time, the ships increased their size significantly and reached over 800 register tons (RT). The barque Baltimore with 814 RT was delivered to the shipowner A. Böninger in Geestemünde. But well-known shipowners such as Diedrich Heinrich Wätjen (Bremen) or Bischoff (Vegesack) were also among the customers of the Oltmann shipyard. In addition to Briggs, barks and schooners also full ships, one was Lightship , at that time as lightship called and a fishing boat delivered. From 1861 to 1868, Oltmann's widow also leased the former building site of GH Rischmüller in St. Magnus (today a district of Burglesum, a district of Bremen). During this time around ten ships for Bremen and Hamburg shipowners from 200 to 500 register tons were built here.
Diedrich Focke, Motzen (1870–1876)
The Oltmann shipyard in Motzen had built almost 100 sailors by 1870. The shipbuilding site was then leased from Diedrich Focke and bought in 1876. About ten ships were built, the last ship to be built here was the Ewerkahn Johanne in 1892 , after which no more newbuildings are recorded.
Hinrich Oltmann, Rönnebeck and Motzen (1847–1919)
Hinrich Oltmann, Diedrich Oltman's brother, opened a shipyard in Rönnebeck in 1847 . Around 50 ships were built here, mainly Galiots and Briggs for owners from the surrounding area. After his death, the widow continued to run the shipyard. The shipyard existed until 1919 as H. Oltmann Nachf., In recent years mine clearing boats have been built, among other things. The shipyard became famous for the manufacture of wooden lifeboats .