J. Ring-Andersen Skibsværft

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The Seute Deern (ex- Havet ; launched 1939)
The French Bel Espoir II (ex- Nette S , launched 1944)
Model of the Lilla Dan (launched in 1951 of the real Lilla Dan )

The J. Ring-Andersen Skibsværft , or Ring-Andersen for short , on the island of Frederiksø in Svendborg , has existed since 1867 and is one of the oldest and best-known Danish wooden shipyards.

According to its own information, it carries out renovations of old wooden ships (wood and steel), repairs and new buildings. In recent years, however, no new building has been launched (as of 2016). According to its own information, the shipyard has two slipways of 150 and 350 tons and a floating dock for 1000 tons (as of 2015).

history

The shipyard was founded on March 15, 1867 by the shipbuilder Jørgen Ring-Andersen as a wooden shipyard in Svendborg. After some experience in iron shipbuilding had been gained at the original shipyard , Ring Andersens Staalskibsværft was also founded in 1907 to exclusively build steel ships there.

After the founder of the shipyard died in 1901, the shipyard passed into the hands of his son Johannes Ring-Andersen. Other owners were Jørgen Ring-Andersen from 1964 and Peter Ring-Andersen from 1987.

Since its inception, numerous different types of ships have been built at the shipyard , which has been successful for decades. The focus was always on traditionally built wooden sailing ships. Between 1867 and 1976, 198 ships were built at the shipyard.

The company made a name for itself by building a number of well-known sailing ships. The schooner Olga , on which the NS organization Kraft durch Freude organized leisure trips from 1935 - now under the name Hanseat - was built by Ring Andersen in 1899.

In 1924 the motor ship Helge, still sailing under the Danish flag in Svendborgsund, was launched. In Germany today, the Ring-Andersen-Bau Seute Deern (ex- Havet ), which served as the last training ship of the German merchant navy and still sails for Clipper today, is probably best known.

Later ships still preserved are the French Bel Espoir II (ex- Nette S , originally a three-masted schooner, today a three-masted topsail schooner , 1944), the Danish Carene Star (three-masted topsail schooner, 1945), the Danish Lilla Dan (two-masted topsail schooner , 1951) or the Activ (ex- Mona , three-masted topsail schooner, 1951) from London.

In addition, many ships are extensively restored at the shipyard, such as the Fulvia af Anholt in 1975 , or they regularly visit them for maintenance work in winter, such as the three-masted schooner Amphitrite or Albatros .

supporting documents

  1. ↑ a b Advertisement of the shipyard, u. a. in the free brochure “Maritime Experiences 2016. Course on Funen Coasts.” (circulation: 45,000; editorial deadline 6 February 2015) from Maritimt Center Danmark / SvendborgEvent, www.maritimecenter.dk
  2. ↑ Expose by Fulvia af Anhalt at www.fulvia-af-anholt.de (PDF; 70 kB), accessed October 11, 2015

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Coordinates: 55 ° 3 '35.3 "  N , 10 ° 37' 4.8"  E