Neuhaus shipyard

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Coordinates: 53 ° 48 '23 "  N , 9 ° 1' 58"  E

Neuhaus shipyard with the harbor on the floodplain

The Neuhaus shipyard is located in Neuhaus (Oste) . It was mentioned as early as 1752, now operates as the Neuhaus shipyard and was the last of the many Ostewerfts to survive.

history

In 1752 the shipbuilder Hans Setags owned the shipyard, which is located on the Aue , a tributary of the Oste , just above the confluence of the Aue into the Oste. Mainly repair work was carried out, but new ewer were also built.

In the course of time the owners changed, usually shipbuilders, who found their livelihood in this favorable shipyard location. The port city of Neuhaus had numerous businesses. In addition to the long-established tobacco industry , a sugar factory was built in 1823 and the brickworks in the area generated a lot of cargo, especially for Hamburg. At the beginning of the 20th century, the shipyard was taken over by Carl Girnth from Wilhelmshaven , who converted the shipyard to steel shipbuilding . In the 1930s the shipyard was operated by August Hahnefeldt. After the Second World War there was a strong boom. In 1949 Hans Dodegge took over the shipyard, modernized it and expanded it. In 1970, his son-in-law Peter Unruh took over the business and managed it until 1991. Since then, the shipyard has been managed by Martin Skadow.

The shipyard today

The shipyard includes three slipways for ships up to 40 m in length, a crane, two warehouses for storing boats, a workshop hall and the residential building, which also houses the office and sanitary rooms. New buildings and repairs of all kinds are carried out especially in traditional boat building. In addition, complete rigging is manufactured and the shipyard offers the owners the opportunity to work on the ships themselves. The shipyard's field of work extends from the smallest dinghy to the deep-sea cutter of privately used vehicles and commercial shipping vehicles.

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