Stader shipyard

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The Stader Schiffswerft GmbH was a shipbuilding company in Stade to the Schwinge , which focuses on the production of coasters was (coastal vessels).

history

The Emma Johanna was at Ropers than 1,913 savers Amanda built

The origins of the Stader shipyard go back to 1758. At that time, the first shipyard, which was a public company , settled on the site of the Stader Salztorvorstadt. The state shipyard was privatized in 1855 and acquired by the shipbuilder Jacob Ropers, who later handed the company over to his son Detlef Ropers. At the beginning almost exclusively ewer was built at the Ropers shipyard , later also some schooners . After the death of Detlef Ropers in 1906, his widow continued to run the shipyard. During the First World War , the new building business was idle. Production resumed in the 1920s, including the Carlshütte motor schooner built in 1926 .

1927-1971

The Prins one was in 1969 as a B 41 built

Stader Schiffswerft GmbH was founded in 1927 as a pure repair yard. It was only after the former Ropers shipyard was bought in 1937 that the construction of new ships began on its premises. The coaster (Kümo) Hanseat , which was delivered in 1937 , was one of the first newbuildings of the company, which almost exclusively manufactured Kümos for the duration of its existence. Civil shipbuilding came to a standstill during World War II . In 1947, the shipyard delivered its first post-war newbuilding with the fishing ship Goden Wind . After the Western Allies partially relaxed the general shipbuilding ban issued in 1945, the shipyard was able to resume production of Kümos from 1950. In the early 1950s, around three to four ships were launched annually . In addition, the company continued to carry out repairs and conversions. The Kümos built at the shipyard were measured with a maximum of 499 GRT . Several slipways were part of the facility's equipment .

After the successful conversion to section construction , the shipyard ran into financial difficulties at the end of the 1960s. On August 22, 1967, she delivered her last complete new Kümo building, the Rebena ( 205), measured at 499 GRT and a load capacity of 1360 tons , to the owner Heinz Schultz from Stade. The last complete constructions followed in 1968, the stern trawler Matragh (№ 206) ordered by an Iranian owner, and in 1969 the 820 GRT dredger B 41 (№ 209). At the same time, the company began to manufacture hulls for other shipyards. On behalf of the Mützelfeldtwerft , the hulls for the Lower Saxony ferry and the port tanker Kurt were created in 1969 . From February 1970 to January 1971, three Kümo hulls were launched for the Peterswerft . In 1971 the Stader shipyard filed for bankruptcy for the first time.

1971-1976

The hull of the Irina Trader (previously Boknis ), built by Hugo Peters in 1976, was built at the Stader shipyard

Shortly after the bankruptcy of the original Stader Schiffswerft GmbH, Stader Schiffswerft Otte & Co. KG took over the business. It was again possible to build up a prosperous repair business. In addition, the company was again able to accept a whole series of subcontracts for hulls from the Peterswerft as well as the Husum shipyard . Under Otte, the company still employed around 85 people and had a new slipway and two slips. One of the most famous ships that had been in the yard was the historic gaff schooner Grand Duchess Elisabeth , which was restored in Stade in 1974.

The Stader Schiffswerft Otte & Co. KG got into financial difficulties in the summer of 1976, whereupon bankruptcy proceedings had to be opened on July 20, 1976. The hull for the 999-GRT Kümo Voline , which was under construction on behalf of the Husum shipyard, had to be completed under the leadership of the Husum shipbuilder.

Consequences and later use

Since the 1970s in Stade and the surrounding area were characterized by strong economic growth, the bankruptcy of the Stader shipyard had only minor social consequences.

After the yard was initially used for smaller work and as a berth, it lay fallow until 2009. Together with the neighboring site of the Norddeutsche Lederfabrik, which was closed in 1960 , the entire area was built over to create a new residential and business district called Salztorsvorstadt .

gallery

See also

Articles about ships that have been built at the Stader shipyard:

Web links

Commons : Stader Schiffswerft  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 53 ° 36 ′ 17.1 ″  N , 9 ° 28 ′ 58.4 ″  E

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ German Classic Yacht Club, overview of the ex-shipyards , accessed on November 9, 2019
  2. ^ Chronicle of the Grand Duchess Elisabeth , accessed on July 2, 2010.
  3. ^ Study group history of the two high schools in Stad, Athenaeum and Vincent-Lübeck-Gymnasium
  4. Article in the Hamburger Abendblatt from January 24th 2007  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.abendblatt.de