Svendborg Værft

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Svendborg Skibsværft (1973)

Svendborg Værft A / S shipyard in the Danish city ​​of Svendborg existed from 1907 to 2001.

history

The roots of the shipyard go back to J. Ring-Andersen Skibsværft , which was founded in 1867 by shipbuilder Jørgen Ring-Andersen as a wooden shipyard in Svendborg .

After experience in iron shipbuilding had been gained in the original shipyard, Ring Andersens Staalskibsværft (Steel Shipyard) was founded in 1907 .

In 1916 the company was converted into a public limited company and has since operated under the name A / S Svendborg Skibsværft og Maskinbyggeri . During the time of its existence, numerous different types of ships and ship engines were built in the shipyard.

In addition to special shipbuilding, the company made a name for itself in the construction of series ships . In addition, a ship repair department with floating docks with a load capacity of up to 15,000 tons was operated. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the shipyard built the four ships of the Thetis class for the Danish Navy .

In 1999 the company went bankrupt after a long dry spell, but was initially able to reopen as Repair Yard Svendborg A / S through local investors and with a considerably reduced workforce . This successor company also got into financial difficulties and was subsequently closed in 2001. The company premises were later taken over by the wind turbine manufacturer Vestas .

A total of around 200 ships were built at the shipyard.

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