Trondheim Mekaniske Verksted
Trondheim Mekaniske Verksted , or TMV for short (translated as "Trondheim mechanical workshop"), was a shipyard in Trondheim in Norway .
The shipyard was established in 1872 as a merger of smaller shipyards and shipbuilding companies at the mouth of the Nidelva . Only four years later the shipyard went bankrupt again , but was able to continue operating after a change of ownership. From then on, the shipyard recorded very strong growth. At the turn of the century it had four docks and employed over 700 people. This made it one of the ten largest industrial companies in the country. Modern steamers for coastal shipping and the fishing industry were built. Some Hurtigruten units were also built here.
In 1960, the Norwegian Aker Group took over the majority of the shares and continued to run the shipyard as an independent subsidiary until it ceased operations in 1983. After the end of the shipyard, the area on the banks of the Nidelv was fallow for a long time. In the 1990s, a shopping center began to be built next to offices and apartments; the new district Nedre Elvehavn was created . Many of the former shipyard buildings , which are now under monument protection , were used for this purpose.
Ships built here
- Hurtigruten ships like the Harald Jarl (1960) or the Narvik (1982)
Web links
- Per Sundfær: AS TRONDHJEMS MEK VERKSTED. Construction list. In: skipet.no. Retrieved August 20, 2014 (Norwegian).
- Trondheim Mekaniske sold bygninger. Retrieved August 20, 2014 (Norwegian).
Coordinates: 63 ° 26 ′ 1 ″ N , 10 ° 24 ′ 29 ″ E