Everything about Nordseewerke totally explained
Nordseewerke (sometimes abbreviated
NSWE) is a
shipbuilding company located in
Emden,
Germany. It is now a subsidiary of
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. The name
Nordseewerke means "
North Sea shipyard" in
German. The shipyard employs some 1,400 people and is the second-largest plant in Emden, following
Volkswagen.
History
Nordseewerke was founded on
March 11,
1903 and is currently one of the oldest among the still-existing shipyards in Germany. The company built many ships for
Kaiserliche Marine during
World War I and the
Kriegsmarine during
World War II as well as for the nowadays
Deutsche Marine.
The shipyard has also constructed ships for use by other navies, like the
Kobben (Type 207) and
Ula (Klasse 210) class submarines for the
Royal Norwegian Navy, which were made to operate in shallow, coastal waters. In the past 20 years, submarines were also exported to
South Africa,
Argentina and
Israel.
Besides Navy ships, Nordseewerke builds container vessels and other freight ships. In
1971, the cruise liner
Sea Venture (later renamed into
Pacific Princess) was constructed. The ship is well-known as the film location of
The Love Boat.
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