Vulcan Stettin ( German: Aktiengesellschaft Vulcan Stettin - AG Vulcan Stettin or AG Vulcan Stettin ) is a German ship and locomotive company based in Bredow (Jetovo) , a suburb of Stettin (Szczecin) . In 1905, it expanded its activities to Hamburg , and became known as AG Vulcan . It was known as one of the largest shipyards in Germany, which in a very short time built civilian and military ships, as well as submarines , which played a significant role in both world wars. Steam locomotives were also built (over 4,000 locomotives were produced). In addition to German orders, she also carried out foreign orders, for example, the company designed the Russian cruiser “Memory of Mercury” (in Soviet times it was renamed the “Komintern”), the partially destroyer “Novik” [1] and built part of the steam locomotives of E g .
| AG Vulcan Stettin | |
|---|---|
| Type of | |
| Base | 1851 year |
| Abolished | 1945 year |
| Reason for Abolition | Closed after the end of World War II |
| Location |  Germany : Bredov , Szczecin (now the territory of Poland ), Hamburg |
| Industry | engineering |
| Products | ships , locomotives |
| Number of employees | OK. 20,000 (all branches) |
The company built in its entirety: 8 passenger liners , 11 battleships and battleships , 10 cruisers , 6 destroyers , 6 type VII submarines, 35 destroyers .
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Ships and ships built at the shipyard
- 3 Construction of steam locomotives
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
History
AG Vulcan Stettin, 1898
AG Vulcan Stettin was founded in 1851 as Schiffswerft und Maschinenfabrik Früchtenicht & Brock by two young engineers Franz FD Früchtenicht and Franz W. Brock in the village of Bredow, which later became a suburb of Szczecin.
The first ship was the Dievenow iron boat. After the construction of several more small vessels, the construction site of the shipyard was expanded.
In 1857, the company was acquired by certain entrepreneurs from Szczecin and Berlin, and renamed the “ Stettiner Maschinenbau Aktiengesellschaft Vulcan ”. The construction of the ships was continued, but in order to solve the financial problems of the company, a decision was made to produce locomotives as well, so the division of the Abteilung Locomotivbau in Bredow bei Stettin company was created. The first locomotive was built by the company in 1859.
In connection with the increase in the size of ships under construction and the expansion of the scale of activity, the need arose to expand the shipyard. The new shipyard was built in Hamburg between 1907-1909, and was named " Vulcan-Werke Hamburg und Stettin Actiengesellschaft ".
In 1928, the company went bankrupt and sold its Hamburg shipyard in 1930, and AG Vulcan Stettin was closed.
In 1939, a new company was founded on the site of the old Szczecin shipyard, with the same name - Vulcan. In the future, 34 ships were laid on it, including type-VII submarines. But in connection with the hostilities, only a few ships were completed. Among them are U-901 and U-902 submarines.
After World War II, the shipyard was transferred to Poland, and in its place in 1948 the Szczecin Shipyard was built. The Szczecin Shipyard named one of its berths “Wulkan” and two slipways “Wulkan 1” and “Wulkan Nowa”.
Ships and ships built at the shipyard
Ships and ships built at AG Vulcan Stettin shipyard (optional):
- 1881 - Armadillo Dingyuan
- 1897 - Liner "Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse"
- 1897 - Battleship Rhineland
- 1900 - The liner "Deutschland"
- 1902 - Armored Cruiser Bogatyr
- According to the project of the Bogatyr cruiser developed by Vulkan, four cruisers were built in Russia:
- Armored cruiser Vityaz, 1901, Admiralty of Galerny islet (burned out during construction)
- Armored cruiser Ochakov , 1902, Treasury shipyard in Sevastopol
- Armored cruiser "Cahul" , 1903, Nikolaev Admiralty
- Armored cruiser Oleg , 1904, New Admiralty
- According to the project of the Bogatyr cruiser developed by Vulkan, four cruisers were built in Russia:
- 1906 - Squadron destroyer Aspis
- 1906 - destroyer Velos
- 1906 - Doksa destroyer
- 1906 - The destroyer "Nicky"
- 1909 - Light cruiser Breslau
- 1909 - Light cruiser Mainz
- 1909 - Freight sea railway ferry "Prussia"
- 1912 - destroyer Keravnos
- 1912 - Destroyer Nea Genea
- 1913 - Liner "Emperor"
- 1914 - Icebreaker "Suur Tull"
- 1916 - V-116 type destroyers
- 1913-1917 - Bayer-type battleships
- 1922 - Liner General Steuben
Building steam locomotives
Since 1893, the AG Vulcan factory has been producing steam locomotives of the 55 (G8) series [2]
From 1912 to 1927, the plant produced a steam locomotive of the T 18 series.
Notes
- ↑ Help for destroyers of the Novik type (Inaccessible link) . Date of treatment December 22, 2009. Archived on September 8, 2009.
- ↑ Series 55 steam locomotive Archived January 22, 2013 on Wayback Machine // Official website of the Belarusian Railway