H. C. Stülcken Sohn (also known as Stülcken-Werft) was a German shipbuilding company located in Hamburg and founded in 1846 by Heinrich Christoph Stülcken.[1][2][3]
| Industry | Shipbuilding |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1846 |
| Defunct | 1966 |
| Fate | Merged |
| Successor | Blohm Voss  |
| Headquarters | Hamburg, Germany |
Number of employees | ~1,600 |
During World War I the company built one single U-boat for the Kaiserliche Marine, the U-157, which under command of the famous Max Valentiner undertook the longest cruise in the war from November 27, 1917 to April 15, 1918, a total of 139 days. During World War II the company built 24 VIIC U-boats for the Kriegsmarine. The company used slave labour of the Neuengamme concentration camp with its own subcamp.[4]
After the war the company constructed several vessels for the Bundesmarine. In the 1950s the company developed the so-called Stülcken derrick, a lifting device for very heavy cargo.
In 1966 the company was absorbed by Blohm Voss.
Ships built by H. C. Stülcken Sohn (selection)
editCivilian ships
edit- No. 5 Elbe (1883)
Navy training ship
editNaval ships
editFrigates
edit- 6 × Köln class frigates (1958–1962)
Destroyers
edit- 4 × Hamburg class destroyers (1959–1963)
Auxiliary
edit- Deutschland (A59) (1959)
Submarines (U-boats)
edit- SM U-157 (1916)
- 24 × Type VIIC submarines (1939–1944)
References
edit- ^ MARCHTALER, H. VON (1940): Hundert Jahre Stülcken-Werft 1840–1940. 261 p., Hamburg (Druck v. Broschek & Co.).
- ^ HIEKE, E. (1955): H. C. Stülcken Sohn. Ein deutsches Werftschicksal. Hanseatischer Merkur, Hamburg, Veröffentlichungen der Wirtschaftsgeschichtlichen Forschungsstelle, Bd. 14: 374 p.
- ^ ANONYMOUS (1964): H.C. Stülcken, Shipyard and Mechanical Workshop. Hamburg.
- ^ Staff (1967-02-23), Verzeichnis der Konzentrationslager und ihrer Außenkommandos gemäß § 42 Abs. 2 BEG (in German), Bundesministerium der Justiz, archived from the original on April 23, 2009, retrieved 2008-09-26,
563 Hamburg, Stülckenwerft, Neuengamme bis 15.4.1945
External links
edit- uboat.net: Summary of World War I U-boats built by H. C. Stülcken Sohn
- uboat.net: Summary of World War II U-boats built by H. C. Stülcken Sohn
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