Meyer werft is one of the largest and most modern shipyards in the world. Neptun werft is a german shipbuilding company, headquartered in rostock. Home intro technical history additional online archive models articles. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Since 1997 it has been part of the meyer neptun group together with meyer werft in papenburg. It is a hub for baltic sea ferries, germanys largest port for cruise ships by number of boardings and pleasant enough for a longer stay mostly due to its hanseatic heritage. The order books for the shipyards in papenburg, rostock and turku.
Maritime industry is the most important industry in the region of rostock more than 10,000 people are employed in this sector. Document number ciardp8000810a0006001600053 declassified and released through the cias crest database. This phone number available for 3 min is not the recipients number but a number from a service which will put you through to that person. Neptun werft has delivered over 1,500 new ships and carried out thousands of ship repairs since it was founded in 1850. Neptun werft project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Turku shipyards long order book demonstrates its solid shipyard knowhow, and its. Since 1994 maintenance and repair work carried out on more than 1,000 yachts and ships belonging to the german navy and german authorities, among others. At that time the schiffswerft neptun rostock counted among. Mar 01, 2014 werftdreieck hellingkran kultur bunker ehem. Get in the book story requirements become a partner nominate innovators. Nowadays, engine room units for cruise liners are also built there. The shipyard developed quickly, and as early as in. Around 700 inhouse employees and numerous partners currently work at our shipyard in rostock warnemunde.
Neptun werft currently has ships on order, or under construction respectively, for the river cruise operators arosa flussschiff gmbh, rostockgermany and viking croisiere s. His youth was spent in the port of rostock, where he developed his interest in ships. The shipyard developed quickly, and as early as in 1857 it had some 400 employees. Disney wish construction appears to be underway at neptun werft. With help from his cousin, the naval officer and engineer gerhard moritz roentgen, he was able to train as an engineer in seraing with john cockerill. Carnival cruise line marks start of construction of its.
The engine room, a 140meter long x 42 m wide unit, was fabricated at another meyer shipyard, neptun werft, in rostock, germany, and was floated to the yard in finland where it will be joined with other ship fabrication blocks. With around 208,000 inhabitants, it is the third largest city on the german baltic coast. German submarine u922 was a type viic uboat of nazi germanys kriegsmarine during world war ii she was ordered on 6 june 1941, and was laid down on 15 december 1941 at neptun werft ag, rostock, as yard number 509. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Carnivals new mardi gras will be powered by lngold salt blog. Neptun werft weitere videos findet ihr in meiner playliste ortsamt mitte rostock s.
Neptun werft new staff building is under construction on the open area in front of hall 11 at the neptun werft 10 investments meyer turku altogether 29 investment projects are currently in progress, three projects have already been completed 06 first feru delivery to meyer turku the biggest and heaviest feru ever built at neptun werft in rostock. New environment technology for cruise ships meyer werft. Hansestadt rostock, is the largest city in the german federal state of mecklenburgwestern pomerania and lies in the mecklenburgian part of the state, close to the border with pomerania. Today, neptun werft is among the market leaders regarding the river cruise shipbuilding industry. Jahrgang 1926, heft 7 by hafenbautechnische gesellschaft bremen hrsg. Hotel neptun offers a free transfer from warnemunde werft train station, 0. Since 1997 it has been part of the meyer neptun group. December 2014 for meyer werft and neptun werft 2014 was a historic year full of challenges. Disney wish construction appears to be underway at neptun. Previously available only on four computers located. Couples in particular like the location they rated it 9.
Those who wish to secure their places immediately can prebook a cruise now. Keellaying for aidacosma at neptun werft shipyard in rostock aidas second lng cruise ship to sail from kiel to norway and the baltic sea in summer 2021. The shipyard is an anchor on the european route of industrial heritage. Book the hotel neptun now and collect 1 free night for every 10 you book with rewards. After 1945 and the separation of germany, the shipyard focused on markets in eastern europe. Netlayers of the kriegsmarine, the german navy of the second world war, netzleger, netztender. This documentary follows a group of women on a typical workday as they prepare meals for a dockyard in rostock. German submarine u928 was a type viic uboat of nazi germanys kriegsmarine during world war ii she was ordered on 25 august 1941, and was laid down on 5 january 1943 at neptun werft ag, rostock, as yard number 515. Keellaying for aidacosma at neptun werft shipyard in.
Since 1997, it has been part of the meyer neptun group together with neptun werft in rostock. The companys roots can be traced back to the year 1795, when willm rolf meyer founded the shipyard in papenburg. Neptun center rostock, germany grocery store, shopping. Mv werften rostock gmbh in rostock wurde aktualisiert am 31. Nowadays, the shipyard is one of the market leaders in river cruise shipbuilding. On october 15, 2019, the first buildingblock for aida cruises second lngpowered cruise ship was put in place at the neptun werft shipyard in rostock. The shipyard is an anchor on the european route of. The delivery of spirit of adventure, the second of two 58,250 gross ton cruise ships for saga cruises in the uk from meyer werft in germany, is likely to be delayed but to take place within the next 12 months, parent company saga plc said in a statement. On march 21, 2012, odin was inaugurated together with the viking longships idun both in amsterdam, and via live video linkup with rostock also with freya and njord. Taken over by east german government as a stateowned enterprise veb after 1949. Neptun industrie absorbed in 1993 by bremer vulkan verbund ag. The shipyard in rostock is now part of the meyer group and specialises in the construction of floating engine room units, which are installed in the cruise ships constructed by meyer werft in papenburg and meyer turku in finland. Today, our shipyard in rostock is mainly used to build river cruise ships and floating engine room units.
Type vii submarines were the most widely used uboats of the war and were the most produced submarine class in history, with 703 built. Kg based in rostock, builds river cruise ships and supplements their offerings. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The german ship august bolten ss was engaged by british motor torpedo boats off korsfjord on november 20th, 1944. While the global crisis in the maritime industry persists, during 2017 both meyer werft and neptun werft have seen continued further growth in their wellfilled order books with new orders for the cruise sector. Search the history of over 418 billion web pages on the internet. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Maritime industry in rostock shipbuilding, offshore and. September 27, 2012 by debbie beardsley 37 comments. Gods, porn and generals in rostock european travelista.
Viking odin itinerary schedule, current position cruisemapper. Neptun werft has geared its activities to its core maritime sector, while many companies formerly belonging to nir and dealing in different sectors were sold, or set up independent operations. Living in rostock city, sea, nature neptun werft is located on the outskirts of the seaside resort of warnemunde, which is known for its long promenade, its harbour and the alter strom, where fishing boats bob on the water in front of lovingly restored historic houses. A video appeared on inselvideos youtube channel showing what is being reported as the disney wishs engine room module at the neptun werft shipyard in rostock, germany. Alongside its affiliated shipyards meyer werft in papenburg and neptun werft in rostock meyer.
In 2002, meyer werft made the largest investment in its history. The other shipyards in the meyer group are neptun werft in rostock and meyer turku in finland. In 2014 the company added the turku shipyard in finland to the group. His father was the painter and art teacher, august albrecht christian tischbein. Were one of the most important employers in rostock. Early in the year talks started regarding a merger with stx finland, which were concluded in late summer by establishing meyer turku oy. German submarine u926 was a type viic uboat of nazi germanys kriegsmarine during world war ii she was ordered on 25 august 1941, and was laid down on 1 july 1943 at neptun werft ag, rostock, as yard number 5. According to the video description, the engine room is built at this particular shipyard. Media in category neptun werft rostock the following 106 files are in this category, out of 106 total. Ships built at neptun werft, rostock wikimedia commons. Seariver liner 3700 coastal ship for wijnne barends 14 february netherlands.
Rostock is the largest city in the german state of mecklenburgwestern pomerania, though not its capital. Neptun werft has since established itself in the river cruise ship market, delivering various ferries and gas tankers. Media in category ships built at neptun werft, rostock this category contains only the following file. Our family business is now in its seventh generation. The history and tradition of meyer turku even dates back to the year 1737. Meyer werft a traditional company with an eye on the future.
In 1821, he completed his course and worked in rotterdam as a. Document number ciardp8000810a0029005300057 declassified and released through the cias crest database. The uboat war in world war two kriegsmarine, 19391945 and world war one kaiserliche marine, 19141918 and the allied efforts to counter the threat. Since then, neptun werft has delivered and carried out more than 1. The shipyards technical pages german uboats of wwii. Minesweepers 43 mboats of the kriegsmarine, the german navy in world war ii, minensuchboote 43, m601, m602, m801, m802, etc.
In 1997 neptun werft became part of the meyer neptun group, which includes meyer werft in papenburg. Viking longshipsclall river cruise ship for viking cruises. A historic year comes to an end north west german shipbuilders enter the european stage. Dec 22, 2015 2015 was very successful for meyer werft and neptun werft with many ships being handed over to their new owners and numerous new orders coming in for the years ahead. The type vii was the most numerous uboat type to be involved in the battle of the atlantic.
Busy german shipbuilder neptun werft in rostockwarnemuende has booked another two viking longship river cruise newbuilds bringing the number of orders taken for the popular new vessel type to 14, writes tom todd. Meyer werft has been owned and managed by the meyer family for seven generations. Germany, officially the federal republic of germany, is a country in central and western europe, lying between the baltic and north seas to the north, and the alps, lake. You can see the cruisemappers list of all river cruise ships and riverboats in the itinerary section of our river cruises hub. The order books for the shipyards in papenburg, rostock and turku feature altogether 28 ships, including among others contracts for building large cruise ships and ferries. Jun 26, 2019 the new cruise ship is being assembled at the meyer turku shipyard in finland yesterday. Since 1997 it has been part of the meyer neptun group together with meyer werft in papenburg history. At meyer werft, all our salaries, holiday allowances, christmas bonuses and leave entitlements are regulated by collective agreements. This category has the following 104 subcategories, out of 104 total. The neptun werft gmbh is headquartered in rostockwarnemunde and was founded in 1850. The viewer never learns their names there are no interviews. This refers to uboats that were actually commissioned into the kriegsmarine.
Shipbuilding in rostock looks back on a long and successful story. The veb neptun werft was among the successful state shipyards of the former gdr. Furthermore, we provide our employees with a pension, a canteen subsidy, discounted train tickets and the option of semiretirement. The gabled houses dominating the skyline of rostock. Neptun werft builds river cruise ships and engine room units for cruise liners. Five of the ten largest cruise ships in the world have been built at the shipyard in papenburg. Neptun werft gmbh with its headquarter in rostock, is a builder, among others, of river cruise ships which are operated on the danube and the rhone, for instance. Those who wish to secure their places immediately can prebook a cruise. Keellaying for aidacosma at neptun werft shipyard in rostock. Carnival cruise line marks start of construction of its newest and largest ship as first steel is cut line also unveils ships dramatic new hull design and livery that pays homage to companys.