Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik
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Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik, also known as Reiherstiegwerft, was a German
shipbuilding
company, located on the Reiherstieg River in Hamburg
. It was founded in 1706 by Lucas Kramer.
During World War I
Reiherstiegwerft built three U 151 U-boats
for the Kaiserliche Marine
, the U-151, U-152
and U-153
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
shipbuilding
Shipbuilding
Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and floating vessels. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to before recorded history.Shipbuilding and ship repairs, both...
company, located on the Reiherstieg River in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
. It was founded in 1706 by Lucas Kramer.
During World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
Reiherstiegwerft built three U 151 U-boats
German Type U 151 submarine
Type U 151 U-boats were a class of large, long-range submarines constructed during World War I by the Kaiserliche Marine.-Background:In addition to the cargo-carrying submarine Deutschland, six further large cargo submarines were ordered, originally designed to ship material to and from locations...
for the Kaiserliche Marine
Kaiserliche Marine
The Imperial German Navy was the German Navy created at the time of the formation of the German Empire. It existed between 1871 and 1919, growing out of the small Prussian Navy and Norddeutsche Bundesmarine, which primarily had the mission of coastal defense. Kaiser Wilhelm II greatly expanded...
, the U-151, U-152
SM U-152
SM U-152 was a German Type U 151 submarine of the Kaiserliche Marine during World War I.Built at Hamburg, the submarine was commissioned in October 1917...
and U-153
SM U-153
SM U-153 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-153 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic....
.
External links
- roosen.net webpage about Reiherstiegwerft (in German)