3 Jul 1836
Germany
Germany
- Heloglander Rickmer Classen Rickmers laid down the keel of its first vessel, a 23-ton barge, in Bremerhaven, Germany. ww2dbase [Rickmers | Bremerhaven, Weser-Ems | AG]
18 May 1856
Germany
Germany
- Heloglander Rickmer Classen Rickmers signed a contract for a site 65,000 square meters in size at Geesthelle, Bremerhaven, Germany to expand operations. ww2dbase [Rickmers | Bremerhaven, Weser-Ems | AG]
1 Jul 1872
Germany
Germany
- Heloglander Rickmer Classen Rickmers acquired the rice distribution company Bremer Rice and changed its name to Ichon & Rickmers. ww2dbase [Rickmers | Bremerhaven, Weser-Ems | AG]
1 Oct 1876
Germany
Germany
- Coppersmith Georg Dietrich Seebeck opened a small metal-processing workshop in Geestemünde, Bremerhaven, Germany with 5 associates. ww2dbase [Seebeckwerft AG | Bremerhaven, Weser-Ems | CPC]
27 Nov 1886
Germany
Germany
- Rickmer Clasen Rickmers, the founder of Heloglander Rickmer Classen Rickmers, passed away. His 79-year-old son Andreas Rickmers took control of the company. ww2dbase [Rickmers | Bremerhaven, Weser-Ems | AG]
8 May 1895
Germany
Germany
- Seebeckwerft purchased the Lange and Ullrich shipyard, also in Bremerhaven in Germany, from the firm H. F. Ullrich. ww2dbase [Seebeckwerft AG | Bremerhaven, Weser-Ems | CPC]
12 Mar 1905
Germany
Germany
- Unexpected high tide at Bremerhaven, Germany caused damage to the Seebeckwerft facilities. ww2dbase [Seebeckwerft AG | Bremerhaven, Weser-Ems | CPC]
24 Apr 1913
Photo(s) dated 24 Apr 1913
Photo(s) dated 24 Apr 1913
5 Oct 1928
Germany
Germany
- Seebeckwerft of Bremerhaven, Germany became a part of the Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau (Deschimag) group. ww2dbase [Seebeckwerft AG | Bremerhaven, Weser-Ems | CPC]
8 Apr 1940
Germany
Germany
- Seeadler departed Wesermünde, Bremerhaven, Germany. ww2dbase [Seeadler | Bremerhaven, Weser-Ems | CPC]
15 May 1946
Germany
Germany
- Horst Wessel was commissioned into the US Coast Guard in Bremerhaven, Germany under the new name Eagle, with Captain Gordon McGowan in command. ww2dbase [Horst Wessel | Bremerhaven, Weser-Ems | CPC]
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