H. C. Stülcken Sohn
Type | 212 Shipyard | |
Historical Name of Location | Hamburg, Germany | |
Coordinates | 53.541019000, 9.970864000 |
Contributor: Al Griffis
ww2dbaseIn 1833, Johann Hinrich Friedrich Stülcken started working as a shipwright at various locations in and around Hamburg and Altona, Germany. In 1846, Stülckenwerft was founded in the Steinwerder area of Hamburg, on the Norderelbe, one of the two big anabranches of the Unterelbe River. Stülcken's son, Henry Christopher Stülcken, rented land next to his father's and began building sailing ships. In 1853, Stülckenwerft launched its first ship, the bark Hermann. In 1858, it completed the first floating dry dock built by any shipyard in Hamburg. By 1868, it had two large slips, two small slips and one dry dock measuring 67.4 meters by 19.5 meters. In 1876, Stülckenwerft switched from wood to iron for all new ship construction. In 1884, the shipyard began its first major expansion. At the start of WW1 in 1914, it was building trawlers and various ships for the German Navy in support of the war effort. In 1939, its long-planned second major expansion and modernization was approved and funded; the German Navy provided 7 million Marks of the estimated cost of 21 million Marks. Work on the 230-meter cable crane system (CCS) began in Feb 1940 and would last until Nov 1942. The four slips supported by the CCS were also upgraded (Slip III Mar-Jul 1940, Slip IV May-Dec 1940, Slip I Jun-Nov 1940, and Slip II Jul-Oct 1940). In 1943, it was selected to build a new class of multi-purpose patrol boats; a total of four boats was initially planned and the first one was completed, but the other three were not advanced very far by the time hostilities ceased in May 1945. In the summer of 1944, most of the slips were damaged by Allied aerial bombing. Stülcken ceased operations after it sustained heavy damage during the 17 Jan 1945 and 11 Mar 1945 bombings.
Last Major Update: Oct 2020
Ships Constructed at H. C. Stülcken Sohn
Ship Name | Yard No | Slip/Drydock No | Ordered | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned |
G2 | 790 | |||||
G3 | 791 | |||||
G4 (Planned) | 792 | |||||
Falke | 29 Jul 1940 | 22 Nov 1942 | ||||
M1 | 710 | 22 Nov 1935 | 9 Jul 1936 | 5 Mar 1937 | 31 Aug 1938 | |
M2 | 711 | 22 Nov 1935 | 15 Jul 1936 | 20 May 1937 | 15 Mar 1939 | |
M3 | 712 | 22 Nov 1935 | 6 Nov 1936 | 28 Sep 1937 | 8 Dec 1938 | |
M10 | 718 | 1 Sep 1936 | 26 Oct 1937 | 9 Aug 1938 | 24 May 1939 | |
M13 | 727 | 3 Mar 1937 | 6 Mar 1938 | 16 Jan 1939 | 7 Sep 1939 | |
M14 | 728 | 3 Mar 1937 | 2 May 1938 | 20 Mar 1939 | 1 Dec 1939 | |
M15 | 729 | 3 Mar 1937 | 19 Jan 1939 | 15 Aug 1939 | 22 Feb 1940 | |
M16 | 730 | 3 Mar 1937 | 1 Apr 1939 | 15 Nov 1939 | 1 Jun 1940 | |
M25 | 741 | 4 May 1938 | 25 Sep 1939 | 19 Mar 1940 | 16 Nov 1940 | |
M26 | 742 | 4 May 1938 | 13 Nov 1939 | 21 May 1940 | 21 Dec 1940 | |
M27 | 743 | 4 May 1938 | 20 Nov 1939 | 24 Jun 1940 | 10 Feb 1941 | |
M28 | 744 | 4 May 1938 | 29 Dec 1939 | 30 Jul 1940 | 22 May 1941 | |
K1 (Planned) | 747 | 11 Nov 1938 | 22 Apr 1940 * | 23 Apr 1941 * | 20 May 1941 * | |
K2 (Planned) | 748 | 11 Nov 1938 | 22 Apr 1940 * | 23 Apr 1941 * | 15 Sep 1941 * | |
K3 (Planned) | 749 | 11 Nov 1938 | 23 Apr 1940 * | 24 Apr 1941 * | 15 Jan 1942 * | |
K4 (Planned) | 750 | 11 Nov 1938 | 23 Apr 1940 * | 24 Apr 1941 * | 14 Feb 1942 * | |
G1 | 789 | 11 Nov 1938 | 15 Nov 1942 | |||
U-908 | III | 6 Aug 1942 | 3 May 1943 |
* Projected dates; not actual
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9 Jul 1936 | The keel of of M1 was laid down by Stülcken at the H. C. Stülcken Sohn shipyard in Hamburg, Germany. |
5 Mar 1937 | M1 was launched at the Stülcken at the H. C. Stülcken Sohn shipyard in Hamburg, Germany. |
17 Jan 1945 | H. C. Stülcken Sohn shipyard in Hamburg, Germany was heavily damaged by Allied bombing. |
11 Mar 1945 | H. C. Stülcken Sohn shipyard in Hamburg, Germany was heavily damaged by Allied bombing. |
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