


Al Griffis
ww2dbaseAl Griffis was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving on a ship patrolling the Vietnamese coast during the Vietnam War. He worked on the history of German shipyards for most of his life, having collected and organized statistics, photographs, and drawings over the course of over 30 years. He joined the WW2DB team in May 2019 and immediately shared all of his research material with the team. He passed away in early 2020 and he is sorely missed by the WW2DB team. His research material will continue to be published on the website for many more months to come.
Latest Contributions
Facility: F. Schichau Pillau | 3 Oct 2022 |
Facility: F. Schichau Königsburg | 26 Sep 2022 |
Facility: F. Schichau Danzig | 19 Sep 2022 |
Facility: F. Schichau Elbing | 12 Sep 2022 |
Facility: Oderwerke AG | 2 Aug 2021 |
Facility: AG Vulcan Stettin | 22 Mar 2021 |
Facility: Howaldtswerke Kiel | 9 Nov 2020 |
Facility: H. C. Stülcken Sohn | 26 Oct 2020 |
Facility: Reiherstieg-Schiffswerft und Maschinenfabrik | 5 Oct 2020 |
Facility: Howaldtswerke Hamburg | 21 Sep 2020 |
Facility: Deutsche Werft Hamburg | 17 Aug 2020 |
Facility: Tecklenborg Werft | 27 Jul 2020 |
Facility: Deutsche Werke Gotenhafen | 13 Jul 2020 |
Facility: Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft | 22 Jun 2020 |
Facility: Flensburger Schiffbau AG | 20 Nov 2019 |
Facility: Nordseewerke Emden | 13 Nov 2019 |
Facility: Deutsche Werke Kiel | 23 Oct 2019 |
Ship: F1 | 9 Oct 2019 |
Ship: F2 | 9 Oct 2019 |
Ship: F3 | 9 Oct 2019 |
Photographs/Maps Contributions
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Timeline Contributions
Al Griffis has also contributed 52 entries in the WW2 Timeline. A small sample of his timeline contributions is shown below.» 1 Feb 1937: The construction work for slip III at Deutsche Werke Kiel AG in Germany began.» 6 Jun 1918: Hamburger Werft AG in Hamburg, Germany was renamed Deutsche Werke AG.
» 1 Oct 1928: Major worker strikes began at Atlas Werke AG in Bremen, Germany.
» 1 Jul 1872: Heloglander Rickmer Classen Rickmers acquired the rice distribution company Bremer Rice and changed its name to Ichon & Rickmers.
» 15 Jan 1902: The shipbuilding supplier firm Norddeutschen Maschinen- und Armaturenfabrik GmbH was founded in Bremen, Germany.
» 26 Apr 1928: The former shipbuilder Tecklenborg Werft of Bremerhaven, Germany ceased operations.
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