


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: 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 |
Ship: F4 | 9 Oct 2019 |
Ship: F5 | 9 Oct 2019 |
Ship: F6 | 9 Oct 2019 |
Ship: F7 | 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 Jul 1872: Heloglander Rickmer Classen Rickmers acquired the rice distribution company Bremer Rice and changed its name to Ichon & Rickmers.» 28 Dec 1926: Tecklenborg Werft of Bremerhaven, Germany was acquired by A. G. Weser.
» 24 Dec 1919: Deutsche Werke AG in Hamburg, Germany launched two 4.2K floating dry docks.
» 29 Jan 1895: Bremer Vulkan of Germany purchased an additional 100,000 square meters of land for building four slips.
» 1 Jan 1934: Nordseewerke Emden Werft und Dock Aktiengesellschaft in Emden, Germany reopened after nearly 3 years of inactivity.
» 25 May 1935: Deutsche Werke Kiel AG in Germany began planning the construction of a third slip.
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