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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 Pillau3 Oct 2022 
Facility: F. Schichau Königsburg26 Sep 2022 
Facility: F. Schichau Danzig19 Sep 2022 
Facility: F. Schichau Elbing12 Sep 2022 
Facility: Oderwerke AG2 Aug 2021 
Facility: AG Vulcan Stettin22 Mar 2021 
Facility: Howaldtswerke Kiel9 Nov 2020 
Facility: H. C. Stülcken Sohn26 Oct 2020 
Facility: Reiherstieg-Schiffswerft und Maschinenfabrik5 Oct 2020 
Facility: Howaldtswerke Hamburg21 Sep 2020 
Facility: Deutsche Werft Hamburg17 Aug 2020 
Facility: Tecklenborg Werft27 Jul 2020 
Facility: Deutsche Werke Gotenhafen13 Jul 2020 
Facility: Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft22 Jun 2020 
Facility: Flensburger Schiffbau AG20 Nov 2019 
Facility: Nordseewerke Emden13 Nov 2019 
Facility: Deutsche Werke Kiel23 Oct 2019 
Ship: F19 Oct 2019 
Ship: F29 Oct 2019 
Ship: F39 Oct 2019 
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Photographs/Maps Contributions

A warship near completion in the horizontal slip at F. Schichau Danzig shipyard, Danzig, 1874; the shipyard stopped using this slip sometime after WW1Flensburger Schiffbau ship list, 1876-1879
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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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