Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik, also known as Reiherstiegwerft, was a German shipbuilding company, located on the Reiherstieg River in Hamburg. It was founded in 1706 by Lucas Kramer.
Industry | Shipbuilding |
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Founded | 1706 |
Defunct | around 1918 |
Fate | ? |
Successor | Deutsche Werft |
Headquarters | Hamburg, Germany |
Products | Passenger ships Cargo ships Tankers U-boats |
In the 1880s, Reiherstieg built SMS Marie, the first warship built in Hamburg for the German Navy.
During World War I Reiherstiegwerft built three U 151 U-boats for the Kaiserliche Marine, the U-151, U-152 and U-153.
External links
edit- roosen.net webpage about Reiherstiegwerft (in German)