3 Jul 1836

Germany
  • Heloglander Rickmer Classen Rickmers laid down the keel of its first vessel, a 23-ton barge, in Bremerhaven, Germany. ww2dbase [Rickmers | Bremerhaven, Weser-Ems | AG]
16 Jul 1841

Germany
30 Sep 1841

Germany
  • Franz Tecklenborg, Johann Simon Abegg, and Peter Ulrichs purchased 29,000 square meters of land on the north shore of the Geestemünde in Bremerhaven, Germany, next to Rickmers shipyard, for their shipbuilding company Abegg & Co. The company was given permission to build slips for ships not exceeding 150 tons. ww2dbase [Joh. C. Tecklenborg Schiffswerft- und Maschinenfabrik AG | Bremerhaven | AG]
20 Jan 1845

Germany
23 Dec 1852

Germany
26 Apr 1855

Germany
18 May 1856

Germany
  • Heloglander Rickmer Classen Rickmers signed a contract for a site 65,000 square meters in size at Geesthelle, Bremerhaven, Germany to expand operations. ww2dbase [Rickmers | Bremerhaven, Weser-Ems | AG]
1 Jul 1872

Germany
  • Heloglander Rickmer Classen Rickmers acquired the rice distribution company Bremer Rice and changed its name to Ichon & Rickmers. ww2dbase [Rickmers | Bremerhaven, Weser-Ems | AG]
1 Oct 1876

Germany
  • Coppersmith Georg Dietrich Seebeck opened a small metal-processing workshop in Geestemünde, Bremerhaven, Germany with 5 associates. ww2dbase [Seebeckwerft AG | Bremerhaven, Weser-Ems | CPC]
2 Sep 1880

Germany
27 Nov 1886

Germany
  • Rickmer Clasen Rickmers, the founder of Heloglander Rickmer Classen Rickmers, passed away. His 79-year-old son Andreas Rickmers took control of the company. ww2dbase [Rickmers | Bremerhaven, Weser-Ems | AG]
8 May 1895

Germany
12 Aug 1897

Photo(s) dated 12 Aug 1897
The launching of the Erik Roberts, Rickmer shipyard, Bremerhaven, Germany, 12 Aug 1897
12 Mar 1905

Germany
14 Nov 1905

Germany
24 Apr 1913

Photo(s) dated 24 Apr 1913
Building silp, Tecklenborg shipyard, Bremerhaven, Germany, 24 Apr 1913
10 Feb 1914

Photo(s) dated 10 Feb 1914
Launching of passenger ship Johann Heinrich Burchard, Tecklenborg shipyard, Bremerhaven, Germany, 10 Feb 1914
24 Jun 1926

Photo(s) dated 24 Jun 1926
Launching ceremony of sailing ship Padua, Tecklenborg Werft shipyard, Bremerhaven, Germany, 24 Jun 1926
28 Dec 1926

Germany
26 Apr 1928

Germany
5 Oct 1928

Germany
8 Apr 1940

Germany
15 May 1946

Germany
  • Horst Wessel was commissioned into the US Coast Guard in Bremerhaven, Germany under the new name Eagle, with Captain Gordon McGowan in command. ww2dbase [Horst Wessel | Bremerhaven, Weser-Ems | CPC]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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