Neptun Schiffswerft und Maschinenfabrik Gmbh
Type | 229 Shipyard | |
Historical Name of Location | Rostock, Mecklenburg, Germany | |
Coordinates | 54.094778000, 12.107972000 |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseIn 1850, the Rostock Steamboat Ride Society was established, providing passenger transportation from Rostock, Germany to Sankt-Peterburg, Russia. In 1851, it renamed itself Maschinenbauanstalt und Schiffswerftand began building its first iron steamship. By 1857, it had grown to more than 400 employees. In 1890, it was reorganized as Neptun Schiffswerft und Maschinenfabrik. In 1903, it completed the construction of dry docks. In 1914, the German Navy Department added Neptun to its list of preferred shipyards for warship construction during WW1. Starting in 1920, it fell on hard times due to lack of orders. In 1924, the city of Rostock loaned the company more than four million Reichsmark in an effort to keep the shipyard solvent, leading to the company re-hiring 1,000 workers who had previously been laid off in 1925. In 1926, Russia placed orders for various ships which kept Neptun solvent through 1927. Later in the same year, Neptun joined the Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau (Deschimag), a cooperation of various German shipyards. In 1931, Neptun continued to perform poorly, and by the end of the year the company only had 90 employees. In 1934, the company nearly became bankrupt, but the German Navy's expansion starting in 1939 reinvigorated the company. During WW2, it launched several minesweepers and submarines. Germany was divided into two countries after WW2, and, situated in East Germany, Schiffswerft Neptun Rostock became a state-owned shipyard that focused on building ships for Eastern European markets. After the reunification of Germany in 1991, it was no longer allowed to build ocean-going vessels due to it not being up to western European standards, and thus it changed its focus on the overhaul and repair of ships, construction of ship components, steel construction, hydraulic engineering, and roll-on/roll-off facilities. In 1997, by this time known as Neptun Werft, it became part of the Meyer Neptun Group. The company remains in operations at the time of this writing in 2023.
Last Major Update: Jul 2023
Ships Constructed at Neptun Schiffswerft und Maschinenfabrik Gmbh
Ship Name | Yard No | Slip/Drydock No | Ordered | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned |
M601 (Planned) | ||||||
M602 (Planned) | ||||||
M603 (Planned) | ||||||
M604 (Planned) | ||||||
M605 (Planned) | ||||||
M606 (Planned) | ||||||
M607 (Planned) | ||||||
M608 (Planned) | ||||||
M609 (Planned) | ||||||
M610 (Planned) | ||||||
M611 (Planned) | ||||||
M613 (Planned) | ||||||
M614 (Planned) | ||||||
M615 (Planned) | ||||||
M616 (Planned) | ||||||
M617 (Planned) | ||||||
M618 (Planned) | ||||||
M619 (Planned) | ||||||
M620 (Planned) | ||||||
M621 (Planned) | ||||||
M622 (Planned) | ||||||
M623 (Planned) | ||||||
M624 (Planned) | ||||||
M625 (Planned) | ||||||
M626 (Planned) | ||||||
M627 (Planned) | ||||||
M628 (Planned) | ||||||
M629 (Planned) | ||||||
M630 (Planned) | ||||||
M631 (Planned) | ||||||
M632 (Planned) | ||||||
M633 (Planned) | ||||||
U-922 | I | |||||
U-923 | I | |||||
U-924 | I | |||||
U-925 | I | |||||
U-926 | I | |||||
U-927 | II | |||||
U-928 | II | |||||
U-929 | III | |||||
U-930 | III | |||||
Carl Peters | 17 Sep 1936 | 20 Feb 1939 | 6 Jan 1940 | |||
Adolf Lüderitz | 18 Sep 1936 | 13 Apr 1939 | 11 Jun 1940 | |||
M201 | 494 | 19 Sep 1939 | 18 May 1940 | |||
M202 | 495 | 19 Sep 1939 | 29 Sep 1940 | |||
M203 | 496 | 19 Sep 1939 | 29 Sep 1940 | |||
M204 | 497 | 19 Sep 1939 | 21 Dec 1940 | |||
M205 | 498 | 19 Sep 1939 | 3 May 1941 | |||
M206 | 499 | 19 Sep 1939 | 5 May 1941 | |||
M341 | 500 | 10 Jun 1941 | ||||
M342 | 501 | 11 Jun 1941 | ||||
M343 | 502 | 6 Dec 1941 | ||||
M344 | 503 | 13 Dec 1941 | ||||
M345 | 504 | 27 Jun 1942 | ||||
M346 | 505 | 27 Jun 1942 | ||||
M347 | 506 | 7 Nov 1942 | ||||
M348 | 507 | 7 Nov 1942 | ||||
M612 | 546 | 23 Mar 1945 | 1 Apr 1945 | |||
Tanga | 13 Apr 1937 | 4 Dec 1937 | 21 Jan 1939 | |||
U-931 | I | 2 Apr 1942 | 26 Jun 1943 | |||
U-932 | I | 2 Apr 1942 | 21 Aug 1943 |
* Projected dates; not actual
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13 Apr 1939 | Fleet tender Adolf Lüderitz was launched at the Neptun Schiffswerft und Maschinenfabrik shipyard in Rostock, Mecklenburg, Germany. |
13 Apr 1939 | Fleet tender Carl Peters was launched at the Neptun Schiffswerft und Maschinenfabrik shipyard in Rostock, Mecklenburg, Germany. |
23 Mar 1945 | M612 was launched by Neptun Schiffswerft und Maschinenfabrik Gmbh in Rostock, Germany. |
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