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ww2dbaseAl Griffis has been working on 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 2019.

ww2dbaseAl is a veteran of the United States Navy, serving on a ship patrolling the Vietnamese coast during the Vietnam War.

Photographs/Maps Contributions

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Timeline Contributions

Al Griffis has also contributed 50 entries in the WW2 Timeline. A small sample of his timeline contributions is shown below.

» 25 Mar 1945: An order was given to destroy the facilities of Deutsche Werke Kiel in Germany before Allied capture, but it would not be obeyed.

» 27 Nov 1886: Rickmer Clasen Rickmers, the founder of Heloglander Rickmer Classen Rickmers, passed away. His 79-year-old son Andreas Rickmers took control of the company.

» 25 May 1935: Deutsche Werke Kiel AG in Germany began planning the construction of a third slip.

» 4 Jul 1885: Drydock No. 2 at Blohm und Voss shipyard in Hamburg, Germany began operations.

» 21 Sep 1805: The Senate of Bremen, Germany authorized Johann Lange to build a shipyard in the Vegesack district opposite side from the harbor entrance. Lange would name the shipyard after himself.

» 13 Jul 1943: In Bremen, Germany, Atlas Werke AG held its final General Meeting. Shortly after, Krupp would take over Atlas's operations and would rename the company Maschinenbau Kiel GmbH.

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