


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: AG Vulcan Stettin | 22 Mar 2021Â |
Facility: Howaldtswerke Kiel | 9 Nov 2020Â |
Facility: H. C. Stülcken Sohn | 26 Oct 2020 |
Facility: Reiherstieg-Schiffswerft und Maschinenfabrik | 5 Oct 2020Â |
Facility: Howaldtswerke Hamburg | 21 Sep 2020Â |
Facility: Deutsche Werft Hamburg | 17 Aug 2020Â |
Facility: Tecklenborg Werft | 27 Jul 2020Â |
Facility: Deutsche Werke Gotenhafen | 13 Jul 2020Â |
Facility: Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft | 22 Jun 2020Â |
Facility: Flensburger Schiffbau AG | 20 Nov 2019Â |
Facility: Nordseewerke Emden | 13 Nov 2019Â |
Facility: Deutsche Werke Kiel | 23 Oct 2019Â |
Ship: F1 | 9 Oct 2019Â |
Ship: F2 | 9 Oct 2019Â |
Ship: F3 | 9 Oct 2019Â |
Ship: F4 | 9 Oct 2019Â |
Ship: F5 | 9 Oct 2019Â |
Ship: F6 | 9 Oct 2019Â |
Ship: F7 | 9 Oct 2019Â |
Ship: F8 | 9 Oct 2019Â |
Photographs/Maps Contributions
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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.» 5 Jan 1929: Major worker strikes ended at Atlas Werke AG in Bremen, Germany; nevertheless, several contracts were lost to foreign competitors.» 1 Nov 1911: Hugo Stinnes purchased Nordseewerke Emden Werft und Dock Aktiengesellschaft in Emden, Germany.
» 15 Jan 1902: The shipbuilding supplier firm Norddeutschen Maschinen- und Armaturenfabrik GmbH was founded in Bremen, Germany.
» 26 Apr 1855: Tecklenborg Werft of Bremerhaven, Germany began operating their King George Dry Dock.
» 12 Nov 1936: The keel of Pinguin was laid down at the Deschimag shipyard in Bremen, Germany.
» 1 Feb 1937: The construction work for slip III at Deutsche Werke Kiel AG in Germany began.
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