verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message schichau seebeckwerft gmbh former type gmbh industry shipbuilding founded 1950 defunct 2009 headquarters bremerhaven germany key people karl heinz jahncke ceo products ferries roro ships ropax ships container ships number of employees 380 website www.schichau seebeck shipyard.com seebeck shipyard schichau seebeckwerft often abbreviated ssw was a german shipbuilding company headquartered in bremerhaven . the name comes from the 1988 merger of schichau with seebeckwerft . contents 1 history 2 ships built by schichau seebeckwerft selection 2.1 civilian ships 3 references 4 external links history edit main article schichau werke the original company schichau was founded in 1837 by ferdinand schichau in elbing elbl g as f. schichau . it started by manufacturing steam engines and heavy equipment later locomotives . in 1854 schichau built a shipyard in elbing . 1 a new large shipyard in danzig was opened in 1890 later becoming a part of the polish gda sk shipyard after 1945 . in 1929 the shipyard was bought by the german government . 1 in 1930 the company also bought a small yard in k nigsberg . after 1945 shipyards in danzig k nigsberg and elbing were found on the soviet and polish territories and the company restarted business in bremerhaven in west germany merging with the unterweserweft in 1972 to become schichau unterweser and with seebeckwerft in 1988 to become schichau seebeckwerft . the company was then bought by bremer vulkan and initially closed in 1996 . the new ssw schichau seebeck shipyard gmbh founded in 1998 was closed in 2009 . with its long history of major shipbuilding the company is also known as schichau werft or schichau seebeck shipyard werft meaning shipyard . ships built by schichau seebeckwerft selection edit civilian ships edit m s bewa discoverer 1974 m s pride of free enterprise 1979 m s spirit of free enterprise 1979 m s herald of free enterprise 1980 sunk in 1987 m s olau hollandia 1981 m s olau britannia 1982 m s peter pan 1986 m s nils holgersson 1987 m s olau hollandia 1989 m s olau britannia 1990 m s european pathway 1991 m s european seaway 1991 m s european highway 1992 m s pride of burgundy 1993 m s supefast i 1995 m s superfast ii 1995 references edit a b nitka andrzej przedsi biorstwo stoczniowe f. schichau . elbl g pi awa gda sk ryga kr lewiec . zarys dziej w 1837 1945 in morze statki i okr ty nr . 6 2007 p. 62 71 polish external links edit homepage of schichau seebeckwerft this german corporation or company article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title schichau seebeckwerft & oldid 704798512 categories shipbuilding companies of germanycompanies established in 1837defence companies of germanylocomotive manufacturers of germanycompanies based in bremerhavengerman company stubshidden categories articles with polish language external linksarticles needing additional references from february 2009all articles needing additional referencesall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages deutschfran ais suomi edit links this page was last modified on 13 february 2016 at 17 46 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view