Elbewerft Boizenburg

Elbewerft Boizenburg

Type	1948–1990 VEB 1990–1997 GmbH
Industry	Shipbuilding
Founded	1948
Headquarters	Boizenburg, Germany
Products	Fishcutters River cruise ships Cargo ships
Parent	DMS AG

Elbewerft Boizenburg was a German shipbuilding company, headquartered in Boizenburg. Since 1990 it has been part of the Deutschen Maschinen- und Schiffbau AG (DMS AG).^[1]

History

The boat workshop was founded by Franz Jürgen Lemm in 1793.^[2] The first steel ship was launched in 1895. The shipyard developed quickly, from Elbewerft, Boizenburger Werft to Thomsen & Co, in 1938. After World War II the shipyard was founded as VVW Elbewerft Boizenburg VEB on the basis of Thomsen & Co and after 1945 and the separation of Germany, the shipyard focused on markets in Eastern Europe. In 1970, after fusion with shipyard in Roßlau,^[3] Elbewerft Boizenburg became part of VEB Elbewerften Boizenburg/Roßlau, which was one of the most renowned state-owned shipyards of the German Democratic Republic.