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[[File:SzentIstvan_Danubius.jpg|300px|thumb|right|17 January 1914 photo looking through one of the drydocks of Ganz Danubius & Co Fiume at Szent Istvan.<ref>Alois Beer</ref>]] | [[File:SzentIstvan_Danubius.jpg|300px|thumb|right|17 January 1914 photo looking through one of the drydocks of Ganz Danubius & Co Fiume at Szent Istvan.<ref>Alois Beer</ref>]] | ||
==History== | |||
Danubius was originally formed as Vereinigte Schiff- und Maschinenbau A.G. Danubius-Schoenichen-Hartmann through the merger of two Budapest mechanical engineering firms in 1896. {{SiecheNavalShipbuildingDanubius 635}} On 31 January, 1905, the name was changed to Schiffbau- und Maschinenfabriks A.G. Danubius, shortly after taking over the site (but not the tooling) of a former shipyard in Fiume. {{SiecheNavalShipbuildingDanubius 637}} In 1911, under government pressure, the company merged with Ganz & Co (Budapest) to form Ganz & Co. – Danubius Maschinen-, Waggon und Schiffsbau A.G. {{SiecheNavalShipbuildingDanubius 639}} | |||
==Shipbuilding== | ==Shipbuilding== | ||
Revision as of 20:23, 24 August 2016
Ganz Danubius & Co. was a Hungarian shipbuilding company.
17 January 1914 photo looking through one of the drydocks of Ganz Danubius & Co Fiume at Szent Istvan.[1]
History
Danubius was originally formed as Vereinigte Schiff- und Maschinenbau A.G. Danubius-Schoenichen-Hartmann through the merger of two Budapest mechanical engineering firms in 1896. Template:SiecheNavalShipbuildingDanubius 635 On 31 January, 1905, the name was changed to Schiffbau- und Maschinenfabriks A.G. Danubius, shortly after taking over the site (but not the tooling) of a former shipyard in Fiume. Template:SiecheNavalShipbuildingDanubius 637 In 1911, under government pressure, the company merged with Ganz & Co (Budapest) to form Ganz & Co. – Danubius Maschinen-, Waggon und Schiffsbau A.G. Template:SiecheNavalShipbuildingDanubius 639
Shipbuilding
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Alois Beer
Bibliography
