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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}} | 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|p. 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|p. 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|p. 639}} | ||
==Shipbuilding== | ==Shipbuilding== | ||
Revision as of 20:28, 24 August 2016
Ganz Danubius & Co. was a Hungarian shipbuilding company.
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. [2] 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. [3] In 1911, under government pressure, the company merged with Ganz & Co (Budapest) to form Ganz & Co. – Danubius Maschinen-, Waggon und Schiffsbau A.G. [4]
Shipbuilding
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
Sieche, Erwin and Dr. Nikolaus Sifferlinger (2007). 3rd International Conference on Industrial Heritage, available as a pdf online[1] Naval Shipbuilding at Ganz-Danubius in Rijeka From 1905 Till 1918 – Cruiser 'Helgoland' as an Example of Excellence.
