Lürssen
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Lürssen is a German
shipbuilding
company based in Bremen-Vegesack
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Lürssen designs and constructs yacht
s, naval ship
s and special vessels. Trading as Lürssen Yachts, it is one of the leading builders of custom superyachts such as Paul Allen
's Octopus
and Larry Ellison
's Rising Sun
, one of the largest privately owned yachts in the world.
Naval ships built by Lürssen include:
Lürssen is currently also involved with the building of Braunschweig class corvette
s and is part of the ARGE F125 joint-venture designing the F125 class frigate
.
operation of the late 1940s/early 1950s that infiltrated and compromised Operation Jungle
, an MI6 program that used Lürssen E-boat
s to insert British-trained Baltic agents into the Soviet Union
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
shipbuilding
Shipbuilding
Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and floating vessels. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to before recorded history.Shipbuilding and ship repairs, both...
company based in Bremen-Vegesack
Bremen-Vegesack
-Geography:Vegesack is located at the mouth of the river Lesum, beside the Weser River . Abutting the district of Vegesack to the northwest is the district of Blumenthal, in the southeast the district of Burglesum...
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Lürssen designs and constructs yacht
Yacht
A yacht is a recreational boat or ship. The term originated from the Dutch Jacht meaning "hunt". It was originally defined as a light fast sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries...
s, naval ship
Naval ship
A naval ship is a ship used for combat purposes, commonly by a navy. Naval ships are differentiated from civilian ships by construction and purpose...
s and special vessels. Trading as Lürssen Yachts, it is one of the leading builders of custom superyachts such as Paul Allen
Paul Allen
Paul Gardner Allen is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. Allen co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates...
's Octopus
Octopus (yacht)
Octopus is a megayacht owned by Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft. Delivered in 2003, it was believed to be the biggest such yacht at the time of its construction...
and Larry Ellison
Larry Ellison
Lawrence Joseph "Larry" Ellison is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Oracle Corporation, one of the world's leading enterprise software companies. As of 2011, he is the third wealthiest American citizen, with an estimated worth of $33 billion.- Early life :Larry Ellison was born in the...
's Rising Sun
Rising Sun (yacht)
Rising Sun is a motor yacht designed by the late Jon Bannenberg, and built by Germany's Lürssen. It was originally purchased by Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle Corporation, and is currently owned by David Geffen. The yacht is the 8th largest in the world with a length of almost 138 metres...
, one of the largest privately owned yachts in the world.
Naval ships built by Lürssen include:
- Many E boats of World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, based on Lürssen's design for Otto Hermann KahnOtto Hermann KahnOtto Hermann Kahn was an investment banker, collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts.-Life and career:He was born on February 21, 1867, and raised in the city of Mannheim, Germany, to Jewish parents...
's private yacht Oheka IIOheka IIOheka II was a private motor yacht built for German investment banker Otto Hermann Kahn by Lürssen in 1927. Capable of 34 knots top speed, she became the blueprint for the German Navy's Schnellboot.... - World War II R boatR boatThe R boats were a group of small minesweepers but used for several purposes during the Second World War.A total of 424 boats were built for the Kriegsmarine before and during World War II. The German Navy used them in every theatre including the Baltic, Mediterranean and the Black Sea...
minesweepersMinesweeper (ship)A minesweeper is a small naval warship designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. Minesweepers generally detect then neutralize mines in advance of other naval operations.-History:...
, including the first minesweeper (1929) fitted with a Voith Schneider propeller (R8) - Jaguar class fast attack craftJaguar class fast attack craftThe Type 140 Jaguar class fast attack craft is an evolution of the German torpedo boats of World War II. The design was developed by Lürssen and designated Schnellboot 55. The 20 boats that were built for the German Navy were in Service from 1959 to 1976...
- Seeadler class fast attack craftSeeadler class fast attack craftThe Type 141 Seeadler class fast attack craft differs from Type 140 Jaguar class fast attack craft only in the installation of other, later more powerful diesel engine....
- Zobel class fast attack craftZobel class fast attack craftThe Type 142 Zobel class was a German class of torpedo bearing Fast Attack Craft . They were in service with the Bundesmarine during the Cold War to protect the Baltic sea coast...
- Tiger class fast attack craftTiger class fast attack craftThe Type 148 Tiger class fast attack craft is a modification of the French La Combattante II design for the Bundesmarine . The La Combattante had been designed by Lürssen of Germany for Israel, but were built in France by Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie in Cherbourg for political reasons...
- Frankenthal class mine hunterFrankenthal class mine hunterThe Type 332 Frankenthal class mine hunter is a class of German mine hunters. The ships are built of non-magnetic steel. Hull, machinery and superstructure of this class is similar to the original Type 343 Hameln class minesweeper, but the equipment differs....
- Kılıç class fast attack missile corvette
Lürssen is currently also involved with the building of Braunschweig class corvette
Braunschweig class corvette
The K130 Braunschweig class is Germany's newest class of ocean-going corvettes. They supplement the Gepard class fast attack craft that are currently used.-Technical details:...
s and is part of the ARGE F125 joint-venture designing the F125 class frigate
F125 class frigate
F125 is the project name for the Type 125 Baden-Württemberg class of frigates, currently in development for the German Navy by ARGE F125, a joint-venture of Thyssen-Krupp and Lürssen...
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Trivia
Lursen-S was the name of a Soviet counter-espionageCounter-Espionage
-Cast:* Warren William as Michael Lanyard* Eric Blore as Jamison* Hillary Brooke as Pamela Hart* Thurston Hall as Insp. Crane* Fred Kelsey as Detective Wesley Dickens* Forrest Tucker as Anton Schugg* Matthew Boulton as Inspector J...
operation of the late 1940s/early 1950s that infiltrated and compromised Operation Jungle
Operation Jungle
Operation Jungle was a program by the British Secret Intelligence Service early in the Cold War for the clandestine insertion of intelligence and resistance agents into the Baltic states...
, an MI6 program that used Lürssen E-boat
E-boat
E-boats was the designation for Motor Torpedo Boats of the German Navy during World War II. It is commonly held that the E stood for Enemy....
s to insert British-trained Baltic agents into the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
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