Wilton-Fijenoord
Encyclopedia
Wilton-Fijenoord was a shipbuilding
and repair company in Schiedam
in the Netherlands
from 1929 to 1999.
The company has since been fully absorbed into Damen Shiprepair.
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...
and repair company in Schiedam
Schiedam
Schiedam is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. It is part of the Rotterdam metropolitan area. The city is located west of Rotterdam, east of Vlaardingen and south of Delft...
in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
from 1929 to 1999.
The company has since been fully absorbed into Damen Shiprepair.
Ships built
- De Zeven Provinciën classDe Zeven Provinciën class cruiserThe De Zeven Provinciën-class is a class of light cruisers. They were built by Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij and Wilton-Fijenoord for the Royal Netherlands Navy...
cruiser:- HNLMS De RuyterBAP Almirante Grau (CLM-81)BAP Almirante Grau ' is a De Zeven Provinciën-class cruiser in service with the Peruvian Navy. Completed for the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1953 as HNLMS De Ruyter , it was acquired by Peru in 1973. Since then, it has served as the fleet flagship of the Peruvian Navy...
,
- HNLMS De Ruyter
- Passenger liners:
- Fairstar for Sitmar Line
- Statendam, for Holland America LineHolland America LineThe Holland America Line is a cruise shipping company. It was founded in 1873 as the Netherlands-America Steamship Company , a shipping and passenger line. Headquartered in Rotterdam and providing service to the Americas, it became known as Holland America Line...
- Whaling factory:
- Willem Barendsz (II),