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Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij
The (NSM; from Dutch language, Dutch: ''Dutch shipbuilding company''), was a Dutch shipyard, shipbuilding company based in Amsterdam. It existed from 1894 to 1946. From c. 1908 it was the biggest Dutch shipbuilding company. Foundation of the NSM Successor of the Koninklijke Fabriek The Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij (NSM) was a successor of the Van Vlissingen en Dudok van Heel, Koninklijke Fabriek, albeit only from an organizational perspective. When the Koninklijke Fabriek was restarted as Werkspoor, Nederlandsche Fabriek van Werktuigen en spoorwegmaterieel (later Werkspoor) on 22 May 1891, the shipbuilding activities were stopped. In 1893 former employees of the Koninklijke Fabriek then contacted Jacob Theodoor Cremer, and he founded the new company Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij (NSM). The literal meaning of the name was 'Dutch shipbuilding company', a name that would later prove not to be an exaggeration. NSM acquired (leased) the site of the former shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nederlandsche Dok En Scheepsbouw Maatschappij
The Nederlandsche Dok en Scheepsbouw Maatschappij (NDSM) (Dutch: ''Netherlands dock and shipbuilding company''), was a shipbuilding and repair company based in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, existing from 1946 to 1979. The area of about 80 hectares has since 2013 been transformed into a modern city district as a distinct part of Amsterdam-Noord and is still under development. The industrial wharfs and structures have been replaced by apartment buildings and hospitality industry, still called NDSM. Foundation Partnership turned into Public Company The company came into existence as a general partnership named Nederlandsche Dok en Scheepsbouw Maatschappij (NDSM), founded by Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij (NSM) and Nederlandsche Dok Maatschappij (NDM) both from Amsterdam. On 27 February 1946 this partnership was confirmed by the shareholders of both companies. The partnership would soon be turned into the public company NDSM NV. All assets would be handed to NDSM, and staf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Costa Rica
SS ''Costa Rica'' was a Dutch passenger steamship. She was built in 1910 as ''Prinses Juliana'' for Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland (SMN, or "Netherland Line"), which ran scheduled passenger and mail services between Amsterdam and Java. In 1930 Koninklijke Nederlandse Stoomboot-Maatschappij (KNSM or "Royal Netherlands Steamship Company") bought ''Prinses Juliana'' and renamed her ''Costa Rica''. KNMS operated scheduled passenger and mail services between Amsterdam or IJmuiden and the Caribbean. She was an Allied troop ship in both world wars. In the First World War the Netherlands were neutral, but in 1918 the United Kingdom seized ''Prinses Juliana'' under angary. In the World War II, Second World War ''Costa Rica'' became an Allied troop ship after the German invasion of the Netherlands in 1940. She took troops from Great Britain and Union of South Africa, South Africa to Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt. During the German invasion of Greece in April 1941, ''Costa Rica'' evacuat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MV Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft
''Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft'' was a Dutch ocean liner built in 1925. An onboard fire destroyed her passenger accommodation before she was completed. In 1932, another fire damaged her so severely that she was sold for scrapping, only to catch fire again before she was scrapped. Ordering The MSN and the NSM MS ''Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft'' was built for the Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland (SMN). SMN had been founded in 1870 and its core business was the transport between the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies. Later the line added other destinations in the Pacific, e.g, from Java to the West Coast of the USA, and even a line from Java to New York. The ships that carried passengers had to be fast and comfortable. For building these, and many other ships the SMN required, SMN had a long-standing relationship with the Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij (NSM), which had built all the SMN ships since c. 1905. The order and French currency depreciation Between 1922 and 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Nazaire
Saint-Nazaire (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Loire-Atlantique Departments of France, department in western France, in traditional Brittany. The town has a major harbour on the right bank of the Loire estuary, near the Atlantic Ocean. The town is at the south of the second-largest swamp in France, called "la Brière". Given its location, Saint-Nazaire has a long tradition of fishing and shipbuilding. The Chantiers de l'Atlantique, one of the largest shipyards in the world, constructed notable ocean liners such as , , and the cruise ship , the largest passenger ship in the world until 2022. Saint-Nazaire was a small village until the industrial era, Industrial Revolution but became a large town in the second half of the 19th century, thanks to the construction of railways and the growth of the seaport. Saint-Nazaire progressively replaced upstream Nantes as the main haven on the Loire estuary. As a major submarine base for the Kriegsmarine, Saint-Nazaire was subje ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ateliers Et Chantiers De La Loire
Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire (ACL) was a French shipbuilding company of the late 19th and early 20th century. The name translates roughly to English as "Workshops and Shipyard of the Loire". Early years In the eighteenth century Nantes had been the biggest French port, and the Loire had a major shipbuilding industry. A prime example was Chantiers Dubigeon, Dubigeon established in 1760. In the nineteenth century Nantes was surpassed by Le Havre and Marseille. In the first half of the nineteenth century a port was developed at Saint-Nazaire for ships that could no longer reach Nantes. In the second half of the nineteenth century industrialization got under way in Nantes and Saint-Nazaire. In 1861 a Scottish engineer founded the Chantiers de Penhoët at Saint-Nazaire. Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire (ACL) was formed in 1881 in Nantes by Jollet Babin to take advantage of the expansion of the French Navy. The shipyard was built at Prairie du Lac, near the Dubigeon yard, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustaaf Oosterhuis, Afb 010179000305
Gustaaf may refer to: * Gustaaf Van Cauter, (born 1948), former racing cyclist *Gustaaf Deloor (1913–2002), Belgian road racing cyclist * Gustaaf Eeckeman (1918–1975), Belgian football left winger * Gustaaf Adolf van den Bergh van Eysinga (1874–1957), Dutch theologian * Boudewijn Albert Karel Leopold Axel Maria Gustaaf (1930–1993), King of the Belgians from 1951 until his death * Gustaaf Hermans (born 1951), former Belgian cyclist * Gustaaf Bernard Jozef Hiltermann (born 1914), Dutch journalist, jurist, political commentator, publisher, historian *Gustaaf Hulstaert (1900–1990), Belgian missionary in the Belgian Congo from 1925 * Gustaaf van Hulstijn (1884–1976), Dutch fencer *Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff (1705–1750), Dutch colonial administrator for the Dutch East India Company *Gustaaf Joos (1923–2004), prelate of the Diocese of Ghent * Julius Gustaaf Arnout Koenders (1886–1957), Surinamese teacher and fervent activist for Sranan Tongo * Gustaaf Lauwereins (born 1941 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overhead Crane
An overhead crane, commonly called a bridge crane, is a type of crane found in industrial environments. An overhead crane consists of two parallel rails seated on longitudinal I-beams attached to opposite steel columns by means of brackets. The traveling bridge spans the gap. A hoist, the lifting component of a crane, travels along the bridge. If the bridge is rigidly supported on two or more legs running on two fixed rails at ground level, the crane is called a gantry crane (USA, ASME B30 series) or a ''goliath crane'' (UK, BS 466). Another variant is the ''semi-goliath crane'', where one fixed rail is at ground level, and the other fixed rail is overhead, commonly used along the exterior of an existing building. Unlike mobile or construction cranes, overhead cranes are typically used for either manufacturing or maintenance applications, where efficiency or downtime are critical factors. Single Girder Overhead Crane The single girder type overhead crane is the most commo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustaaf Oosterhuis, Afb 010179000317
Gustaaf may refer to: * Gustaaf Van Cauter, (born 1948), former racing cyclist *Gustaaf Deloor (1913–2002), Belgian road racing cyclist * Gustaaf Eeckeman (1918–1975), Belgian football left winger * Gustaaf Adolf van den Bergh van Eysinga (1874–1957), Dutch theologian * Boudewijn Albert Karel Leopold Axel Maria Gustaaf (1930–1993), King of the Belgians from 1951 until his death * Gustaaf Hermans (born 1951), former Belgian cyclist * Gustaaf Bernard Jozef Hiltermann (born 1914), Dutch journalist, jurist, political commentator, publisher, historian *Gustaaf Hulstaert (1900–1990), Belgian missionary in the Belgian Congo from 1925 * Gustaaf van Hulstijn (1884–1976), Dutch fencer *Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff (1705–1750), Dutch colonial administrator for the Dutch East India Company *Gustaaf Joos (1923–2004), prelate of the Diocese of Ghent * Julius Gustaaf Arnout Koenders (1886–1957), Surinamese teacher and fervent activist for Sranan Tongo * Gustaaf Lauwereins (born 1941 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HNLMS Sumatra (1920)
HNLMS ''Sumatra'' was a ''Java''-class light cruiser operated by the Royal Netherlands Navy. She was designed to defend the Dutch East Indies and outperform all potential rivals. She was laid down in 1916, but a series of construction delays prevented her from being completed until 1926. By the time she entered service, her design was already dated. Over the next several years, she operated in the Indonesian archipelago, protected Dutch assets during the Chinese Civil War, and escorted merchant ships during the Spanish Civil War. Following the Invasion of the Netherlands in 1940, the cruiser fled to the United Kingdom and was incorporated into the Royal Navy. After a world-wide voyage to and from the East Indies, the Royal Navy had no use for the old cruiser. In 1944, she was sunk as a breakwater as part of a Mulberry harbour during the Invasion of France. Design Development During the early 20th century, the primary purpose of the Dutch Navy was the protection of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pier (architecture)
A pier, in architecture, is an upright support for a structure or superstructure such as an arch or bridge. Sections of structural walls between openings (bays) can function as piers. External or free-standing walls may have piers at the ends or on corners. Description The simplest cross section (geometry), cross section of the pier is square (geometry), square, or rectangle, rectangular, but other shapes are also common. In medieval architecture, massive circle, circular supports called drum piers, cruciform (cross-shaped) piers, and compound piers are common architectural elements. Columns are a similar upright support, but stand on a round base; in many contexts columns may also be called piers. In buildings with a sequence of Bay (architecture), bays between piers, each opening (window or door) between two piers is considered a single bay. Bridge piers Single-span bridges have abutments at each end that support the weight of the bridge and serve as retaining walls to res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swing Bridge
A swing bridge (or swing span bridge) is a movable bridge that can be rotated horizontally around a vertical axis. It has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring, usually at or near to its center of gravity, about which the swing span (turning span) can then pivot horizontally as shown in the animated illustration to the right. In its closed position, a swing bridge carrying a road or railway over a river or canal, for example, allows traffic to cross. When a water vessel needs to pass the bridge, road traffic is stopped (usually by traffic signals and barriers), and then motors rotate the bridge horizontally about its pivot point. The typical swing bridge will rotate approximately 90 degrees, or one-quarter turn; however, a bridge which intersects the navigation channel at an oblique angle may be built to rotate only 45 degrees, or one-eighth turn, in order to clear the channel. Small swing bridges as found over narrow canals may be pivo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustaaf Oosterhuis, Afb 010179000190
Gustaaf may refer to: * Gustaaf Van Cauter, (born 1948), former racing cyclist *Gustaaf Deloor (1913–2002), Belgian road racing cyclist * Gustaaf Eeckeman (1918–1975), Belgian football left winger * Gustaaf Adolf van den Bergh van Eysinga (1874–1957), Dutch theologian * Boudewijn Albert Karel Leopold Axel Maria Gustaaf (1930–1993), King of the Belgians from 1951 until his death * Gustaaf Hermans (born 1951), former Belgian cyclist * Gustaaf Bernard Jozef Hiltermann (born 1914), Dutch journalist, jurist, political commentator, publisher, historian *Gustaaf Hulstaert (1900–1990), Belgian missionary in the Belgian Congo from 1925 * Gustaaf van Hulstijn (1884–1976), Dutch fencer *Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff (1705–1750), Dutch colonial administrator for the Dutch East India Company *Gustaaf Joos (1923–2004), prelate of the Diocese of Ghent * Julius Gustaaf Arnout Koenders (1886–1957), Surinamese teacher and fervent activist for Sranan Tongo * Gustaaf Lauwereins (born 1941 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
