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The company has continued to build ships and other large machines for 125 years. Despite being almost completely demolished after the end of World War II , it now builds warships both for the Deutsche Marine and for export (see MEKO ), as well as oil drilling equipment and ships for numerous commercial customers. From about 1930 to 1945 Blohm & Voss also designed and built Aircraft for use by both the German state airline, Lufthansa , and the air-force, Luftwaffe . Particularly noteworthy were the large Flying Boat s the company produced, as well as ingenious approaches to aircraft building that often featured asymmetric designs. Although the aviation arm was originally known as Hamburger Flugzeugbau and their aircraft bore the designation "Ha", this quickly fell from use and newer designs received "BV" instead. The company's name is often found spelled Blohm + Voß in German (and occasionally English ) sources. Today Blohm + Voss is (along with Howaldtswerke at Kiel and Nordseewerke at Emden ) a subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. SHIPS AND SUBMARINES Famous ships built by Blohm + Voss include: Tall Ship s:
Ocean Liner s and other Passenger Ship s:
Private yachts:
Warships of World War I :
Warships of World War II :
Modern warships:
AIRCRAFT From 1933 to 1945, Blom & Voss also operated the Hamburger Flugzeugbau aircraft company. Although initially given the factory code Ha (for the factory's official name), the link with Blom & Voss shipyards proved too strong and therefore the early aircraft designs were called "Blom & Voss, type Ha..." followed by the design number. To end this confusion, in 1938 the Reichsluftfartministerium gave in to the unavoidable and changed the company code to BV. Aircraft designed under the Ha and BV designations include:
Although Hamburger Flugzeugbau re-emerged after the war and, under different names and ownerships, continued to build aircraft until the present day, this company has no more ties to the Blom & Voss shipyards. A more detailed description of Hamburger Flugzeugbau and its aircraft can be found in the Wikipedia Article For That Company NOTES |
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