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The website provided under this record belongs to GERMAN NAVAL YARDS, a Kiel-based shipyard on the Kiel Fjord specialising in the design and construction of large, highly integrated naval vessels such as frigates, corvettes and offshore patrol vessels. It also builds large non-military vessels and superyacht hulls and superstructures, and offers maintenance, repair, conversion and integrated logistics support. The yard traces its origins to the surface shipbuilding division of Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW), claims 185 years of shipbuilding tradition, employs around 400 people across its German locations and is part of the European shipbuilding group CMN NAVAL alongside French yard CMN and UK-based ILS specialist ISHERWOODS.

The website on record presents GERMAN NAVAL YARDS, a shipyard in Kiel-Gaarden on the Kiel Fjord specialising in the design and construction of large naval vessels. Descended from the surface shipbuilding division of Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW), the yard cites 185 years of shipbuilding tradition and is part of the European shipbuilding group CMN NAVAL, together with the French yard CMN and UK-based ILS specialist ISHERWOODS. Its stated approach centres on a modular, large-size block construction method with a high level of prefabrication and pre-outfitting, supported by in-house design and engineering using 3D models.

Services

Design, engineering and newbuilding of naval vessels as system integrator
Hull and superstructure construction for superyachts
Maintenance and overhaul: hull damage repair, interior fittings, engines and exhaust systems, pumps, cranes, electrical systems, pressure tanks, HVAC, fire suppression and alarm systems, fresh water generators, ballast water treatment systems, paint renewal
Ship repair and complex conversions, including planning, engineering and class approval
Integrated logistics support (ILS) via subsidiary Sir Joseph Isherwood Limited, covering condition-based, predictive and preventative maintenance planning and spare parts management
Steel cutting, panel line production, blasting and coating, pre-outfitting, dock assembly, harbour and sea acceptance trials

Facilities

Yard area of more than 250,000 m², with over 50,000 m² of covered sheds
Mega dry dock over 426 m x 88 m, described as the largest in the Baltic region
Covered dry dock 240 m x 44 m
Outfitting pier 391 m, further pier 194 m, yard harbour 58 m x 50 m
900 t gantry/portal crane spanning 157 m, plus around 60 cranes including 50 t cantilever cranes; floating crane on request
Three temperature- and humidity-controlled paint sheds and a climate-controlled central outfitting workshop
Shore connections for power, fresh water, cooling water and ballast water

Vessel Types

Frigates, corvettes and offshore patrol vessels, including the SEAGUARD 96 corvette design
High-Speed Interceptor HSI32 and unmanned UHSI32 (developed by CMN, Cherbourg)
Naval support vessels and combat support ship overhauls
Superyachts, including the 114 m Project ELF and reference to the 143 m Sailing Yacht A
Salvage tug conversions from AHTS vessels

Certifications

DIN EN ISO 9001, 14001, ISO 45001, DIN EN ISO 50001, DIN 2303, EN 1090 (WPK and welding), DIN EN ISO 3834-2, DNV-GL welding certification

Location

Kiel-Gaarden, Kiel Fjord, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany