Private company

Blohm+Voss

German shipbuilding and engineering company

Blohm+Voss (B+V), also written historically as Blohm & Voss, Blohm und Voß etc., is a German shipbuilding and engineering company. Founded in Hamburg in 1877 to specialise in steel-hulled ships, its most famous product was the World War II battleship Bismarck.² From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

Apr 5, 1877Founded¹

Industrybuilding of pleasure and sporting boats, manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery, manufacture of machinery and equipment, shipbuilding, vehicle construction¹
HeadquartersHamburg¹
Founded inHamburg¹
Websitenvl.de/en/shipyards-and-docks/blohmvoss
Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, B.V. & Co. KG¹

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The story

Founded by Hermann Blohm on Apr 5, 1877, in Hamburg.¹

Leadership

Who has led Blohm+Voss, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

FounderHermann Blohm¹

Board members and other officers (1)

Board memberRudolf Blohm 1918 to 1966¹

Products and brands

Bismarck
Gorch Fock
Gorch Fock I
HMS Graph
HMS Meteorite
U-1000
U-1001
U-1002
U-1003
U-1004
U-1005
U-1006
U-1007
U-1008
U-1009
U-1010
U-1013
U-1014
U-1015
U-1016
U-1017
U-1018
U-1019
U-1020
U-1021
U-1022
U-1023
U-1024
U-1025
U-1405
U-1406
U-2501
U-2502
U-2503
U-2504
U-2505
U-2506
U-2507
U-2508
U-2509
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U-2519
U-2520
U-2521
U-2522
U-2523
U-2524
U-2525
U-2526
U-2527
U-2528
U-2529

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

thyssenkrupp AG
NVL B.V. & Co. KG since 2021

Owners

Hermann Blohm
Lürssen

Also owns

Blohm+Voss shipyard
Vulkanwerft
Wenzendorf Aircraft Factory

Former owners and parents

TKMS 2005 to 2010
Lürssen 2016 to 2021

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

2021Acquired Acquired by NVL B.V. & Co. KG¹
2016Acquired Acquired by Lürssen¹
2005Acquired Acquired by TKMS¹
Apr 5, 1877Founded Founded in Hamburg¹

Sources

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1
WikidataBlohm+Voss on Wikidata
2
WikipediaBlohm+Voss on Wikipedia