New Name - Same Course

The year 1875 saw the birth of a new shipyard. The name of which would become synonymous with high quality, state of the art shipbuilding.

The company, which became known to its international clientele as Royal Schelde, built a large number of naval and commercial vessels, many of which helped to shape history. In 2000 it became part of the largest shipbuilding conglomerate in the Netherlands, the Damen Shipyards Group. Together with its sister companies, it is continuously improving and expanding a complete range of naval and patrol vessels ranging from 10 to over 200 meters. In recognition of the uniqueness of this portfolio, 133 years of shipbuilding excellence is given a new name as of 20 October 2008.

Royal Schelde, or Schelde Naval Shipbuilding bv as we used to be called formally, from now on will be called

DAMEN SCHELDE NAVAL SHIPBUILDING

Vlissingen, 01-10-2008.

Publication date: 01-10-2008

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