"Danubius" Hungarian ship and machinery factory ltd
The Ganz-Danubius shipyard, created by a merger in 1911, was one of the top companies in industrial production at the end of the dualism. The joint-stock company focused primarily on shipbuilding at this time, but was also active in a number of other industries. In terms of both predecessors and successors, the company is the result of an extremely exciting and complex organisational development.
The first predecessor in shipbuilding is Danubius Hungarian Ship- and Engineering Works Rt., which operated between 1890 and 1895.
The Danubius Hungarian ship and machine factory Rt. 1890-1895
Danubius was founded on 14 September 1890 in Budapest with a share capital of 1 000 000 Frt (10 000 shares of 100 HUF each), the German name of the company was "Danubius" Hungarian Shipbuilding and Engineering Works Actiengesellschaft, the French name was "Danubius" Société anonyme Hongroise de Chantier navale d'atelier de Construction. The purpose of the company, according to its articles of association, was to establish a factory in Budapest to manufacture and sell ships, ship machinery, machinery equipment, steam engines, steam boilers, iron structures, and to participate in the production of transportable field, forest and industrial railways.
At the time of its foundation, the company was founded with Elek Bokross as its president, and the members of the board of directors were Henrik Baumgarten, Károly Deutsch, Lajos Egyedi, Nándor Freissleder, Ferenc Freund from Tószeg, Dr. Ambrus Neményi, Gyula Pósch, Manfréd Weiss, Camillo Ludwik, and Dr. Otto Pribram. The supervisory board consisted of Dr. Ferenc Heltai, János Mérő, János Reichart and Arnold Rothkugel.
In 1891, the company built the 34-metre-long, 4-metre-wide Research vessel and the 58-metre-long 400-horsepower Pál Vásárhelyi side-wheel steamship. Also in 1891, he built the Ida, the Mary and the Baba in 1892 for a Romanian company in the construction of the Dragkos side-wheel steamer, and the Ahilleus. In 1893, the ship was built for Henrik Hörnes of Bratislava. Frigyes passenger boat.
The company has been profitable from its early days, so in terms of profit:
- In 1891 9 759 Frt,
- In 1892 60 842 Frt,
- In 1893 93 581 Frt,
- In 1894 (with a capital of Frt 1 500 000) the company made a profit of Frt 102 756.
Danubius merged on 2 April 1895 with the Hungarian ship, machine and boiler factory Scoenichen-Hartmann Rt, which was also founded in 1895 with a capital of 4 000 000 Koruna. The members of the board of directors were Dr. Gyula Basch, Albert Berzeviczy, Béni Boros, Gyula Deutsch, Károly Fach, Rafael Freudenberg, Emil Reitz, Imre Schuler, Adolf Ullmann, Béla Veit, Lajos Walkó and Count Ede Wilczek.
The company subsequently merged with United Ship, Machine and Boiler Works Rt. of Schoenichen-Hartmann-with. The so established Danubius-Schoenichen-Hartmann United Ship, Machine and Boiler Works Ltd operated from 1895 to 1911. A Ganz and Company Iron Foundry and Machine Works Ltd. It was established in 1869 under the leadership of András Mechwart, as the heirs did not wish to continue the management of the founding company after the death of Abraham Ganz in 1867. At the time of the merger in 1911, Ganz was already a well-known and respected brand name, as was Danubius.
The common Ganz and Co. - Danubius - machinery, wagons and shipbuilding ltd survived the First World War, and in 1927 it absorbed the Schlick-Nicholson machinery, wagons and shipyard Rt-t, a Dr. Lipták and Partners Construction and Iron Industry Ltd-and the Machine and railway equipment factory Rt-t. And in 1929 the Ganz Electricity Ltd. and the First Hungarian sewing machine and bicycle factory Rt. was also merged into the company, which thus took over the Ganz & Comp. electric machine, railway, carriage-manufacturing & ship-building Co. Ltd. laughs. After the Second World War, the company was nationalised at the Council of Ministers meeting of 22 November 1946, and in 1948 it was broken up into smaller state-owned companies.
For a full history of the Ganz companies, see the article on Ganz and Company Electrical Machinery, Wagon and Shipbuilding Co.-at.
Founded in 1890
Date of cessation: 1895
Securities issued:
| "Danubius" Hungarian ship and machinery factory |
Decisive leaders:
1890-1893 | Elek Bokross |
1894-1895 | Lajos Tolnay |
Main activity: shipbuilding
Seats:
1890-1895 | Budapest |
Author: by Dr. Márton Pelles
Founded in 1890
Founders are not set
Decisive leaders:
1890-1893 | Elek Bokross |
1894-1895 | Lajos Tolnay |
Main activity: shipbuilding
Main products are not set
Seats:
1890-1895 | Budapest |
Locations are not set
Main milestones are not set
Author: by Dr. Márton Pelles
"Danubius" Hungarian ship and machinery factory ltd
The Ganz-Danubius shipyard, created by a merger in 1911, was one of the top companies in industrial production at the end of the dualism. The joint-stock company focused primarily on shipbuilding at this time, but was also active in a number of other industries. In terms of both predecessors and successors, the company is the result of an extremely exciting and complex organisational development.
The first predecessor in shipbuilding is Danubius Hungarian Ship- and Engineering Works Rt., which operated between 1890 and 1895.
The Danubius Hungarian ship and machine factory Rt. 1890-1895
Danubius was founded on 14 September 1890 in Budapest with a share capital of 1 000 000 Frt (10 000 shares of 100 HUF each), the German name of the company was "Danubius" Hungarian Shipbuilding and Engineering Works Actiengesellschaft, the French name was "Danubius" Société anonyme Hongroise de Chantier navale d'atelier de Construction. The purpose of the company, according to its articles of association, was to establish a factory in Budapest to manufacture and sell ships, ship machinery, machinery equipment, steam engines, steam boilers, iron structures, and to participate in the production of transportable field, forest and industrial railways.
At the time of its foundation, the company was founded with Elek Bokross as its president, and the members of the board of directors were Henrik Baumgarten, Károly Deutsch, Lajos Egyedi, Nándor Freissleder, Ferenc Freund from Tószeg, Dr. Ambrus Neményi, Gyula Pósch, Manfréd Weiss, Camillo Ludwik, and Dr. Otto Pribram. The supervisory board consisted of Dr. Ferenc Heltai, János Mérő, János Reichart and Arnold Rothkugel.
In 1891, the company built the 34-metre-long, 4-metre-wide Research vessel and the 58-metre-long 400-horsepower Pál Vásárhelyi side-wheel steamship. Also in 1891, he built the Ida, the Mary and the Baba in 1892 for a Romanian company in the construction of the Dragkos side-wheel steamer, and the Ahilleus. In 1893, the ship was built for Henrik Hörnes of Bratislava. Frigyes passenger boat.
The company has been profitable from its early days, so in terms of profit:
- In 1891 9 759 Frt,
- In 1892 60 842 Frt,
- In 1893 93 581 Frt,
- In 1894 (with a capital of Frt 1 500 000) the company made a profit of Frt 102 756.
Danubius merged on 2 April 1895 with the Hungarian ship, machine and boiler factory Scoenichen-Hartmann Rt, which was also founded in 1895 with a capital of 4 000 000 Koruna. The members of the board of directors were Dr. Gyula Basch, Albert Berzeviczy, Béni Boros, Gyula Deutsch, Károly Fach, Rafael Freudenberg, Emil Reitz, Imre Schuler, Adolf Ullmann, Béla Veit, Lajos Walkó and Count Ede Wilczek.
The company subsequently merged with United Ship, Machine and Boiler Works Rt. of Schoenichen-Hartmann-with. The so established Danubius-Schoenichen-Hartmann United Ship, Machine and Boiler Works Ltd operated from 1895 to 1911. A Ganz and Company Iron Foundry and Machine Works Ltd. It was established in 1869 under the leadership of András Mechwart, as the heirs did not wish to continue the management of the founding company after the death of Abraham Ganz in 1867. At the time of the merger in 1911, Ganz was already a well-known and respected brand name, as was Danubius.
The common Ganz and Co. - Danubius - machinery, wagons and shipbuilding ltd survived the First World War, and in 1927 it absorbed the Schlick-Nicholson machinery, wagons and shipyard Rt-t, a Dr. Lipták and Partners Construction and Iron Industry Ltd-and the Machine and railway equipment factory Rt-t. And in 1929 the Ganz Electricity Ltd. and the First Hungarian sewing machine and bicycle factory Rt. was also merged into the company, which thus took over the Ganz & Comp. electric machine, railway, carriage-manufacturing & ship-building Co. Ltd. laughs. After the Second World War, the company was nationalised at the Council of Ministers meeting of 22 November 1946, and in 1948 it was broken up into smaller state-owned companies.
For a full history of the Ganz companies, see the article on Ganz and Company Electrical Machinery, Wagon and Shipbuilding Co.-at.