“My firm shall be known as a leader in both quality and performance.”

“That’s what Friedrich Lürssen said when he founded our shipyard in 1875. It is still our policy today. We have remained and will continue to remain faithful to his promise. This shipyard is proud to have built ships, boats and yachts which have won praise throughout the entire world.” – Peter and Friedrich Lürssen

Lürssen is a total facility shipbuilder, complete with sales, design, engineering, construction, service and logistical teams plus a full training service. The technology and innovative skills are continually being developed by the challenge posed by building specialized vessels, i.e., yachts, naval crafts, research and scientific vessels. As a total shipbuilder Lürssen “cross fertilize„ the procedures to maximize their quality and efficiency.  This guarantees that each vessel will be the finest and best value that money can buy.  Since 1875 Lürssen has amassed quite a record of achievement in the industry, always using the very best methods, materials and technologies for each vessel.  Every yacht built at Lürssen has the family name on it and that is reason enough to make sure their clients get only the best.

The History of Lürssen

The Lürssen company grew big with small boats - developing from a modest boat building shed to a leading manufacturer of luxury yachts, naval ships and other high-quality special-purpose vessels.

When Friedrich Lürssen founded his boat yard in 1875, he began with manufacturing small work-boats. But soon, he successfully built and sold rowing boats for sport clubs and by 1890, his firm belonged to the pioneers for motor boats in Germany. In 1912, a Lürssen speedboat, with Otto Lürssen at the helm, won a number of prizes in the prestigious Monaco race.

Simultaneously, Lürssen shipyard achieved competence and success in motor yachts.  Between 1924 and 1932, a substantial number of yacht tenders and notable motor yachts were exported to the USA. This solid tradition has been preserved over the times: Today, Lürssen is world-renowned. Its client list includes international navies, industrial leaders and private personages. Each appreciates the reliability, comfort and workmanship of a Lürssen vessel.

Four generations later, Friedrich Lürssen´s descendants are still at the helm of the shipyard as it has entered the 21st century.

CREATIVE DESIGN

With more than 100 years of expertise, Lürssen´s excellence in the area of ship design is unparalleled. A custom computer design program for a three-dimensional CAD System is accessed by a staff of over one hundred naval architects and engineers. Working with this system,  workshop drawings for hulls, decks, and interiors can be implemented with the utmost precision. Documentation is transmitted directly from the Lürssen program, assuring accurate fitting and quality in compliance  with the highest International Classification Standards. Lürssen´s design group can also be called upon for cooperative ventures. The in-house staff will collaborate with owners and outside designers in seeking creative options and design solutions with regard to both exterior and interior plans. Practical seagoing essentials are married with technological advances and aesthetic elements of grace and beauty.

HIGH TECHNOLOGY

At Lürssen, the application  of high-technology in the construction of yachts reaches state-of-the-art levels. Lürssen has developed a Sectional Construction System that sharply contrasts with the more traditional, time intensive ways of shipbuilding. Yachts and ships are divided into self-contained sections, each honed, moulded, and finished to a certain point and then assembled into a single unit.

Lürssen's technically complex sectional construction allows for maximum work efficiency and flexibility.  There is constant project attention: no downtime or stoppage.  Should problems arise in one area, such as delays in furnishings, the work on other sections continues.

QUALITY ENGINEERING

Lürssen sets the same high standards in its engineering capabilities as it does with design, construction and service.  Design and engineering staff, as well as a host of master craftsmen, move vessels swiftly, efficiently and safely to completion. Lürssen engineers consult on initial concepts, designs, and requirements. This gives a distinct advantage. Each team member is involved in problem spotting and solution development throughout the entire design and production process. Working together, the teams interact and present creative solutions to practical problems.

Lürssen´s craftsmen have been trained and qualified to handle the most exacting and complex challenges, encouraging and supporting research and development of new technology in every field from pipefitting to electrical and mechanical engineering.

REFIT, PAINT & REPAIR

Lürssen firmly believes final fit-out and painting can only be executed in an ideal setting with perfect working conditions. To  that end, Lürssen invested in an environmentally sensitive fit-out and painting facility. The massive structure is the largest and most technologically advanced facility of  its type, accommodating ships up to 100 meters with expansion possibilities up to 125 meters. The halls were designed and finished with a special interior coating developed for Lürssen to guarantee a dust-free environment.

Filtered  air is circulated at computer maintained, optimal, climate-controlled temperatures. All of these elements  assure the finest results in paint and varnish. Lürssen also  ser-vices existing vessels with superior repair and maintenance capabilities. For vessels in remote locations our specially trained mobile service group can effect a Lürssen quality technical repair anywhere. From major renovations to on-site restorations to year-round services which keep a vessel operating at its best, Lürssen´s team of experts are at the ready for its clients.

INTERIOR CRAFTSMANSHIP

While much state of-the-art technology can be applied to the design, engineering and speed factors of a yacht, Lürssen remains respectful to the traditional values which must be applied to interior work requiring master craftsmen.

In seeking the perfect translation of design specifications of yacht interiors, Lürssen works with interior designers. Teams of traditional craftsmen, many of whom have followed their fathers and grandfathers into their trade, handcraft the mouldings, polish the wood, and lay the marble in ways that cannot be replaced by modern machinery.

THE SHIPYARD

Working with teams of specialists, Friedrich and Peter Lürssen have expanded the shipyard's intenational reputation.  The present shipyard sets new standards in technology, design, ecology and safety.

More than fifty thousand square meters of space have been modernized and turned into an environmentally-sensitive working place.  Yachts are now manufactured in 4 locations, three near Bremen and the river Weser and one on the Kiel canal in Rendsburg.  Work is carried out in enviroment protected sheds on land and in three covered dry docks.  More than one nautical mile of deep water quays run along the banks of the River Weser, which serves the international seaport of Bremen and along the Kiel canal.

Operating under the credo that superior quality can only be achieved under the best possible conditions, Lürssen allows no compromise in its work force, working place, and work scheduling.  Job security, protection of the environment and efficiency are key elements at Lürssen Shipyard.  The return for this investment?  Lürssen's ability to offer ships of the highest quality at competitive prices.

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