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Oskarshamn Shipyard


Oskarshamn Shipyard is a shipbuilding and repair facility located in Oskarshamn, Sweden.

The shipyard company was established in 1863 when a dry dock was built in Oskarshamn. About 540 vessels have been built and launched at the shipyard since then. In the 1960s the company had a working force of about 1.450 people.

The Oskarshamn shipyard is still active. Some of the facilities are floating drydock, gantry crane, slipway and 318 metres of quay.

Below is a gallery of some of the ships built at Oskarshamn Shipyard:

MV Enköping, steamship launched 1868

SS Jarl, steamship launched 1907

SS Drotten, steamship launched 1927

MS Bore, passenger ferry launched in 1960

SS Stockholm, passenger ferry built in 1931.

MS Malmö Link leaves Travemünde in 1993

MS Malmö Link, Ropax-ship built in 1980

MS Vaxö, passenger ferry launched 1993

Coordinates: 57°15′42.57″N 16°28′05.90″E / 57.2618250°N 16.4683056°E / 57.2618250; 16.4683056


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