Editing Blohm+Voss (section)

===Postwar===
[[File:2013-06-08 Projekt Heißlufftballon DSCF7565.jpg|thumb|262px|Administrative building]]
[[File:Blohm + Voss (Hamburg-Steinwerder).2.phb.ajb.jpg|thumb|262px|Blohm+Voss, between Kuhwerder Port, Nordelbe and Norderloch]]

After the Second World War, the British continued to demolish the shipyards of Steinwerder. B&V, unable to restart shipbuilding work, all but ceased to exist for several years.

In 1950, B&V created a new subsidiary company, Steinwerder Industrie AG, to manufacture machinery and boilers on the site. Its shipyard fortunes began to revive in 1952 when the new company was allowed to restart ship repair work and the City of Hamburg subsequently guaranteed it credit. By 1953 some 900 workers were back in employment.<ref name="wend"/> The building of new ships would later also be allowed again; the first ship built was the [[Wappen von Hamburg]] in 1955. During this period of resurrection the level of investment required meant that B&V moved out of private hands and became a publicly quoted company, 50% owned by Phoenix-Rheinrohr AG, itself soon to be consolidated into the [[Thyssen AG|Thyssen Group]].<ref>Hamburg Journal, Part 2.</ref> Even so, B&V would never regain its former size. In 1966 it took over neighbouring shipbuilder [[H. C. Stülcken Sohn]].<ref>[http://magazin.spiegel.de/EpubDelivery/spiegel/pdf/46265750 Mauerblümchen ist jetzt die Regierung] ("Wallflower is Now the Boss"), ''Der Spiegel'', 21 February 1966, pp.25–26.</ref>

During the postwar years, B+V built [[Oil platform|oil rigs]] and developed a market for other offshore products such as support ships and pipelines.<ref>[http://www.marinelog.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=2872:cape-town-shipyard-busy-with-scarabeo-3-upgrades&Itemid=230 Cape Town shipyard busy with Scarabeo 3 upgrades], MarineLog (retrieved 26 April 2017)</ref><ref>[http://oilrig-photos.com/picture/number2979.asp Semi submersible drill rig Chris Chenery] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427100802/http://oilrig-photos.com/picture/number2979.asp |date=2017-04-27 }}, Oil Rig Photos (retrieved 26 April 2017)</ref><ref>[http://offshoreunits.blohmvoss.com/en/ Offshore Units] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427095950/http://offshoreunits.blohmvoss.com/en/ |date=2017-04-27 }}, Blohm+Voss (retrieved 26 April 2017)</ref> The company has also built ships for numerous commercial customers, including luxury yachts. ''Eclipse'', built for Russian billionaire [[Roman Abramovich]], is {{convert|162|m|ftin}} in length making it the second longest private yacht in the world. B+V still administers the [[Elbe 17]] dry dock at Hamburg. The semi-submersible drilling rig "Chris Chenery" was constructed in 1974 for The Offshore Co. of Houston, US. When [[Thyssen AG]] and [[Krupp]] merged in 1999, B+V became a subsidiary of [[ThyssenKrupp]] Marine Systems.

In December 2001, Blohm+Voss, [[Nordseewerke]] and [[Lürssen|Friedrich Lurssen Werft]] were awarded the contract to build the first five K130 [[MEKO]] frigates for the [[German Navy]]. The first of them, ''[[German corvette Braunschweig|Braunschweig]]'', was built at Blohm+Voss, launched in April 2006 and commissioned in April 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=K130 Braunschweig Class Corvette|url=https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/k130corvette/|access-date=30 April 2018|work=Naval Technology}}</ref> Several problems with the equipment fit delayed commissioning, and the last was commissioned in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=K130 Braunschweig class|url=http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/world-naval-forces/west-european-navies-vessels-ships-equipment/german-navy-marine-germany-vessels-ships-equipment/corvettes-and-opv/1189-k130-braunschweig-class-corvette-korvette-f260-magdeburg-f261-erfurt-f262-oldenburg-f263-ludwigshafen-am-rhein-f264-german-navy-deutsche-marine-tkms-blohm-voss-datasheet-pictures-photos-video-specifications.html|publisher=Navy Recognition|access-date=1 May 2018|language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.presseportal.de/pm/6561/2065764/milliardenprojekt-korvette-130-pannenserie-reisst-nicht-ab-marineinspekteur-fordert-schaerfere|title=Milliardenprojekt Korvette 130: Pannenserie reißt nicht ab – Marineinspekteur fordert schärfere Kontrolle|language=de|work=Norddeutcher Rundfunk via PressPortal|date=20 June 2011|access-date=14 May 2015}}</ref>

In 2011 ThyssenKrupp agreed the sale of the Blohm+Voss civil shipbuilding division to British investment company STAR Capital Partners.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bryant|first=Chris|title=ThyssenKrupp sells 'mega-yacht' division|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/276446d0-24ab-11e1-ac4b-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1gKKFcOYh|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210211246/https://www.ft.com/content/276446d0-24ab-11e1-ac4b-00144feabdc0#axzz1gKKFcOYh|archive-date=10 December 2022|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|work=FT.com|date=12 December 2011|publisher=Financial Times Limited|access-date=12 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=STAR Capital Partners buys Blohm & Voss' civil business|url=http://www.superyachttimes.com/editorial/14/article/id/7606|work=SuperYachtTimes.com|publisher=SuperYachtTimes.com|access-date=12 December 2011|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924111852/http://www.superyachttimes.com/editorial/14/article/id/7606|url-status=dead}}</ref> The military division remained with ThyssenKrupp.<ref>Conrad Waters (Ed.); ''Seaforth World Naval Review 2013'', Seaforth, 2012, p.134.</ref>

In October 2016, regulatory approval was given for [[Lürssen]] to acquire Blohm+Voss from STAR Capital Partners.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-news/breaking-news-a-new-future-for-luerssen/|title=Breaking news: Lürssen acquires Blohm + Voss|publisher=superyachttimes.com|date=28 September 2016|access-date=28 September 2016}}</ref><ref>[http://www.blohmvoss.com/en/corporate/content/press-media/press-releases German Fair Trade Commission approves Blohm+Voss Acquisition] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217034152/http://www.blohmvoss.com/en/corporate/content/press-media/press-releases |date=2015-02-17 }}, B+V web site, 31 October 2016. (Retrieved 17 April 2017).</ref> In April 2017 the company dismissed 300 employees from which were 1000.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dramatic year for German shipbuilding|url=http://www.motorship.com/news101/ships-and-shipyards/dramatic-year-for-german-shipbuilding|work=The Motorship|date=20 April 2017|language=en}}</ref>

In September 2017, the German Navy commissioned the construction of five [[Braunschweig-class corvette|K130 corvettes]] by a consortium of North German shipyards including ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, Blohm+Voss, and the German Naval Yards in [[Kiel]]. The [[Lürssen]] Group, which would be the main contractor in the production of the vessels, distributed its work between the two sites at [[Wolgast]] and B+V [[Hamburg]] to build only two, [[German corvette Köln|''Köln'']] in 2021 and [[German corvette Emden|''Emden'']] in 2022. The contract was worth around 2 billion euros.<ref name=NT2017>{{cite news|title=Germany awards € 2.4 bln contract for five new K130 corvettes|url=https://navaltoday.com/2017/09/13/germany-awards-e2-4bln-contract-for-five-new-k130-corvettes/|work=Naval Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abendblatt.de/hamburg/article211919755/Riesenauftrag-von-der-Bundeswehr-Blohm-Voss-auf-Jahre-gerettet.html|title=Riesenauftrag von Bundeswehr: Blohm+Voss auf Jahre gerettet| publisher=Abendblatt|access-date=14 September 2017|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Four Shipyards Agree to Build New German Corvettes|url=http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/192245/four-shipyards-agree-to-build-new-german-corvettes.html|work=www.defense-aerospace.com|date=April 9, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Wie Blohm+Voss vom Bau neuer Korvetten profitiert|url=https://www.abendblatt.de/wirtschaft/hafen-und-schifffahrt/article213939181/Wie-Blohm-Voss-vom-Bau-neuer-Korvetten-profitiert.html|work=Hamburger Abendblatt|date=6 April 2018|language=de-DE}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Thyssenkrupp könnte seine Werften verkaufen|url=http://www.kn-online.de/Nachrichten/Wirtschaft/Thyssenkrupp-koennte-seine-Werften-verkaufen|work=Handelsblatt|date=8 June 2018|language=DE|access-date=8 June 2018|archive-date=29 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729133645/https://www.kn-online.de/Nachrichten/Wirtschaft/Thyssenkrupp-koennte-seine-Werften-verkaufen|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=turndown>{{cite news|title=ThyssenKrupp blocked from warship tender|url=https://global.handelsblatt.com/companies/thyssenkrupp-blocked-warship-tender-893609|work=Handelsblatt Global Edition|date=2 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Behling|first1=Frank|title=TKMS und Lürssen sind bei MKS180 raus|url=http://www.kn-online.de/Nachrichten/Wirtschaft/Marineschiffbau-TKMS-und-Luerssen-sind-bei-MKS180-raus|work=Kieler Nachrichten|date=1 March 2018|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Germany: the MKS-180 decision, an earthquake in naval yards!|url=https://www.defencechronicles.eu/germany-the-mks-180-decision-an-earthquake-in-naval-yards/|work=DefenceChronicles|date=5 March 2018|language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Germany returns lead F125 frigate to builder, report|url=https://navaltoday.com/2017/12/22/germany-returns-lead-f125-frigate-to-builder-report/|work=Naval Today|date=22 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Sprenger|first1=Sebastian|title=Emerging German-Dutch naval tie-up has industry abuzz|url=https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2018/03/23/emerging-german-dutch-naval-tie-up-has-industry-abuzz/|work=Defense News|date=23 March 2018}}</ref>

On 25 July 2019, Peter Lürßen invested €20 million into the shipyard. Dock 10 was covered with a roof 200m-long and 50m-high for a cost of €13&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abendblatt.de/wirtschaft/article226587177/Blohm-Voss-Dock-10-erhaelt-spektakulaeres-Riesen-Dach.html|title=Dock 10 erhält spektakuläres Riesen-Dach|work=Abendblatt|date=25 July 2019|language=DE}}</ref> The mounting of steel pillars above the dock's walls started in October 2020. On 29 April 2021, the hull of the yacht ''Opera'', also called ''Coral Ocean'', was transferred from Dock 17 to Dock 10 and both were tugged to [[Berne, Germany]] to stay at least 2 years. The previous 146-m ''Sassi'', which was burned to the point that only the engine section block remained, formed part of ''Opera''. Lürßen's Dock 3 was transferred to the Jade shipyard at [[Wilhelmshaven]]. In Berne, a hall was extended. ''[[Mein Schiff 3]]'' then docked in Dock 17, followed by ''[[Astoria Grande|AIDAcara]]'' and ''[[AIDAmar]]'', the latest cruise ships to visit the dock.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.weser-kurier.de/region/die-norddeutsche_artikel,-megaschwimmdock-kommt-fuer-zwei-jahre-an-die-weser-_arid,1938424.html|title=Schwimmdock kommt für zwei Jahre an die Weser|work=Weser Kurier|date=10 October 2019|language=DE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/the-superyacht-directory/project-opera-13332|title=PROJECT OPERA|website=www.boatinternational.com}}</ref>
[[File:Dock 10 S Hamburg 11-02-2021 (1).jpg|thumb|262px|Dock 10 covered]]