Crichton-Vulcan

Crichton-Vulcan is an abandoned shipyard in Turku, Finland, that once formed the cornerstone of the Finnish shipbuilding industry.

The shipyard by the Aura River in Turku then lay abandoned for some time and was the target of vandalism.

In 1924 the manager of Vulcan Allan Staffans organised a merger between the two companies creating Crichton-Vulcan Oy.

Most of the ships were designed by the Dutch (German) company Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw and built by Crichton-Vulcan.

Germany was banned under the Treaty of Versailles from building submarines, so work was conducted under foreign dummy companies.

It too was designed by Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw, and was the direct prototype of the German Type II submarine.

In the mid-1970s, Wärtsilä built a new, larger shipyard in Perno, 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) from the center of Turku.

In 2004 the old yard was abandoned and the company moved to a new shipyard outside the city limits on Luonnonmaa island in Naantali.

The company now operates one of the largest dry docks in the Baltic Sea area used solely for ship repair.

Wärtsilä Crichton-Vulcan east side premises in 1958.
The three Vetehinen -class submarines side by side in the specially built construction hall
Vesikko , the only Type II submarine left, is on display in Suomenlinna , Helsinki.
The 339 m (1,112 ft) long Freedom of the Seas under construction in Perno , 8 km (5.0 mi) from the old shipyard
MS Rosella , the last ship launched at the old shipyard, was still serving her original owner until 2023, before being sold to a new owner.