Photo enlargement of the launching of the armored boat sverige at götaverken 3 may 1915. During the first world war, many swedish ships were sunk and the need for new orders increased. Swedish shipping companies had previously bought ships from foreign shipyards, but during the war it was impossible and they were forced to order new ones within the country. To a great extent, the war also reinforced certain long-term tendencies in that swedish shipowners switched from buying second-hand tonnage to ordering newbuildings at swedish shipyards. The increased demand for large ships favored the type of shipyards represented by lindholmen and götaverken in gothenburg. The period was also marked by inflated freight rates, which led to speculation in the shipping world. The neutral shipping countries benefited, and the swedish shipping companies made exceptionally good profits. This meant that a wave of orders washed over the swedish shipyards. Götaverken concentrated on the large shipping companies as customers. In addition, there was the order in 1912 for the armored ship sweden. It did not bring profit but prestige and experience in building large ships. The launching of sweden in 1915 at götaverken became an important symbol of this development and the war therefore meant a breakthrough in the swedish shipbuilding industry. Date: 3 May 1915. Dimensions: 38,00 x 50,00 cm. Medium: paper, photograph. Depicted Place: Götaverken. Collection: The Maritime Museum and Aquarium.
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