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Koninklijke Maatschappij "De Schelde"

Vlissingen, Netherlands

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Founded in 1875. Merged with Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij and Motorenfabriek Thomassen as Rijn-Schelde Machinefabrieken en Scheepswerven in 1966 which subsequently merged with Dok- en Werf Maatschappij Wilton-Fijenoord in 1968 and Verolme Verenigde Scheepswerven in 1971 to form Rijn-Schelde-Verolme Machinefabrieken en Scheepswerven. The latter entered bankruptcy in 1983 and was broken up, with the De Schelde yard becoming state owned. Renamed Koninklijke Scheldegroep in 1991 and sold to the Damen Group in 2000 and renamed Damen Schelde Naval.