Germany
Lower Saxony
East Frisia
Shipbuilding Shear and Punch Monument (Jansen-Werft, Leer)
Germany
Lower Saxony
East Frisia
Shipbuilding Shear and Punch Monument (Jansen-Werft, Leer)
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Recommended by 42 out of 45 hikers
Location: East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany
Interesting historical monument.
The shipbuilding shears and punches were built in 1896 by the Pelitzen company in Berlin.
It was used in shipyards for cutting ship sheet metal and punching rivet holes.
She was in service at the Jansen shipyard in Leer from 1926 to 1988.
October 9, 2022
Historical testimony of the shipyard past and interesting for friends of technology
July 31, 2019
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