Vulcan (Turku shipyard)

Ab Vulcan
Company typeosakeyhtiö
Industryengineering; shipbuilding
PredecessorÅbo Mekaniska Verkstads Ab
Founded21 May 1898 (1898-05-21)[1]
FounderC.F. Junnelius[2]
Defunct7 August 1924 (1924-08-07)
Fatemerged with Ab Crichton
SuccessorOy Crichton-Vulcan Ab[2][1]
Headquarters
Turku
,

Grand Duchy of Finland (→ 1917);
Republic of Finland (1917 →)
Number of locations
Turku, Finland
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire[2][1]
Key people
C.F. Junnelius, Caesar Holmström, Allan Staffans[2]
Productsships, engines, pumps, military supplies[2][1]

Aktiebolaget Vulcan was an engineering works and shipbuilding company that operated in Turku, Finland between 1898 and 1924.

The company was founded by local businessmen, who bought the production facilities from previously ceased Åbo Mekaniska Verkstads Ab. The company produced ships, engines, pumps and other engineering products. Vulcan had a facility also in Saint Petersburg, where it produced military supplies for the Imperial Russian Army. The company struggled due to losses caused by the Russian Revolution and declined orders.

The company manager Allan Staffans joined Vulcan with its competitor Ab Crichton, creating Crichton-Vulcan shipyard.

  1. ^ a b c d Kock, G. "1912-72 lakanneet pörssiyhtiöt S–Ö" [1912–72 ended listed companies S–Ö] (in Finnish). Pörssitieto Ky. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
  2. ^ a b c d e Knorring: Korsmanin verstaista Vulcaniin. pp. 85–89.