Helsingør Skibsværft og Maskinbyggeri A/S var et af Danmarks store skibsværfter, grundlagt den 1. marts 1882 som A/S Helsingør Jærnskibs- og Maskinbyggeri af M.C. Holm (1827-1892) fra Rederiet Norden. Værftet nåede lige akkurat at fylde 100 år, inden det lukkede i 1983. Nogle af de gamle værftsbygninger er nu omdannet til Kulturværftet.
Omkring 1957, i værftets storhedstid, var der ca. 3600 ansatte. "Alle" arbejdede der eller kendte nogen som gjorde. Derfor fik Helsingør Værft stor betydning ikke kun for beskæftigelsen og økonomien, men også for byens politiske, sociale og kulturelle liv.
Værftet har bygget mange skibe for f.eks. DSB og DFDS, men de er nu alle stort set ophugget igen – ja tiden går hurtigt!!
Personligt har jeg boet alle mine barne- og ungdomsår i præstegården til Sct. Mariæ Kirke, som ligger lige modsat værftet. Jeg har derfor f.eks. oplevet værftets ”tudesignal”, når der 2 gange dagligt blev markeret, at nu startede og sluttede arbejdsdagen. Om eftermiddagen, blev hele Helsingørs indre by fyldt med blå kedeldragtsklædte mænd, der var på vej hjem på enten gåben, cykler eller knallerter. Sidstnævnte var jo rigtig meget populær dengang.
Hvis man har tid, så kan det anbefales, at se både Karmeliterklosteret og Sct. Mariæ Kirke.
Husk noget at skrive med
Eng:
Elsinore Shipyard and Machine Ltd., was one of Denmark's major shipyards, founded March 1, 1882 by M.C. Holm (1827-1892) from the shipping company Norden. The yard just managed to celebrate 100 years before it closed in 1983. Some of the old shipyard buildings are now converted to Culture Yard.
Around 1957, the shipyard's heyday, there were about 3,600 people employed. "All" worked there or knew someone who did. Therefore Elsinore shipyard had a great importance not only for employment and the economy, but also for the city's political, social and cultural life.
The shipyard has built many ships for example ordered by “DSB” and “DFDS”, but they are almost all now scrapped again - yes time goes quickly !!
Personally, I have during my young days lived in the rectory of Sct. Mariæ Church, located just opposite the ship yard. I have therefore experienced the “yard signal” when it 2 times a day was marked that now started and ended the workday. In the afternoon, the entire Elsinore inner city was filled with blue boiler suit-clad men who were going home on either foot, bicycles or mopeds. The last mentioned was very popular back in that time.
If you have time, I will recommend you to see both the Carmelite Monastery and Sct. Mariæ Church.
Remember pen!