Shipyard · New build

Blohm+Voss

Hamburg shipyard, now a naval yard, that built several very large yachts, including Savarona (1931), A (2008) and Eclipse (2010). The Blohm+Voss name went with Lürssen's naval arm NVL, which Rheinmetall bought (deal completed 1 March 2026), and Rheinmetall presents it as a naval new-build yard with no yacht work. Yacht refit at the same Steinwerder docks is run by Lürssen (see 'lurssen-refit').

Yachts built by Blohm & Voss →

Key facts

Parent
NVL, part of Rheinmetall (since 2026)
Country
Germany
Founded
1877
Status
Active
Size range (LOA, m)
historic yacht new builds 95–162.5; docks to 351
Largest delivered
Eclipse, 162.5 m, 2010
Yachts delivered
not published

Notable yachts

  • Eclipse · 162.5 m, 2010
  • A · 119 m, 2008
  • AV · 95.15 m, 2010
  • Savarona · 124 m, 1931

Services

  • naval new build and repair (NVL/Rheinmetall)
  • historically yacht new build

Haul-out

Travel liftnot published
Shipliftnot published
Dry / floating dockShared with Lürssen Refit (Steinwerder; the split between yacht refit and naval work is not published): Covered Dock 5 160 x 28 m (9,000 t); Floating Dock 6 162 x 24 m (9,000 t); Covered Dock 10 287 x 44 m (50,000 t); Floating Dock 11 320 x 52 m (65,000 t); Covered Dock 12 143 x 25 m (6,000 t); Floating Dock 16 199 x 32 m (22,000 t); Dock Elbe 17 351 x 59 m (graving, no tonnage limit)
Max LOA handled (m)351 (Dock Elbe 17; shared with Lürssen Refit)
Max tonnage handled65,000 t (Floating Dock 11; shared with Lürssen Refit)
Sheds / berths7 docks, 3 of them covered (5, 10, 12); shared with Lürssen Refit

Sources

  • nvl.de — https://nvl.de/en/shipyards-and-docks/blohmvoss
  • en.wikipedia.org — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blohm%2BVoss
  • y.co — https://y.co/services/build-and-refit/shipyard/blohm-voss
  • rheinmetall.com — https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/company/subsidiaries/nvl/blohm-voss

Compiled from published sources. Figures carry their own source and date where one exists.