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SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY IN SPLIT IN THE 19TH CENTURY

Gordana Tudor ; Hrvatski pomorski muzej Split

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In the early 19th century, the Split shipbuilding industry was not as evolved as the related industries in other Dalmatian towns. However, up to 12 sturdy boats were constructed in the Split shipyards per annum. The very first shipyards were located in Lučac: the sea then
stretched as far as the current locations of Bregovita and Radovanova street. The location of the first shipyards is substantiated by a large number of paintings, dating from this particular period. Many famous 19th century naval architects originated from the Bui, Katalinić and Košćina families.
The development of the shipbuilding industry in the city of Split can be traced back to the 19th century, as revealed by the two significant documents: municipal authority reports and Annuario Marittimo, an annual published in Trieste, in the period from 1850 to the outbreak of the First World War. Those sources do not only reveal the number of once existing shipyards and ships built in them, but also the number of repaired boats, steamships and sailing ships.
Nicolo Santo was the name of the first ship built in a shipyard in Split, in 1816. In 1855, a group of the Split entrepreneurs started their short-term, but significant activites in the sphere of shipbuilding. The aforementioned years marked the beginning and the end of a significant period in the history of shipbuilding in the 19th century city of Split. It was precisely then that 52 vessels were built in the city shipyards: 42 brigs, 8 sloops (the so-called bracera ships) and 2, the so-called gajeta, fishing boats. Those vessels were built for prospective owners from all around Dalmatia.
In the mid-19th century, only three large ocean-going sailing ships were built in the first joint stock company in Split – in the shipyard located in the St. Francis cove: two brigantines and a barque. In later years, the so-called Crafts Advancement Association had its ships constructed in shipyards outside Split. In 1877, the construction of the railway was completed, which marked the end of all shipbuilding activities in Lučac. The Bui family shipyards closed its doors, whereas the Košćina family shipyards were relocated to the west coast. Before the first large shipyards came into existence, several shipyards in Bačvice and the St. Francis cove continued their production activities only for a short period of time.

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Hrčak ID:

65369

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/65369

Datum izdavanja:

27.12.2010.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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