| Damen Verolme Rotterdam | |
| Foundation: | 1957 |
| Location: | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Industry: | Ship repair and Shipbuilding |
| Products: | Ships |
Damen Verolme Rotterdam, is a repair shipyard in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
The company was founded in 1957 by Cornelis Verolme as Verolme Dok en Scheepsbouw Maatschappij (VDSM). In 1955 Verolme owned Verolme Verenigde Scheepswerven, a collection of two small Dutch shipyards and a small machine factory. Nevertheless, he decided to construct a huge shipyard, capable of meeting the demand for ever larger ships. Meanwhile, the Port of Rotterdam Authority was developing the Botlek industrial and harbor area near Rozenburg. In this empty space close to the sea on the deep Nieuwe Waterweg, Verolme wanted to realize his vision of shipbuilding and repair. Various slipways, drydocks and floating docks were built in the late 1950's, enabling the construction of supertankers and conversions of aircraft carriers. In 1970 a huge 405 x 90 m. drydock (dock nr. 7) was added.
In 1971 the holding Verolme Verenigde Scheepswerven fused with Rijn-Schelde Machinefabrieken en Scheepswerven NV to become Rijn-Schelde-Verolme (RSV). RSV existed from 1971 to 1983 and ended in a financial catastrophe.
The shipyard survived the dissolution of RSV. In 1981 it was renamed Verolme Botlek
In 2002 the shipyard was bought by Keppel Corporation, and was henceforward known as Keppel Verolme.
In 2017 the shipyard became part of the Damen Group, and received its current name. The Company has a large dry dock of 405 x 90m.
| Name | Launched | Size | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esso Cambria | 10 May 1969[1] | 255,000 DWT | Tanker | |
| Esso Nederland | 20 December 1969[2] | 255,000 DWT | Tanker | |
| Esso Europoort | 11 July 1970[3] | 255,000 DWT | Tanker | |
| Chevron Kentucky | 20 March 1971[4] | 251,000 DWT | Tanker | |
| Rudolph Peterson | 4 October 1971[5] | 251,000 DWT | Tanker | |
| Lepton | 1974 | Tanker |