▁it ▁played ▁a ▁significant ▁role ▁in ▁both ▁World ▁Wars , ▁building ▁war ships ▁for ▁the ▁Kaiser liche ▁Marine ▁and ▁the ▁Kriegs marine ▁later . ▁ ▁Both ▁yards ▁became ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁D esch im ag ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁The ▁St ett in ▁ship yard ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁opened ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁it ▁explo ited ▁slave ▁workers , ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁war , ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁Polish ▁government , ▁while ▁the ▁Hamburg ▁yard ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁How ald t swer ke ▁AG ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁and ▁the ▁Lo comot ive ▁Department ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁B ors ig ▁in ▁Berlin ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁A . G . ▁V ul can ▁St ett in ▁was ▁ ▁founded ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁as ▁Schiff swer ft ▁und ▁Mas ch inen fab rik ▁Fr ü chten icht ▁& ▁Bro ck ▁ ▁by ▁the ▁two ▁young ▁engine ers ▁Franz ▁F . ▁D . ▁Fr ü chten icht ▁and ▁Franz ▁W . ▁Bro ck ▁in ▁the ▁little ▁village ▁B red ow , ▁which ▁later ▁became ▁sub urb ▁of ▁the ▁eastern ▁German ▁city ▁of ▁St ett in . ▁Its ▁first ▁ship ▁was ▁the ▁small ▁iron ▁p addle ▁ste amer , ▁named ▁Die ▁Die ven ow ▁for ▁the ▁service ▁between ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁St ett in ▁and ▁Sw in em ünd e . ▁Several ▁small ▁vessels ▁followed , ▁while ▁the ▁yard ▁continu ously ▁was ▁en