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In 1912, AB Bergsund purchased a majority of Motala
Verksted, and so acquired their shares in Lindholemen. The company attempted to consolidate its operations to save money, but the challenge proved too difficult and in 1917, Lindholemen was bought out by Gothenburg Bank.
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that grew on the island, Lindholmen was founded in 1848 and closed in 1976. It was at one time the largest employer in
Gothenburg and produced some of the most powerful ships in the
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39:Lindholmen lithograph from 1894
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379:World War I
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289:icebreakers
248:storage bed
231:Early years
197:Lindholmens
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341:Götaverken
309:oil tanker
213:Gothenburg
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111:Gothenburg
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