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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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Swedish shipbuilding industry and in 1971 the Axel Johnson Group sold the shipyard, now known as
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186:Lindholmens
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330:Götaverken
298:oil tanker
202:Gothenburg
177:Eriksbergs
111:Key people
100:Gothenburg
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286:Zoroaster
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