Naval Shipbuilding
Maritime Defence and Security
Damen is a family-owned company founded in 1927 by brothers Jan and Rien Damen, who revolutionised shipbuilding with standardisation and mass production, based on the belief that our oceans, seas, lakes and rivers offer humanity a growing range of possibilities in terms of trade, food, energy and recreation.
After more than ninety years and more than 7,000 ships built, Damen is convinced of the need to strive for greater sustainability and digitalisation. It therefore aims to combine its proven standardisation with the latest technological innovations to become the world’s most sustainable shipbuilder.
In the Maritime Defence and Security sector, Damen is a reliable partner in the international market, known for its role as a full service provider or integrator throughout the life cycle of its products.
Damen designs and builds a wide range of military vessels (frigates, corvettes, OPVs and multi-purpose surface vessels) as well as rescue, salvage and research vessels to meet and exceed its customers’ specific operational requirements, whenever and wherever they are needed.
Proud of its heritage, Damen continues to look to the future.