Volharding Staveren Shipyard
Family van der Werff starts first shipyard near Drachten.
Auke van der Werff (1 of 5 brothers, born in Warga) bought the old yard in Staveren, where wooden ships where build and made the shipyard suitable for building steel ships.
The electric slipway is ready and first new build ships are delivered.
Building of bigger ships like the 39 meters Motorspits for a company in Antwerp.
First new fishing boats delivered after the second World War.
The shipyard is doing more and more repair work.
First Stavokruiser is built; the start of the recreational market.
The second generation, Anton van der Werff, takes over shipyard Volharding Staveren.
More emphasis on the recreation market with the new steel built Staverse Jol.
The first Staverse Kotter is being built and exhibited at boat fairs for the first time.