page_title: Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij
section_title: World War II
hierarchical_section_title: Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij / World War II
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Deze gedenkzuil met de beeltenis van Daniël Goedkoop werd in 1944 door het personeel aangeboden aan de toenmalige Nederlandse Scheepsbouw Maatschappij ter gelegenheid van het 50 jarig bestaan. Na de sluiting van de NDSM in 1984 is de zuil verplaatst naar Tuindorp Oostzaan maar op verzoek van oud werknemers is hij in september 2011 weer terug op het terrein van de NDSM in Amsterdam Noord.
context_page_description: The Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, was a Dutch shipbuilding company based in Amsterdam. It existed from 1894 to 1946. From c. 1908 it was the biggest Dutch shipbuilding company.
context_section_description: For the NSM, World War II started with the escape of the light cruiser Jacob van Heemskerck from the shipyard to England. In the morning of 10 May, she was in her red primer, in the evening she was grey, and left for England without a single trial run of her engines. The NSM came through the war like many other companies, with strikes, mild collaboration, passive resistance delaying tactics and sabotage. The fact that the company had money and industrial means enabled it to help the resistance in many ways. 
  In August 1944, there was an extraordinary meeting of shareholders on account of the 50 year jubilee of the NSM. In it, Daan Goedkoop Dzn. quit as CEO and became a member of the supervisory board. He received a painted portrait by Bart Peizel and was succeeded by Piet Goedkoop. After some speeches the staff exited the offices and came outside where thousands of employees were gathered. Here the memorial for Daniel Goedkoop Jr. who passed away in 1929 was revealed. It is now known as the 'Needle of Goedkoop'. The employees got a financial reward, and those who had been employed for over 10 years became shareholders.
  In September 1944, the German occupiers started to destroy the shipyard as much as possible. Of course the employees tried to prevent this, or to minimize the damage.
caption: Needle of Goedkoop in 2011
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