A shipyard
with history

19th century

The late nineteenth century found Francisco Díaz Fernández
already building small boats for inshore fishing.

1925

His son, Francisco Díaz Martínez, began building wooden boats
on the beach where the current shipyards are located today.
In 1925, Astilleros Gondán, S.A. was founded.

1969

This year marked the start of our building steel-hulled ships.
Nearly 100 vessels left the Astillerros
Gondán slipways over the next years.

1978

Shipbuilding for domestic owners continued during
the very productive period that followed.
Then, in 1978, the export trade opened up with
the construction of 10 vessels destined for Senegal.
Since that time, building vessels for foreign
shipowners has become everyday business for the company.

1995

Francisco’s passing in 1995 brought about changes
in the company, which began a new phase with the
incorporation of the latest technologies in shipbuilding,
thus giving the shipyard access to the most
demanding international markets.

2009

Aluminum boats started being built and the GRP production
line was incorporated in response to the demand for vessels
to be built faster and at a lower cost.

2016

Over its more than 85 years in business,
GONDAN has built about 300 vessels with very different
specifications for a wide variety of countries.