Oderwerke

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Oderwerke AG
IndustryShipbuilding
Founded1903
Defunct1961
FateBankrupt
HeadquartersStettin, Germany
ProductsMerchant ships
Warships
U-boats
Number of employees
~3600

Oderwerke or Stettiner Oderwerke was a German shipbuilding company, located in Stettin.

History[]

Oderwerke was founded on January 28, 1903 and built 154 ships prior to World War I.

During World War II Oderwerke built two German Type VII submarines for the Kriegsmarine, U-821 and U-822.

After the war, Oderwerke moved first to Lübeck in 1949 and later Cologne in 1950. The company was declared bankrupt in 1961 and closed.

Ships built by Oderwerke (selection)[]

Civilian ships[]

  • SS Preussen (1909)
  • SS Stettin (1933)
  • SS Isa (1936)
  • Wal (1938)

Naval ships[]

Submarines (U-boats)[]

  • 2 x Type VII submarines (1941–1944)

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