| Flender Werke AG | |
| Fate: | Bankrupt |
| Foundation: | 1917 |
| Defunct: | 2002 |
| Location: | Lübeck, Germany |
| Industry: | Shipbuilding |
| Products: | Merchant ships Warships U-boats |
| Num Employees: | ~4,000 |
Flender Werke was a German shipbuilding company, located in Lübeck.[1] It was founded in 1917 as a branch of Brückenbau Flender AG of Benrath on the Rhine. In 1926, it became a fully independent business and was renamed Lübecker Flenderwerke AG. It went on to become one of the largest shipyards in Germany, building nearly 700 ships in all.[2]
During World War II, Flender Werke built 2 Type II and 40 Type VII U-boats for the Kriegsmarine.[3]
After the war, Flender Werke continued to build merchant ships, and in 1973 it was renamed Flender Werft AG. In 2002, it was forced to close because of insolvency.