Oderwerke Explained

Oderwerke AG
Fate:Bankrupt
Foundation:1903
Defunct:1961
Location:Stettin, Germany
Industry:Shipbuilding
Products:Merchant ships
Warships
U-boats
Num 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, and .

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

Naval ships

Submarines (U-boats)

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