Oderwerke

Summary

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

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

History edit

 
Stettiner Oderwerke: Mechanical engineering workshop (undated photograph)

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) edit

Civilian ships edit

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

Naval ships edit

Submarines (U-boats) edit

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