Oderwerke

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Oderwerke AG
Fate	Bankrupt
Founded	1903
Defunct	1961
Location	Stettin, Germany
Industry	Shipbuilding
Products	Merchant ships Warships U-boats
Peak size	~3600 employees

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

Contents 1 History 2 Ships built by Oderwerke (selection) 2.1 Civilian ships 2.2 Naval ships 2.2.1 Submarines (U-boats) 3 External links

[edit] History

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

During World War II Oderwerke built 2 Type VII U-boats for the Kriegsmarine, the 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.

[edit] Ships built by Oderwerke (selection)

[edit] Civilian ships

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

[edit] Naval ships

[edit] Submarines (U-boats)

• 2 x Type VII submarines (1941 - 1944)

[edit] External links

• Some history of Oderwerke