Oderwerke
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Oderwerke or Stettiner Oderwerke was a German shipbuilding company, located in Stettin (now Szczecin, Poland).
| Industry | Shipbuilding |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1903 |
| Defunct | 1961 |
| Fate | Bankrupt |
| Headquarters | Stettin, later Lübeck and Cologne, Germany |
| Products | Merchant ships Warships U-boats |
Number of employees | ~3600 |
History
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Oderwerke was founded on January 28, 1903, and built 154 ships prior to World War I.[citation needed]
During World War II Oderwerke built two German Type VII submarines for the Kriegsmarine, U-821 and U-822. The Polish resistance conducted espionage of the Oderwerke.[1]
After the war, Oderwerke moved first to Lübeck in 1949 and later Cologne in 1950. The company was declared bankrupt in 1961 and closed.[citation needed]
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)
