| Fate | Bankrupt |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1903 |
| Defunct | 1961 |
| Hq location | Stettin, later Lübeck and Cologne, Germany |
| Industry | Shipbuilding |
| Products | Merchant ships Warships U-boats |
| Num employees | ~3600 |
Oderwerke or Stettiner Oderwerke was a German shipbuilding company, located in Stettin (now Szczecin, Poland).
History
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, and . 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)
References
- ^ Chrzanowski, Bogdan & Gąsiorowski, Andrzej. "Wywiad Związku Walki Zbrojnej – Armii Krajowej na Pomorzu. Część I (1940–1943)" (in Polish). Stutthof. Zeszyty Muzeum. 6: 17, 28. ISSN 0137-5377