''Cantieri navali Odero'' (Shipyard Odero) is a defunct Italian shipyard. Founded in 1846 by the Westerman brothers in

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, the company was taken over by Nicolò Odero in 1872. Together with the Ansaldo-San Giorgio shipyard at

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and the armament works of

Vickers-Terni OTO Melara was a subsidiary of the Italian company Finmeccanica, today Leonardo, active in the defence sector, with factories in Brescia and La Spezia. The Mod 56 pack howitzer, in service throughout the world, and the 76mm naval gun, adop ...

, it was amalgamated into Odero-Terni by Attilio Odero, which, in turn, absorbed the

Cantiere navale fratelli Orlando Cantiere navale fratelli Orlando (Orlando Brothers Shipyard) is a historical Italian shipyard in Livorno. History It was founded by Luigi Orlando and his brothers Giuseppe, Paolo and Salvatore who moved to Livorno from Genoa where in 1858 they ...

of Livorno two years later. The consolidated company became the Società per la Costruzione di Navi, Macchine ed Artiglierie Odero-Terni-Orlando (OTO) (later OTO Melara). The shipyard was closed in 1949.

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