Oderwerke or Stettiner Oderwerke was a German

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company, located in

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History

Oderwerke was founded on January 28, 1903 and built 154 ships prior to

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Oderwerke built two

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, and . After the war, Oderwerke moved first to

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in 1949 and later

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in 1950. The company was declared bankrupt in 1961 and closed.

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)

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Some history of ''Oderwerke''
* Shipbuilding companies of Germany Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1903 Defunct companies of Germany History of Szczecin Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1961 {{Germany-company-stub