Oderwerke AG
Type | 216 Shipyard | |
Historical Name of Location | Stettin, Pommern, Germany | |
Coordinates | 53.479042000, 14.609111000 |
Contributor: Al Griffis
ww2dbaseIn 1837, the forebearer of what came to be known as the Moller and Helberg iron foundry was established in Stettin, Germany. In 1867, it established the shipbuilding firm Norddeutsche Schiffbau-gesellschaft. In 1872, the company purchased about 8 acres of land in Stettin on the Oder River near Grabow to expand their mechanical engineering and iron foundry business, and purchased about 12 acres of land further upstream to build a boiler factory. In 1889, it purchased the engineering and shipbuilding firm Aron & Gollnow, which was located between the two purchases in 1872. In 1894, it was purchased by the Oderwerke Maschinenfabrik & Schiffsbauwerft AG, which would reorganize the operation under Oderwerke AG in 1930. As a firm dedicated to shipbuilding, it was known for for building small river boats, pleasure boats, tugs, and maritime dredges for use on the Elbe and Oder Rivers. Additionally, it built small vessels for use between Stettin and Ostpreußen (English: East Prussia). There are a total of 10 slips each capable of building a 5,000-ton vessel. The number of floating dry docks varies depending of the year. In 1903 there was one with a 3,000-ton capacity, 2 sections each 40 meters in length and 16 meters wide. In 1930, Oderwerke reached a peak of 3,600 employees and 126,466 square meters of total shipyard area, of which 23,496 were factories and employee housing. During WW2, Oderweke built two Type VII submarines, U-821 and U-822, and numerous minesweepers for the German Navy. After the war, Stettin was transferred to Poland, and the Oderwerke relocated first to Lübeck in 1949 than to Köln (English: Cologne) in 1950. In 1961, it declared bankruptcy.
Last Major Update: Aug 2021
Ships Constructed at Oderwerke AG
Ship Name | Yard No | Slip/Drydock No | Ordered | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned |
Greif | 791 | 1 Aug 1937 | ||||
M151 | 829 | 19 Sep 1939 | ||||
M152 | 830 | 19 Sep 1939 | ||||
M153 | 831 | 19 Sep 1939 | ||||
M154 | 832 | 19 Sep 1939 | ||||
M155 | 833 | 19 Sep 1939 | ||||
M156 | 834 | 19 Sep 1939 | ||||
M4 | 787 | 22 Nov 1935 | 15 Aug 1936 | 16 Oct 1937 | 8 Nov 1938 | |
M5 | 788 | 22 Nov 1935 | 31 Aug 1936 | 16 Oct 1937 | 10 Jan 1939 | |
M6 | 789 | 22 Nov 1935 | 31 Dec 1936 | 8 Jan 1938 | 1 Jun 1939 | |
M11 | 798 | 1 Sep 1936 | 15 Jan 1938 | 23 Aug 1938 | 1 Aug 1939 | |
M17 | 803 | 3 Mar 1937 | 6 Sep 1938 | 29 Jul 1939 | 17 Jan 1940 | |
M18 | 804 | 3 Mar 1937 | 6 Sep 1938 | 16 Sep 1939 | 19 Mar 1940 | |
M19 | 805 | 3 Mar 1937 | 3 Oct 1938 | 28 Oct 1939 | 8 May 1940 | |
M29 | 813 | 4 May 1938 | 2 Oct 1939 | 18 May 1940 | 14 Sep 1940 | |
M30 | 814 | 4 May 1938 | 16 Oct 1939 | 1 Jun 1940 | 31 Oct 1940 | |
M31 | 815 | 4 May 1938 | 1 Nov 1939 | 13 Jul 1940 | 19 Dec 1940 | |
M32 | 816 | 4 May 1938 | 15 Nov 1939 | 31 Aug 1940 | 8 Mar 1941 | |
M322 | 836 | 1 Nov 1940 | 31 May 1941 | 6 Dec 1941 | ||
M323 | 837 | 1 Jan 1941 | 9 Aug 1941 | 11 Jun 1942 | ||
M324 | 838 | 1 Mar 1941 | 20 Sep 1941 | 28 Nov 1942 | ||
M321 | 835 | 1 Sep 1941 | 29 May 1941 | 19 Sep 1941 | ||
U-821 | II | 20 Jan 1941 | 2 Oct 1941 | 26 Jun 1943 | 11 Oct 1943 | |
U-822 | III | 20 Jan 1941 | 29 Oct 1941 | 20 Feb 1944 | 1 Jul 1944 | |
M325 | 839 | 1 May 1942 | 31 Oct 1942 | 18 Jun 1943 | ||
M326 | 840 | 1 Jul 1942 | 30 Jan 1943 | 23 Oct 1943 | ||
M327 | 841 | 1 Dec 1942 | 12 Jun 1943 | 4 Mar 1944 | ||
M328 | 842 | 1 Jan 1943 | 12 Jun 1943 | 18 Aug 1944 |
Slip/Drydock Utilization
[Con]: Construction; [FO]: Fitting Out
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Oderwerke AG Timeline
28 Jan 1903 | Oderwerke Maschinenfabrik & Schiffsbauwerft AG reorganized its previous acquisitions in Stettin, Germany (now Szczecin, Poland) as Oderwerke AG, a new company focused on building small vessels. |
6 Sep 1938 | The keel of M18 was laid down by OderWerke in Stettin, Pommern, Germany. |
16 Sep 1939 | M18 was launched by OderWerke in Stettin, Pommern, Germany. |
2 Oct 1941 | The keel of U-821 was laid down by Oderwerke in Stettin, Germany.Pommern, |
29 Oct 1941 | The keel of U-822 was laid down by Oderwerke in Stettin, Germany. |
26 Jun 1943 | U-821 was launched by Oderwerke in Stettin, Germany. |
20 Feb 1944 | U-822 was launched by Oderwerke in Stettin, Germany. |
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Thomas Dodd, late 1945