Deutsche Werft
Industry | Shipbuilding |
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Predecessor | Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik![]() |
Founded | 1918 |
Founder | Albert Ballin![]() |
Defunct | 1968 |
Fate | Merged |
Successor | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft |
Headquarters | Finkenwerder,Hamburg,Germany |
Products | Ships |
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Deutsche Werft(English: German Shipyard) was a shipbuilding company inFinkenwerderRüschpark,Hamburg,Germany. It was founded in 1918 byAlbert Ballinand withGutehoffnungshütte(GHH),Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft(AEG) andHamburg Amerikanische Packetfahrt Actien Gesellschaft(HAPAG) as investors.
History
[edit]In peacetime, Deutsche Werft built merchant ships, such as the HAPAGturbo-electriccargo shipsAntillaandOrizaba.
InWorld War IIDeutsche Werft built 113 TypeIXandXXIIIU-boatsfor theKriegsmarine.To this end, it operated three camps directly on the company premises (the Deutsche Werft construction site camp, Deutsche Werft Finkenwärder camp and the Rüschkanal Eastern workers' camp),[1]was involved in five camps in the Finkenwerder district and six in the port area, as well as nine camps in the city area. In addition, there were the camps at the Reiherstiegwerft shipyard, which also belonged to Deutsche Werft.[1]
In 1968 Deutsche Werft was merged and became part ofHowaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft.
Gallery
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Rüschpark
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Yard in 2007
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Yard Location
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Detail of Submarine Construction Garage
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1958 Administrative Building, today third offices
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1958 Administrative Building, today third offices
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Share of the Deutsche Werft AG, issued 27. September 1927
References
[edit]- Claviez, Wolfram (1968).50 Jahre Deutsche Werft: 1918–1968.Hamburg.
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- ^ab"Zwangsarbeit in der Hamburger Kriegswirtschaft 1939-1945".zwangsarbeit-in-hamburg.de.Retrieved2023-03-31.
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