Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG
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Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG was a prominent German ship-building organisation located in Bremen.
The shipyard was originally founded in 1843 and named "AG Weser" in 1872. In 1926, AG Weser merged with eight other shipyards creating a new company named "DeSchiMAG" (abbreviated from Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau Aktiengesellschaft). (Most extant references use the form "Deschimag", although this may be grammatically incorrect.)
DeSchiMAG extended into aircraft construction in 1934, by founding a subsidiary, Weserflug. It began production in that year at Berlin Tempelhof, and became the fourth largest aircraft manufacturer in Germany during World War II.
In 1940-41, a majority shareholding was acquired by Krupp, the German engineering and armaments conglomerate.
The Bremen shipyards were prominent in the construction of warships in both World Wars and suffered in the consequent air raids.
After World War II, the company was refounded in Bremen in 1949, to include ownership of Seebeckwerft in Bremerhaven. It was declared bankrupt in 1984: Seebeckwerft was spun off and the AG Weser operations were shut down.
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