Flender Werke

Flender Werke AG
Industry Shipbuilding
Fate Bankrupt
Founded 1917
Defunct 2002
Headquarters Lübeck, Germany
Products Merchant ships
Warships
U-boats
Employees ~4,000

Flender Werke was a German shipbuilding company, located in Lübeck. It was founded in 1917 and was at a time one of the largest shipyards in Germany.

During World War II, Flender Werke built 2 Type II and 40 Type VII U-boats for the Kriegsmarine.

After the war, Flender Werke continued to build merchant ships, but in 2002 they were forced to close because of insolvency.

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