Deutsche Werft
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| Industry | Shipbuilding |
|---|---|
| Fate | Merged |
| Successor(s) | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft |
| Founded | 1918 |
| Defunct | 1968 |
| Headquarters | Finkenwerder, Hamburg, Germany |
Diesel-electric motor vessel Wuppertal, built by Deutsche Werft for Hamburg America Line in 1936
Deutsche Werft was a shipbuilding company in Finkenwerder, Hamburg, Germany. It was founded in 1918 by Albert Ballin and with Gutehoffnungshütte (GHH), Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG) and Hamburg Amerikanische Packetfahrt Actien Gesellschaft (HAPAG) as investors.
In peacetime Deutsche Werft built merchant ships, such as the HAPAG turbo-electric cargo ships Antilla and Orizaba.
In World War II Deutsche Werft built 113 Type IX and XXIII U-boats for the Kriegsmarine.
In 1968 Deutsche Werft was merged and became part of Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft.
References
- Claviez, Wolfram (1968). 50 Jahre Deutsche Werft: 1918–1968. Hamburg.
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