Flender Werke was a German shipbuilding company, located in Lübeck.[1] It was founded in 1917 as a branch of Brückenbau Flender AG of Benrath on the Rhine. In 1926, it became a fully independent business and was renamed Lübecker Flenderwerke AG. It went on to become one of the largest shipyards in Germany, building nearly 700 ships in all.[2]
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| Industry | Shipbuilding |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1917 |
| Defunct | 2002 |
| Fate | Bankrupt |
| Headquarters | Lübeck, Germany |
| Products | Merchant ships Warships U-boats |
Number of employees | ~4,000 |
History
editDuring World War II, Flender Werke built 2 Type II and 40 Type VII U-boats for the Kriegsmarine.[3]
After the war, Flender Werke continued to build merchant ships, and in 1973 it was renamed Flender Werft AG. In 2002, it was forced to close because of insolvency.
References
edit- ^ "Die Flender-Werft" (PDF). Thomas-Mann-Schule Lübeck (German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ "Flender". Miramar Ship Index (subscription). Retrieved 18 December 2012. (The last ship, completed in 2003, was Yard No.694)
- ^ "Flender Werke AG, Lübeck". The U-boats. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
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