Danziger Werft

[1] Although the shipyard was equipped with facilities for construction of ships up to 135 metres (443 ft) of length,[1] initially the market was overflowing with demobilised vessels of the warring nations.

One of the first clients of the new company was Poland who ordered four large river monitors in 1920, shortly before Danzig was officially demilitarised.

[1] Following the outbreak of World War II and the German takeover of Danzig, the shipyard was taken over by Nazi authorities, initially informally, and officially on 30 August 1940.

[1] The new company, this time officially known as "Danziger Werft AG" concentrated its activities on the construction of the Type VII U-boats for the Kriegsmarine.

[1] After World War II the Danziger Werft, which was considerably damaged by bombing raids, was mostly dismantled by the Soviet Union.