Oderwerke was founded on January 28, 1903, and built 154 ships prior to World War I.
During World War II Oderwerke built two German Type VII submarines for the Kriegsmarine, U-821 and U-822.
After the war, Oderwerke moved first to Lübeck in 1949 and later Cologne in 1950.
The company was declared bankrupt in 1961 and closed.
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