| Industry | Shipbuilding |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik  |
| Founded | 1918 |
| Founder | Albert Ballin |
| Defunct | 1968 |
| Fate | Merged |
| Successor | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft |
| Headquarters | Finkenwerder,Hamburg, Germany |
| Products | Ships |
Deutsche Werft (English: German Shipyard) was a shipbuilding company inFinkenwerder Rüschpark,Hamburg, Germany. It was founded in 1918 byAlbert Ballin and withGutehoffnungshütte (GHH),Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG) andHamburg Amerikanische Packetfahrt Actien Gesellschaft (HAPAG) as investors.
In peacetime, Deutsche Werft built merchant ships, such as the HAPAGturbo-electric cargo shipsAntilla andOrizaba.
InWorld War II Deutsche Werft built 113 TypeIX andXXIIIU-boats for theKriegsmarine. To this end, it operated three camps directly on the company premises (the Deutsche Werft construction site camp, Deutsche Werft Finkenwärder camp and the Rüschkanal Eastern workers' camp),[1] was involved in five camps in the Finkenwerder district and six in the port area, as well as nine camps in the city area. In addition, there were the camps at the Reiherstiegwerft shipyard, which also belonged to Deutsche Werft.[1]
In 1968 Deutsche Werft was merged and became part ofHowaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft.
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