Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft
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"HDW" redirects here. For other uses, see HDW (disambiguation).
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (often abbreviated HDW) is a German shipbuilding company, headquartered in Kiel. It is part of the ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) group, owned by ThyssenKrupp. The Howaldtswerke shipyard was founded in Kiel in 1838 and merged with Hamburg-based Deutsche Werft to form Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) in 1968. The company's shipyard was formerly used by Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft until the end of World War II.
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Shipbuilding |
Genre | Shipbuilding |
Founded | 1838 |
Founder | August Howaldt and Johann Schweffel [de] |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Passenger ships Cargo ships U-boats Warships |
Owner | ThyssenKrupp |
Number of employees | 2,400 |
Parent | ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems |
Website | www.hdw.de |
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