Flender Werke

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]

Flender Werke AG

Industry	Shipbuilding
Founded	1917
Defunct	2002
Fate	Bankrupt
Headquarters	Lübeck, Germany
Products	Merchant ships Warships U-boats
Number of employees	~4,000

History

During 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.