Deutsche Werft

Deutsche Werft (English: German Shipyard) was a shipbuilding company in Finkenwerder Rüschpark, Hamburg, Germany. It was founded in 1918 by Albert Ballin and with Gutehoffnungshütte (GHH), "Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft" (AEG) and "Hamburg Amerikanische Packetfahrt Actien Gesellschaft" (HAPAG) as investors.
In peacetime, Deutsche Werft built merchant ships, such as the HAPAG turbo-electric cargo ships and .
In World War II Deutsche Werft built 113 Type IX and XXIII U-boats for the "Kriegsmarine".
In 1968 Deutsche Werft was merged and became part of Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft.