Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft

Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft
IndustryShipbuilding
Founded1867
Defunct1945
FateDismantled after World War II; re-activated as Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Shipyards ~1968
HeadquartersKiel, Germany
ProductsMerchant ships
Warships
U-boats
Number of employees
10,000
ParentKrupp (After 1896)

Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft (often just called Germaniawerft, "Germania shipyard") was a German shipbuilding company, located in the harbour at Kiel, and one of the largest and most important builders of U-boats for the Kaiserliche Marine in World War I and the Kriegsmarine in World War II. The original company was founded in 1867 but went bankrupt and was bought out by Friedrich Krupp. Krupp was very interested in building warships and in the time before the First World War built a number of battleships for the Kaiserliche Marine, including SMS Posen, SMS Prinzregent Luitpold, SMS Kronprinz, and SMS Sachsen. A total of 84 U-boats were built in the shipyard during the war. After the war it returned to the normal production of yachts and transports.