page_title: Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft
hierarchical_section_title: Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Das U-Boot "Brandtaucher", das erste deutsche U-Boot von 1850, im Militärhistorischen Museum der Bundeswehr in Dresden.
context_page_description: Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft is a German shipbuilding company, headquartered in Kiel. It is part of the ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems 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 in 1968. The company's shipyard was formerly used by Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft until the end of World War II.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: The Brandtaucher in the museum in Dresden
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