Atlas Werke
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Atlas Werke was a German
shipbuilding
company, located in Bremen
. It was founded in 1911.
During World War I
Atlas Werke built one single U 151 U-boat
for the Kaiserliche Marine
, the U-156
.
After the war, Atlas Werke also started to make echo sounders and other nautical instruments. In 1964 Krupp
acquired a majority shareholding in Atlas Werke and the electronics division was spun off as the independent company Atlas Elektronik
in Bremen-Sebaldsbrück. All shipbuilding was ceased in 1969.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
shipbuilding
Shipbuilding
Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and floating vessels. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to before recorded history.Shipbuilding and ship repairs, both...
company, located in Bremen
Bremen
The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...
. It was founded in 1911.
During World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
Atlas Werke built one single U 151 U-boat
German Type U 151 submarine
Type U 151 U-boats were a class of large, long-range submarines constructed during World War I by the Kaiserliche Marine.-Background:In addition to the cargo-carrying submarine Deutschland, six further large cargo submarines were ordered, originally designed to ship material to and from locations...
for the Kaiserliche Marine
Kaiserliche Marine
The Imperial German Navy was the German Navy created at the time of the formation of the German Empire. It existed between 1871 and 1919, growing out of the small Prussian Navy and Norddeutsche Bundesmarine, which primarily had the mission of coastal defense. Kaiser Wilhelm II greatly expanded...
, the U-156
Unterseeboot 156 (1917)
SM U-156 was a German Type U 151 U-boat commissioned in 1917 for the Kaiserliche Marine. From 1917 until her disappearance in September 1918 she was part of the U-Kreuzer Flotilla, and was responsible for sinking 44 ships and damaging 3 others, including a warship...
.
After the war, Atlas Werke also started to make echo sounders and other nautical instruments. In 1964 Krupp
Krupp
The Krupp family , a prominent 400-year-old German dynasty from Essen, have become famous for their steel production and for their manufacture of ammunition and armaments. The family business, known as Friedrich Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp, was the largest company in Europe at the beginning of the 20th...
acquired a majority shareholding in Atlas Werke and the electronics division was spun off as the independent company Atlas Elektronik
Atlas Elektronik
Atlas Elektronik GmbH is a naval/marine electronics and systems business based in Bremen, Germany. It is involved in the development of integrated sonar systems for submarines and heavyweight torpedoes....
in Bremen-Sebaldsbrück. All shipbuilding was ceased in 1969.