American Ship Building Company

Overview

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The American Ship Building Company was the dominant shipbuilder on the Great Lakes before the Second World War. It started as Cleveland Shipbuilding in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1888 and opened the yard in Lorain, Ohio, in 1898. It changed its name to the American Ship Building Company in 1900, when it acquired Superior Shipbuilding, in Superior, Wisconsin; Toledo Shipbuilding, in Toledo, Ohio; and West Bay Shipbuilding, in West Bay City, Michigan. With the coming of World War I, the company also acquired Buffalo Dry Dock, in Buffalo, New York; Chicago Shipbuilding, in Chicago, Illinois; and Detroit Shipbuilding, in Wyandotte, Michigan. American Shipbuilding ranked 81st among United States corporations in the value of World War II military production contracts.²

Corporate structure

American Ship Building Company sits at the top of its group. 4 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

• Chicago Ship Building Company since 1899
• Cleveland Ship Building Company since 1899
• Globe Iron Works since 1899

From Wikidata.¹

Acquisitions

1. 1899Acquired Chicago Ship Building Company¹
2. 1899Acquired Cleveland Ship Building Company¹
3. 1899Acquired Globe Iron Works¹

Timeline

1. 1888Founded Founded¹

Links

• WikipediaAmerican Ship Building Company
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• WikidataQ4744979