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Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation

1905–1997 shipbuilding company in the United States

Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipbuilding Division was created in 1905 when the Bethlehem Steel Corporation of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, acquired the San Francisco-based shipyard Union Iron Works. In 1917, it was incorporated as Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Limited. The division's headquarters were moved to Quincy, Massachusetts, after acquiring the Fore River Shipyard in 1913.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1905Founded1
  • Industryshipbuilding1
  • HeadquartersSan Francisco1
  • Founded inSan Francisco1

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Buckley class destroyer escorts under construction at the Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard, Massachusetts (USA), on 20 January 1943 (BS 85616)
Photo: U.S. Navy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipbuilding Division was created in 1905 when the Bethlehem Steel Corporation of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, acquired the San Francisco-based shipyard Union Iron Works. In 1917, it was incorporated as Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Limited.2

Corporate structure

Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation is part of a group headed by Bethlehem Steel. 5 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Bethlehem Steel Bethlehem
    • Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation San Francisco
    • Bethlehem Steel Works Subsidiary · Bethlehem, United States
    • Hauts Fourneaux, Forges et Aciéries du Chili Subsidiary · France

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.

What it owns

What Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Products and brands

  • ship

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

Also owns

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Timeline

  1. 1997Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1905Founded Founded in San Francisco1

Sources

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