American Ship Building Company

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.

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"Wauketa, "White Star Line," Launched at Toledo Ship Building Company's Yards, Toledo, Ohio - DPLA - c35e6a4c92e8d857759f7c555aadfb38 (page 1)

Ship Building - Steel - American Shipbuilding Co. (165-WW-493A-6) - DPLA - c427500b1be7718388e0cc470a87e4f7

"Wauketa, "White Star Line," Launched at Toledo Ship Building Company's Yards, Toledo, Ohio - DPLA - 4d677e8207e5ca43be15a59315275bd4 (page 1)

The SS Greater Detroit being launched, September 23, 1923.

L14-- American Ship Building Company Yards, Lorain, Ohio - DPLA - e8fffd2fafa50e11ae86bc11501638a8 (page 1)

"Liberty" ship RICHMOND MUMFORD PEARSON

"Liberty" ship WILLIAM BLOUNT

"Liberty" ship LAURENCE J. GALLAGHER

The bridge aboard USCGC Steadfast (WMEC-623)

The builder's plate aboard USCGC Steadfast

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		"Wauketa, "White Star Line," Launched at Toledo Ship Building Company's Yards, Toledo, Ohio - DPLA - c35e6a4c92e8d857759f7c555aadfb38 (page 1)		Commons
commons	image		Ship Building - Steel - American Shipbuilding Co. (165-WW-493A-6) - DPLA - c427500b1be7718388e0cc470a87e4f7		Commons
commons	image		"Wauketa, "White Star Line," Launched at Toledo Ship Building Company's Yards, Toledo, Ohio - DPLA - 4d677e8207e5ca43be15a59315275bd4 (page 1)		Commons
commons	image		The SS Greater Detroit being launched, September 23, 1923.		Commons
commons	image		L14-- American Ship Building Company Yards, Lorain, Ohio - DPLA - e8fffd2fafa50e11ae86bc11501638a8 (page 1)		Commons
commons	image		"Liberty" ship RICHMOND MUMFORD PEARSON		Commons
commons	image		"Liberty" ship WILLIAM BLOUNT		Commons
commons	image		"Liberty" ship LAURENCE J. GALLAGHER		Commons
commons	image		The bridge aboard USCGC Steadfast (WMEC-623)		Commons
commons	image		The builder's plate aboard USCGC Steadfast		Commons