
Defoe Shipbuilding Company
Bay City, Michigan, Saginaw River, United States Navy, World War II
Wade Anastasia Jere(Editor)
Equ Press
Published on 11. May 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
108 pages
978-613-6-95769-2 (ISBN)
Description
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles
available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Defoe
Shipbuilding Company was a small ship builder established in 1905 in Bay
City, Michigan, USA. It ceased to operate in 1976 after failing to renew
its contracts with the United States Navy. The site of the former
company is now a scrapyard on the bank of the Saginaw River.Harry J.
Defoe organized the Defoe Boat and Motor Works in 1905 on the Saginaw
River in Bay City, Michigan. At that time, the firm built "knock-down"
boats and gasoline powered boats for business and pleasure. In 1917, the
company got its first Navy contract for five Spent Torpedo Chasers. This
order was followed in 1918 by an order for eight steel Tumor Mine
Planters.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
179 gr
ISBN-13
978-613-6-95769-2 (9786136957692)
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