Defoe Shipbuilding Company

The Defoe Shipbuilding Company was a small ship builder established in 1905 in Bay City, Michigan, United States.Of all of the major ships built there, the three that were lost in action during World War II were the destroyer escort Rich, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba, and the patrol craft PC-1129.They were both roughly based on U.S. Steel's Pittsburgh Steamship Company AA Class ship design and shared similar dimensions.The Ojibway was originally built as the steamer Charles L. Hutchinson (2) for the Pioneer Steamship Company of Cleveland, Ohio, and entered service on September 24, 1952.In 1988, Ford was in the process of eliminating its Great Lakes shipping fleet and sold the Breech to George Steinbrenner's Kinsman Marine of Cleveland, Ohio.Her final owner (Lower Lakes Towing) began to operate the vessel on August 28, 2007, and renamed her Ojibway on February 29, 2008.In December, 1956, Great Lakes Steamship started the process of selling off their fleet, and the Marshall was sold to The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company.Starting with the 1957 season, Northwestern Mutual chartered the ship to the Wilson Marine Transit Company of Cleveland, Ohio, who in turn renamed the vessel Joseph S. Wood.In 1966, the charter agreement between Wilson and Northwestern Mutual was canceled, and the vessel was sold to the Ford Motor Company of Dearborn, Michigan, for $4.3 million (US).
Defoe Shipbuilding Company yards 1944
Defoe Shipbuilding Company 1944
Defoe Shipbuilding Company abandoned 1981
Defoe Shipbuilding Co abandoned 1981
Defoe Shipbuilding WWII 1944
USS Weiss (APD-135)
Defoe administration offices 1981
Defoe Shipbuilding Crane
Defoe Shipbuilding Crane and abandoned buildings 1981
Defoe Shipbuilding abandoned main gate 1981
Bay City, MichiganUnited States NavySaginaw River75-foot patrol boatsU.S. Coast GuardMontgomery WardSewell AverydaughterU.S. GovernmentWorld War IIpicketCoast GuardEisenhowerWayback MachineKennedyJohn Francis FitzgeraldAuk-classminesweepersdestroyer escortsHigh speed transportspatrol craftlanding craftweldingEscanabaPC-1129Submarine chaserU-boatreeferBuckley-classBull (DE-693)Frybarger (DE-705)Rudderow-classHolt (DE-706)Bray (DE-709)Crosley-classGosselin (APD-126)Carpellotti (APD-136)Broadbill (AM-58)Pheasant (AM-61)Landing Craft InfantryPC-461-classsubmarine chasersPC-542PC-1119United States Coast GuardGreat LakesU.S. NavyDealey-class destroyer escortsCharles F. Adams-classguided missile destroyersGarcia-class destroyer escortsdestroyersRoyal Australian NavyRV MelvilleRV KnorrRMS TitanicGreat Lakes freightersU.S. SteelOntarioCleveland, OhioFord Motor CompanyDearborn, MichiganGeorge SteinbrennerBuffalo, New YorkHamilton, Ontariodiesel engineRidgeville, OntarioPort Colborne, OntarioGreat Lakes freighterNorthwestern Mutual Life Insurance CompanyQuebec CityQuebecUS SteelRecife, BrazilUSCGC Escanaba (WPG-77)USCGC Onondaga (WPG-79)USCGC Tahoma (WPG-80)USCGC Raritan (WYT-93)USS Carlinville (PC-1120)USS Rich (DE-695)USS Broadbill (AM-58)USS George (DE-697)USS Holt (DE-706)USS Sentinel (AMCU-39)USS CroninUSS Jobb (DE-707)USS Cook (APD-130)USS Weiss (APD-135)USS KleinsmithUSS Courtney (DE-1021)USS Lester (DE-1022)USS Lynde McCormick (DDG-8)USS Robison (DDG-12)USS Hoel (DDG-13)HMAS Perth (D 38)HMAS Hobart (D 39)USS Voge (FF-1047)USS Koelsch (FF-1049)USS O'Callahan (FF-1051)HMAS Brisbane (D 41)USNS Wyman (T-AGS-34)Lightship HuronWooden boats of World War 2