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Defoe Shipbuilding Company

former shipbuilding company in Bay City, MI
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Defoe Shipbuilding Company

Summary

Defoe Shipbuilding Company is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Defoe Shipbuilding Company is in the country of United States[3].
  • Defoe Shipbuilding Company's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Defoe Shipbuilding Company's instance of is recorded as shipyard[5].
  • Defoe Shipbuilding Company's headquarters location is recorded as Bay City[6].
  • Defoe Shipbuilding Company's Commons category is recorded as Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Michigan[7].
  • Defoe Shipbuilding Company's industry is recorded as shipbuilding[8].
  • 1905 marks the founding of Defoe Shipbuilding Company[9].
  • Defoe Shipbuilding Company was dissolved in 1976[10].

Body

Founding

1905 marks the founding of Defoe Shipbuilding Company[9].

Operations

Defoe Shipbuilding Company's headquarters location is recorded as Bay City[6].

Industry

Defoe Shipbuilding Company's industry is recorded as shipbuilding[8].

Dissolution

Defoe Shipbuilding Company was dissolved in 1976[10].

Why It Matters

Defoe Shipbuilding Company ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . shipbuildinghistory.com. shipbuildinghistory.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 23d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United States
    Headquarters location → Bay City
    Image → Defoe Shipbuilding abandoned main gate 1981.jpg
    Instance of → business, shipyard
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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