American Ship Building Company

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American Ship Building Company was a prominent U.S. shipbuilding firm best known for constructing Great Lakes freighters and other commercial vessels during the late 19th and 20th centuries.

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American Ship Building Company canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct company ⓘ
shipbuilding company ⓘ
activity ship construction ⓘ
ship design ⓘ
ship repair ⓘ
basedIn United States Midwest ⓘ
contributedTo expansion of bulk commodity trade in the Great Lakes region ⓘ
regional industrial development around the Great Lakes ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
historicalRole important contributor to U.S. maritime commerce ⓘ
major builder of Great Lakes commercial tonnage ⓘ
industry shipbuilding ⓘ
market Great Lakes shipping industry ⓘ
North American inland waterways shipping ⓘ
notableFor construction of Great Lakes freighters ⓘ
construction of commercial vessels ⓘ
operatedInCentury 19th century ⓘ
20th century ⓘ
operatedRegion Great Lakes ⓘ
product bulk carriers ⓘ
commercial cargo ships ⓘ
lake freighters ⓘ
ore carriers ⓘ
self-unloading freighters ⓘ
servedSector bulk commodities transport ⓘ
coal shipping ⓘ
grain shipping ⓘ
iron ore shipping ⓘ
timePeriodOfProminence early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
mid 20th century ⓘ
transportMode water transport ⓘ
vesselOperatingArea U.S.-Canada Great Lakes routes ⓘ
freshwater routes ⓘ
inland seas ⓘ
vesselTypeBuilt barges ⓘ
diesel-powered freighters ⓘ
steam-powered freighters ⓘ
steel-hulled freighters ⓘ
tugs ⓘ

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The Boss → parentCompanyFoundedByFamily → American Ship Building Company ⓘ
Lorain → historicalEmployer → American Ship Building Company ⓘ