Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company

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Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company was a major American shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, known for constructing and repairing naval and commercial vessels, especially during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf shipbuilding company ⓘ
shipyard ⓘ
associatedWithWaterBody Mobile Bay ⓘ
Mobile River ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
contributedTo United States war production effort in World War II ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
economicImpact contributed to industrial growth of Mobile, Alabama ⓘ
employerRole major wartime industrial employer in Mobile, Alabama ⓘ
eraOfProminence 1940s ⓘ
World War II era ⓘ
geographicFeature located on Mobile River waterfront ⓘ
hasAlternateName ADDSCO ⓘ
hasFacilityType dry dock ⓘ
shipyard ⓘ
hasWorkforceCharacteristic large industrial labor force during World War II ⓘ
historicalRole supported U.S. Navy fleet expansion in World War II ⓘ
supported U.S. merchant marine during World War II ⓘ
industry maritime engineering ⓘ
ship repair ⓘ
shipbuilding ⓘ
locatedIn Alabama ⓘ
Gulf Coast of the United States ⓘ
Mobile County, Alabama ⓘ
Mobile, Alabama ⓘ
locatedInMetropolitanArea Mobile metropolitan area ⓘ
notableFor construction of commercial vessels ⓘ
construction of naval vessels during World War II ⓘ
repair of commercial vessels ⓘ
repair of naval vessels during World War II ⓘ
operatedDuringConflict World War II ⓘ
partOf United States wartime shipbuilding program ⓘ
regionServed United States Navy ⓘ
commercial shipping industry ⓘ
sector defense industry ⓘ
maritime transport industry ⓘ
significance major American shipyard on the Gulf Coast ⓘ
state Alabama ⓘ
strategicImportance Gulf of Mexico maritime operations ⓘ
typeOfVesselBuilt commercial vessels ⓘ
naval vessels ⓘ
typeOfVesselRepaired commercial vessels ⓘ
naval vessels ⓘ
usedFor construction of steel-hulled ships ⓘ
overhaul and maintenance of ships ⓘ

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T2 tanker → builtBy → Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company ⓘ
subject linked to: T2 tankers
Liberty ship → builtAt → Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company ⓘ
subject linked to: Liberty ships
linked to: Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company