West Bay City Shipbuilding Company
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west-bay-city-shipbuilding-company-282-17979090
title:
West Bay City Shipbuilding Company
text:
The West Bay City Shipbuilding Company was founded in 1876 at West Bay City, Michigan by Frank W. Wheeler who was a ship captain on the Great Lakes, a shipbuilder and a politician. The yard started life as Wheeler & Crane. In 1880 it was renamed to F. W. Wheeler Company, and in 1889 it was renamed again to Frank W. Wheeler & Company. It was based on the Saginaw River close to Third Street. In 1899 Captain Frank W. Wheeler sold his yard to the American Ship Building Company who renamed the yard W
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encyclopedia
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Ship building company
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bay_City_Shipbuilding_Company
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date modified:
2023-07-02T10:49:46Z
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