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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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 of America
surface form: 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 Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system
surface form: 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