Wheeler Shipbuilding
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Wheeler Shipbuilding was an American boatbuilding company best known for constructing the yacht Granma, which carried Fidel Castro and his revolutionaries from Mexico to Cuba in 1956.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Granma | 0 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boat builder
ⓘ
motor yacht ⓘ shipbuilding company ⓘ |
| activity |
constructing boats
ⓘ
designing boats ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cuban Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Cuban Revolution (indirectly, via Granma) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Brooklyn, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| builder | Wheeler Shipbuilding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor |
government agencies
ⓘ
private owners ⓘ |
| builtVessel | Granma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceasedOperation | 20th century ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| displayedAt | Museum of the Revolution, Havana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | builder of the yacht used in the start of the Cuban Revolution ⓘ |
| industry |
boatbuilding
ⓘ
shipbuilding ⓘ |
| knownFor | constructing the yacht Granma ⓘ |
| launchedInDecade | 1940s ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| notableEvent | voyage from Tuxpan, Mexico to Cuba in 1956 ⓘ |
| notableWork | yacht Granma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
26th of July Movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fidel Castro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product |
commercial vessels
ⓘ
motorboats ⓘ pleasure craft ⓘ yachts ⓘ |
| status | preserved as a memorial in Havana ⓘ |
| supplied |
United States Coast Guard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
recreational cruising
ⓘ
transporting revolutionaries from Mexico to Cuba ⓘ |
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