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USS Strive
USS ''Strive'' (AM-117) was an acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing. ''Strive'' was laid down on 17 November 1941 by the American Ship Building Company, Cleveland, Ohio; launched on 16 May 1942; sponsored by Mrs. G. Lottrall; and commissioned on 27 October 1942. Atlantic coast ''Strive'' departed Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland on 20 November and proceeded, via the St. Lawrence River, to the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic. She arrived at Boston, Massachusetts, Boston on 10 December 1942 and held her shakedown cruise between there and Casco Bay, Maine. Following operations along the U.S. East Coast, she sailed from New York Harbor on 19 March with a Task Force, task group bound, via Bermuda, for North Africa. She arrived at Ténès, Algeria, on 13 April and operated between Algerian and Tunisian ports for the next few months. Invasion of Sicily operations ''Strive'' joined the invasion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Ship Building Company
The American Ship Building Company was the dominant shipbuilder on the Great Lakes before the World War II, Second World War. It started as Cleveland Shipbuilding in Cleveland, Ohio in 1888 and opened the yard in Lorain, Ohio in 1898. It changed its name to the American Ship Building Company in 1900, when it acquired Superior Shipbuilding, in Superior, Wisconsin; Toledo Shipbuilding, in Toledo, Ohio; and West Bay Shipbuilding, in West Bay City, Michigan. With the coming of World War I, the company also acquired Buffalo Dry Dock, in Buffalo, New York; Chicago Shipbuilding, in Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; and Detroit Shipbuilding, in Wyandotte, Michigan. American Shipbuilding ranked 81st among United States corporations in the value of World War II military production contracts. The Lorain Yard The Lorain, Ohio Yard served as the main facility of the company after World War II and to this day five of the 13 separate ore carriers on the Great Lakes were built in Lorain, including th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |