Toledo Shipbuilding Company

The Toledo Shipbuilding Company was a shipyard located on Toledo, Ohio.

History

The Toledo Shipbuilding Company was founded in 1905 when a syndicate of investors purchased the Craig Shipbuilding Company in Toledo, Ohio. The group was composed of Lyman C. Smith (Smith Typewriter Company); Horace S. Wilkinson (United States Transportation Company); Charles B. Calder (American Shipbuilding Detroit); and Alexander McVittie (American Shipbuilding Detroit). The company was incorporated with share capital of $1,000,000. Frank E. Kirby was named as the ship architect and engineer. They focused on bulk freighters. In 1917, they built the ''Tours'' and ''Limoges'' for the French; and were commissioned to build seven freighters for the United Kingdom which were later requestioned by the United States Shipping Board (USSB). They went on to build an additional 30 ships for the USSB (including 8 Design 1020 ships). After World War I, due to a post-war glut of ships, they focused on repair work. They returned to shipbuilding in 1920 and launched 14 ships through 1930. During the Great Depression, they returned to ship repair. During World War II, Toledo Shipbuilding built the USCG icebreakers ''Storis'' (1942) and ''Mackinaw'' (1944). In 1945, they built their last vessel, barge ''P. M. 88''. In 1945, they were purchased by their main rival, the American Shipbuilding Company via its subsidiary Delta Shipbuilding Company and renamed as ''AmSouth Toledo''.

Gallery

Image:Erwin L. Fisher 1.jpg, The ''Erwin L. Fisher''.
Image:Bramble's views Toledo, Ohio - diamond anniversary 1837-1912 - DPLA - a4b983d79cfcfaaf7368d108fe048f73 (page 81) (cropped2).jpg, left, The SS ''Ste. Claire'' in a 1912 advertisement for the Toledo Shipbuilding Company
Image:USCGCMackinaw 3.jpg, USCGC ''Mackinaw'' (WAGB-83)
Image:USCGC Storis goes home.jpg, The USCGC ''Storis'' (WMEC-38) after decommissioning.
Image:Taganak (AG-45).jpg, USS ''Taganak'' (AG-45)
Image:Chief Wawatam.JPG, SS ''Chief Wawatam''
Image:John Kendall Fire Boat-1969.jpg, The ''John Kendall'' steam-powered fire boat moored at Riverside Park Boat Launch in Detroit in July of 1969.
Image:"Wauketa, "White Star Line," Launched at Toledo Ship Building Company's Yards, Toledo, Ohio - DPLA - c35e6a4c92e8d857759f7c555aadfb38 (page 1).jpg, SS ''Wauketa'', "White Star Line," Launched at Toledo Ship Building Company's Yards, Toledo, Ohio

References

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American boat builders
Defunct shipbuilding companies of the United States
Defunct manufacturing companies based in Ohio
American companies established in 1905
Manufacturing companies established in 1905
Toledo, Ohio
Ships built by the Toledo Shipbuilding Company