Defoe Shipbuilding Company

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1905 - 1976
  • Usage: 1941 - 1976
  • Usage: 1905 - 1941

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Advertising sketch for a Defoe 118-foot Cruisemaster

 Collection – Box GLMMS 52, Folder: 6
Identifier: GLMMS-2196
Scope and Contents

Mock-up sketch of an advertisment for one of the largest consumer-grade boats available for Defoe Shipbuilding Company.

Dates: Creation: undated

Basic specifications for the yacht CRESCEUS

 Collection – Box GLMMS 52, Folder: 12
Identifier: GLMMS-2202
Scope and Contents

Basic particulars of the yacht CRESCEUS during the time of its ownership by F.W. Defoe.

Dates: Creation: 1933

Defoe Shipbuilding Company and Bay City Boats, Inc., scrapbook

 Collection – Volume 1
Identifier: GLMMS-2207-f
Scope and Contents

A scrapbook created by F.W. Atkins of Defoe Shipbuilding Company, and later, the spinoff company Bay City Boats, Inc. Included are newspaper clippings, correspondence, advertisements, and many photographs of yachts and pleasure craft built by the two companies.

Dates: Creation: 1933-1939

Miscellaneous naval architectural drawings collection

 Collection
Identifier: GLMS-0134
Abstract

This collection contains naval architectural drawings held by the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes that were not created by the American Shipbuilding Company or Great Lakes Engineering Works. The dates covered are 1867-1992.

Dates: Creation: 1867-1992

Promotional material for the yachts ROBARK, YOREDA, BONNY II, VERONA-J, OLIVE K., and MARNELL

 Collection – Box GLMMS 52, Folder: 13
Identifier: GLMMS-2203
Scope and Contents

Written descriptions and photographs for six yachts built by Defoe Shipbuilding Company in the late 1920s.

Dates: Creation: 1929

Shipyard layout and building schedules

 Collection – Box GLMMS 52, Folder: 7
Identifier: GLMMS-2197
Scope and Contents

General arrangement of the Defoe shipyard in Bay City, MI. Includes legend.

Dates: Creation: 1959

Summary of photos taken of the USS CRONIN (DE-704)

 Collection – Box GLMMS 52, Folder: 9
Identifier: GLMMS-2199
Scope and Contents

A handwritten list of the photographs taken of the USS CRONIN when newly completed in 1944.

Dates: Creation: 1944

The Defoe Rollover

 Collection – Reel 1
Identifier: GLMMS-0258-mf
Scope and Contents

A periodical created and published by the employees of the Defoe Shipbuilding Company with information on company status, contributions to the war effort, and extracurricular activities.

Dates: Creation: December 23, 1942-November 1944

Welding procedures and sequence for steamer A.H. FERBERT

 Collection – Box GLMMS 45, Folder: 6
Identifier: GLMMS-2159
Scope and Contents

Instructional materials for welding for the steamer A.H. FERBERT during its conversion to oil-burning and automated boilers in 1971.

Dates: Creation: 1971

More about 'Defoe Shipbuilding Company'

Also known by the following names:

  • Defoe Boat & Motor Works