Manitowoc Shipbuilding Corp. (Manitowoc, Wis.)

Scope and Contents This collection consists of a scrapbook of materials compiled by David and Annette Soule, as well as Great Lakes historian Walter Remick. A large portion of the materials in the scrapbooks are brochures to mark the christening of a number of different vessels, mainly from Collingwood Shipbuilding Company and Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company. There are also a number of brochures for trips aboard passenger vessels and ferries like the North American, ...

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Listing of ship names, hull numbers, and year built.

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Shipyard data sheets with information on ship name, hull number, date, vessel type, built for, dimensions, and mechanical information on engines and boilers. Includes hulls 1-311.

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Vessel files, publications, reports, and other materials from an American Bureau of Shipping employee with over five decades of experience.

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Drawings prepared for lake vessels from 1900-1920 have been assembled from several shipyards. Such companies as Sidney McLouth, Chicago Ship Building, Detroit Dry Dock, and Great Lakes Engineering Works are represented. Unique approaches to vessel design can be viewed in the work of S.B. Kingsbury and Charles L. Seabury. Modelers may find lists of specifications pertinent to their projects.