Bethlehem Steel Corporation

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Bethlehem Steel Corporation was a major American steel and shipbuilding company that played a pivotal role in U.S. industrialization and wartime production throughout the 20th century.

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instanceOf public company
shipbuilding company
steel company
acquiredBy International Steel Group
bankruptcyDate 2001
basedIn Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania
contributedTo U.S. infrastructure development
U.S. naval expansion in the early 20th century
country United States
declinePeriod 1970s
1980s
dissolved 2003
employed large immigrant workforce
filedFor Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
foundedBy Charles M. Schwab
Joseph Wharton
headquartersLocation Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
impact significant on local economy of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
inception 1904
industry shipbuilding
steel
keyPerson Arthur B. Homer
Charles M. Schwab
Eugene G. Grace
listedOn New York Stock Exchange
majorFacility Bethlehem Plant
Johnstown Plant
Lackawanna Steel Plant
Sparrows Point Steel Mill
linked to: Sparrows Point
notableProject construction of Liberty ships during World War II
construction of aircraft carriers during World War II
steel for Chrysler Building
steel for George Washington Bridge
steel for Golden Gate Bridge
steel for Hoover Dam
steel for Rockefeller Center
numberOfEmployees over 300000 at peak
operatedShipyardsIn Beaumont, Texas
Quincy, Massachusetts
San Francisco, California
linked to: San Francisco

San Pedro, California
Sparrows Point, Maryland
linked to: Sparrows Point
peakPeriod mid-20th century
playedRoleIn U.S. industrialization in the 20th century
World War I wartime production
World War II wartime production
predecessor Bethlehem Iron Company
product armor plate
ordnance
ship hulls
steel
steel rails
structural steel
successor International Steel Group
supplied steel for bridges in the United States
steel for railroads in the United States
steel for skyscrapers in the United States
steel for warships
tickerSymbol BS
wasOneOf largest shipbuilders in the United States
largest steel producers in the United States

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Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point steel mill partOf Bethlehem Steel’s steelmaking division
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