Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company

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Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company was a major American shipyard based in Chester, Pennsylvania, known for constructing numerous commercial and military vessels, especially during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct company
shipbuilding company
associatedWith Sunoco
builtFor United States Maritime Commission
United States Navy
builtVesselType cargo ships
naval auxiliaries
tanker ships
contributedTo U.S. war effort in World War II
country United States
employedDuring World War II
foundedBy Sun Oil Company
hasActivity drydocking
ship construction
ship repair and conversion
hasAlternativeName Sun Shipbuilding Company
historicalRole key industrial employer in Chester, Pennsylvania
industry ship repair
shipbuilding
locatedIn Chester, Pennsylvania
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Delaware River waterfront
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia metropolitan area
locatedOn Delaware River
notableFor large-scale World War II ship production
operatedDuring World War II
partOf American shipbuilding industry
servedRegion Atlantic coast shipping
servedSector commercial shipping
military logistics
significance major U.S. wartime shipyard
specializedIn commercial ship construction
military ship construction
status closed
transportInfrastructureType maritime industrial complex
typeOfFacility dry dock facility
shipyard

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T2 tanker builtBy Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company
subject linked to: T2 tankers
SS Ohio builtBy Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company
SS Ohio shipyard Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Chester, Pennsylvania
linked to: Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company
Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company hasAlternativeName Sun Shipbuilding Company
linked to: Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company