Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:ship
gptkbp:alsoHadFacility	gptkb:Port_Newark,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Federal_Shipyard
gptkbp:built	gptkb:Cleveland-class_cruisers gptkb:Liberty_ships gptkb:Allen_M._Sumner-class_destroyers gptkb:Essex-class_aircraft_carriers gptkb:Fletcher-class_destroyers gptkb:Gearing-class_destroyers destroyers cruisers merchant ships amphibious ships various tankers
gptkbp:ceased_operations	1948
gptkbp:closed	1948
gptkbp:founded	1917
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:Kearny,_New_Jersey
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
gptkbp:industry	shipbuilding
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Kearny,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:notableFor	World War II ship production building naval vessels for the United States Navy
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees	over 30,000 (at peak during WWII)
gptkbp:parentCompany	gptkb:United_States_Steel_Corporation
gptkbp:significantEvent	labor strike in 1941 major contributor to U.S. naval power in WWII seizure by U.S. government in 1941
gptkbp:siteToday	gptkb:industry
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5