Globe Shipbuilding Company

This article is about the Superior, Wisconsin shipbuilding company active during World Wars I and II. For the World War II shipbuilder that operated in the original Globe yard facilities, see Walter Butler Shipbuilders Inc. For a competing shipyard, see Superior Shipbuilding Company.
Globe Shipbuilding Company
IndustryShipbuilding
Founded1917
Defunct1920 (first iteration); 1947 (second iteration)
HeadquartersSuperior, Wisconsin, United States
ProductsCargo ships and wartime vessels

Globe Shipbuilding Company was a shipyard located in Superior, Wisconsin, active during World War I and World War II. The yard constructed vessels for the United States Shipping Board during World War I and later built ships under federal contract during World War II. The site later became the subject of historical preservation efforts.

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