Dravo Corporation


Dravo Corporation was a shipbuilding company with shipyards in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Wilmington, Delaware. It was founded by Frank and Ralph Dravo in Pittsburgh in 1891.[1] The corporation went public in 1936 and in 1998 was bought out by Carmeuse for $192 million ($295.1 million today).[2] On March 5, 1942 it became the first corporation to receive the Army-Navy "E" Award for outstanding war time production.[3] Dravo ranked 72nd among United States corporations in the value of World War II military production contracts.[4]




Contents





  • 1 Facilities


  • 2 See also


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links




Facilities



  • Neville Island shipyard, Pittsburgh - Started 1919, Constructed LST's during World War II employing 16,000, closed 1982.(40°30′36″N 80°07′01″W / 40.510°N 80.117°W / 40.510; -80.117)

  • Wilmington Shipyard, Delaware, Employed 10,500 during World War II, constructing Destroyer escorts. Now closed. (39°43′48″N 75°33′40″W / 39.730°N 75.561°W / 39.730; -75.561)


See also


  • James v. Dravo Contracting Co.


References




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  2. ^ Service, Dow Jones News (15 September 1998). "Carmeuse Lime Agrees To Buy Dravo For $192 Million". sddt.com. Retrieved 22 March 2018.


  3. ^ "Guide to the Records of Dravo Corporation, 1900-1995 (bulk 1943-1986) - Historic Pittsburgh". digital.library.pitt.edu. Retrieved 22 March 2018.


  4. ^ Peck, Merton J. & Scherer, Frederic M. The Weapons Acquisition Process: An Economic Analysis (1962) Harvard Business School p.619




External links




  • Heinz History Center Library and Archives


  • Dravo - Wilmington

    • Bethlehem - Wilmington (Prior activity before Dravo.

  • Dravo - Pittsburgh

  • Final Remedial action for cleanup at Wilmington

  • Historical Marker








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