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Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.

1917 establishments in Pennsylvania1989 disestablishments in PennsylvaniaAmerican companies established in 1917Chester, PennsylvaniaCompanies based in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Companies disestablished in 1989Defunct manufacturing companies based in PennsylvaniaDefunct shipbuilding companies of the United StatesSunoco LP
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Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company (1917–1989) was a major shipbuilding company in Chester, Pennsylvania on the Delaware River. Its primary product was tankers, but the company built many types of ships over its 70-year history. During World War II, it participated in the U.S. Government's Emergency Shipbuilding Program. The company was also part of the U.S. aerospace industry during the Cold War; it built various propulsion research & development structures, including the largest U.S. rocket test chamber, for Aerojet General in 1963.

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Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.
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East Front Street
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