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McCloskey & Company Shipyard

1942 establishments in FloridaAmerican companies established in 1942American shipbuildersCompanies based in Tampa, FloridaDefunct shipbuilding companies of the United States

McCloskey & Company Shipyard was a ship builder in Tampa, Florida. McCloskey & Company built 38 cargo ships, Type N3 ship for World War II founded in 1942. McCloskey & Company also built type C1-S-D1 concrete ships. Matthew H. McCloskey founded the construction company McCloskey & Company in Philadelphia. McCloskey & Company built the Philadelphia Convention Hall, the Philadelphia Sheraton Hotel, and the Washington D.C. Stadium. The Tampa shipyard is now Tampa Ship LLC owned by Edison Chouest Offshore.

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McCloskey & Company Shipyard
McClosky Boulevard, Tampa Davis Islands

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33606 Tampa, Davis Islands
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