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USS Wood County (LST-1178) was a De Soto County-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during the late 1950s. Named after counties in Ohio, Texas, West Virginia, and Wisconsin, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
During World War II, it built submarines, tank landing craft (LCTs), and self-propelled fuel barges called "YOs". [1] Employment peaked during the military years at 7000. The shipyard closed in 1968, when Manitowoc Company bought Bay Shipbuilding Company and moved their shipbuilding operation to Sturgeon Bay .
Pages in category "Ships built in Wisconsin" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. I. Idaho (steamship) L.
Pages in category "Ships built in Manitowoc, Wisconsin" The following 63 pages are in this category, out of 63 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Ships built by Peterson Builders (1 C, 40 P) Pages in category "Ships built in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin" The following 61 pages are in this category, out of 61 total.
USS Kenosha (AK-190) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship that served the US Navy during the clean-up phase of World War II.When her service was no longer required in 1946, she was decommissioned and returned to the U.S. Maritime Commission where she was sold to the Kingdom of Norway in 1947.
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USS Marinette (LCS-25) is a Freedom-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.She is the first commissioned ship, and second overall in naval service to be named after Marinette, Wisconsin (the place where it was built), the other being Marinette (YTB-791), a Natick-class large fleet tugboat.