Defoe Shipbuilding In The News

March 1, 2006 - Stars of Hollywood rolled their 'land yacht' into Bay City in 1955. Phil Berg and Leila Hyams visited Defoe Shipbuilding with their custom 52-foot motor home, named after the luxury yacht Defoe built for them in 1947.

January 16, 1999 - The article highlights a series of Great Lakes–themed lectures in Essexville, featuring local historians and veterans discussing Bay City's shipbuilding legacy, including Defoe Shipbuilding's role and efforts to bring the USS Charles F. Adams to the area as a naval museum.

January 1, 1917 - Built by De Foe Boat & Motor Co. for the Navy Department in 1917. Five torpedo chasers representing $60,000 were built and ready for shipment to the Atlantic coast.