Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding

Bay Shipbuilding was created in 1967, when Manitowoc Corporation closed its yard in Manitowoc and acquired two shipyards in Sturgeon Bay - Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding & Dry Dock, and Christy Corp. The first of these, Sturgeon Bay SB, had started life as Rieboldt, Wolter & Co., subsequently becoming Universal Shipbuilding Co. and Sturgeon Bay Dry Dock Co. The other, Christy Corp., had formerly been Leathem D. Smith Towing & Wrecking Co., Leathem D. Smith Dock Co. and Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. In 2008, Manitowoc sold its Marine Group, comprising Bay Shipbuilding, Marinette Marine and Cleveland Ship Repair, to Fincantieri and it is now called Fincantieri Marine Group, with this shipyard now being called Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding.