68-620: The Defoe Shipbuilding Company was a small ship builder established in 1905 in Bay City, Michigan , United States. It ceased to operate in 1976 after failing to renew its contracts with the United States Navy . The site of the former company is now being developed for business and housing on the bank of the Saginaw River . Harry J. Defoe organized the Defoe Boat and Motor Works in 1905 on
136-457: A humid continental climate , abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. As of the census of 2020, there were 32,661 people, and 14,417 households. The population density was 3,212.77 inhabitants per square mile (1,240.5/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 89.6% White , 2.7% Black , 0.2% Native American , 0.5% Asian , 0.2% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander , and 6.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.1% of
204-460: A reefer barge. After World War II, this company built two large Great Lakes bulk carriers, and it did repair work on Great Lakes ships including several repowerings, and self-unloading conversions. In later years, several ships were built for the U.S. Navy , including two Dealey -class destroyer escorts , four Charles F. Adams -class guided missile destroyers , and three Garcia -class destroyer escorts (later re-classified as frigates) for
272-486: A 93-year-old customer who had failed to pay an outstanding bill in excess of $ 1,000. The Bay City Electric Light and Power policy was to install the limiter, and to notify the customer by trying to collect the amount due. City employees failed to knock on the door, and it was later found that Schur had a check already made out and had failed to mail it. Schur died from hypothermia in his home a few days later. The day following his death, Bay City Electric Light and Power removed
340-482: A bow sonar dome and most of the class were also fitted with a hangar and landing pad for DASH drone helicopters to deliver MK 44 and Mk 46 torpedoes. The drone helicopters proved very unreliable and their failure contributed to the relatively short life of the class. They were decommissioned in 1972 and 1973 in favor of the Knox -class frigate . Dealey and Hartley were sold at surplus to other countries in 1972, with
408-410: A charter alternative secondary school. Mosaica Education Inc. operates a charter school, Bay County Public School Academy, serving grades kindergarten through 8th grade. Dealey-class destroyer escort The Dealey -class destroyer escorts were the first post- World War II escort ships built for the United States Navy . Slightly faster and larger than the escort destroyers they succeeded,
476-514: A conventional style Great Lakes freighter to a self unloader. The final major project was the conversion of the 620' lake freighter Richard J. Reiss from steam to diesel power. All three vessels are still activity trading on the Great Lakes , the latter sailing now as the M/V Manistee . The site of the shipyard later became the location for H. H. Hirschfield & Sons scrap yard. Hirschfield
544-596: A deadly fire claimed the lives of 10 at the Wenonah Hotel (Wenonah Park Apartments) in downtown Bay City. The hotel had been built on the site of the Fraser House, which had also succumbed to a fiery end. The Wenonah Hotel was located at the corner of Center Ave and Water Street, the current site of the Delta College Planetarium. Built in 1907, the four-storey Wenonah Hotel had been converted into apartments at
612-591: A single propeller shaft. The machinery was rated at 20,000 shaft horsepower (15,000 kW) which gave a design speed of 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph). A single-shaft machinery layout was chosen to ease mass production, avoiding potential bottlenecks in gear-cutting which had delayed production of wartime destroyer escorts. As built, the ships had a gun armament of two twin 3-inch (76 mm)/50 calibre guns , mounted fore and aft. These were open, manually trained dual-purpose mounts which could be used against both surface and anti-aircraft targets. The Mark 17 Hedgehog
680-716: Is blue with the city logo on it. It has been changed from the original design. The Hell's Half Mile Film and Music Festival is held annually in September. The festival features a mix of independent films with live indie music. Bay City is the home to the Tri-City Ice Hawks of the United States Premier Hockey League . The Bay City Billikens and Bay City Wolves were a minor league baseball teams that were based in Bay City. The Wolves played as members of
748-504: Is housed in the former armory building on Washington Avenue, adjacent to the historic City Hall. The Bay City Players, a volunteer-based community theatre, is the oldest continuously running community theater in Michigan. The Bay County Library System includes two public libraries located in Bay City, the Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library and Sage Public Library. The official Bay City flag
SECTION 10
#1732855290468816-918: The Honey Fitz Archived August 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine by President Kennedy in honor of his maternal grandfather John Francis Fitzgerald , and the Tricia by President Nixon after his daughter. In 1941, the name of the company was changed to Defoe Shipbuilding Company. During World War II , all production went to the war effort. From 1939 to 1945, the company built 154 ships, including four Auk -class minesweepers , 17 destroyer escorts (of those 3 were converted to APDs after serving as DEs for some time), 11 High speed transports (APDs) (converted destroyer escorts, but launched as such), patrol craft , and numerous landing craft of various types. The brand-new Defoe family yacht even served with
884-571: The Canadian Armed Forces so as to be a part of the war effort. On December 23, 1906, Bay City's premier hotel, the Fraser House, burned to the ground. Bay City's unusual Third Street Bridge was damaged by a freighter on June 17, 1976. The following morning, when the swing span was operated, one half crashed into the Saginaw River blocking all riverine traffic. A river crossing was never reinstated at that location. On December 10, 1977,
952-647: The Class B level Michigan-Ontario League from 1919 to 1926, winning league consecutive championships in 1923 and 1924. The "Billikens" were a Southern Michigan League team, with Bay City teams playing from 1907 to 1915 as members of the Class C league. In 1926, the Wolves played a partial season in the Class B level Michigan State League , which was formed through a merger of the Central League and Michigan-Ontario League during
1020-495: The Dealey class were fitted with twin-mounted 3-inch (76 mm) guns, anti-submarine (ASW) rockets, a depth charge rack and six depth charge launchers. There were later modernizations that removed the ASW rockets and the depth charges in favor of nuclear-capable anti-submarine rocket launchers and torpedo mounts which fired lighter homing torpedoes. A large SQS 23 sonar was refitted in
1088-422: The Dealey or DE-1006 class, was 315 feet (96.0 m) long overall and 308 feet (93.9 m) at the waterline , with a beam of 36 feet 8 inches (11.18 m) and a draft of 11 feet 10 inches (3.61 m). Displacement was 1,314 long tons (1,335 t ) light and 1,877 long tons (1,907 t) full load. 2 Foster-Wheeler boilers fed steam to a geared steam turbine, which drove
1156-606: The Ford Motor Company of Dearborn, Michigan, for $ 4.3 million (US). Ford renamed the ship John Dykstra and she resumed trading on the Great Lakes on May 11, 1966. In 1983, Ford renamed the ship Benson Ford (2) after the retirement of the original S/S Benson Ford . In 1985, the vessel was renamed US.265808 (the name Benson Ford being passed on to a third vessel), and was withdrawn from service. The final voyage began when she cleared Quebec City , Quebec , Canada in tow of
1224-533: The Saginaw River , often in Wenonah Park on the east bank or the larger Veterans Memorial Park on the west bank. The Bay County Historical Museum, located on Washington Avenue, is the designated repository for the records of the Patrol Craft Sailors Association and also contains numerous displays on local and regional history. Over the past several years, the museum has expanded significantly. It
1292-620: The Tri-Cities Area , a sub-region of Flint/Tri-Cities . Bay City is sometimes regarded as being part of the greater Thumb of Michigan Area , which is also a sub-region of the Flint/Tri-Cities. This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bay City has
1360-664: The U.S. Coast Guard . In 1931, Defoe built the Lenore , a 92-foot (28 m) yacht for Montgomery Ward Chairman Sewell Avery , who named it after his second daughter who died at the age of four; this yacht was taken by the U.S. Government in World War II for coastal picket duty by the Coast Guard , and in 1956 it was assigned as a Presidential yacht . It was called the Barbara Anne by President Eisenhower after his granddaughter,
1428-735: The United States Navy and the Royal Australian Navy . To maintain this strong Naval heritage, the Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum worked through the Naval Sea Systems Command to bring the USS Edson (DD-946) to Bay City as a museum ship. It was finally delivered to its temporary home in Essexville, Michigan , on August 7, 2012. Another important part of the city's industrial history is Industrial Brownhoist, which
SECTION 20
#17328552904681496-489: The census of 2010, there were 34,932 people, 14,436 households, and 8,546 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,434.8 inhabitants per square mile (1,326.2/km ). There were 15,923 housing units at an average density of 1,565.7 per square mile (604.5/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 89.7% White , 3.5% Black , 0.6% Native American , 0.5% Asian , 1.8% from other races , and 3.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.5% of
1564-432: The 1000' long integrated tug and barge Presque Isle . The bow was launched July 27, 1972 and was towed to Erie by the tugs Maryland and Laurence C. Turner arriving October 6, 1972. There it was combined with the remainder of the barge which was under construction at Erie, PA. The combined tug and barge unit were the second 1000' vessel trading on the lakes. The second was the conversion of 690' S/S Herbert C. Jackson from
1632-515: The Hapton, or Hampton, Post Office opened to service Lower Saginaw. The community was placed in Bay County, when the county was organized in 1857. It was at this time that the name was changed to Bay City. The Post Office changed its name to Bay City on March 22, 1858. While Saginaw had the first non-native settlement in this area in 1819, larger ships had difficulty navigating the shallower water near
1700-773: The Hutchinson was sold to Ford Motor Company of Dearborn, Michigan and was renamed Ernest M. Breech . In 1988, Ford was in the process of eliminating its Great Lakes shipping fleet and sold the Breech to George Steinbrenner 's Kinsman Marine of Cleveland, Ohio. The Kinsman fleet in turn renamed the vessel Kinsman Independent (2). She sailed with Kinsman until 2002 when her main unloading dock in Buffalo, New York , updated its unloading equipment, allowing it to be serviced by newer more common self-unloading vessels. The vessel laid up in Buffalo for
1768-682: The Mayor's seat and the City Commission are nonpartisan. Following the 2017-2019 Charter Commission and subsequent passage of the new charter, the years when Bay City elections are held changed. Formerly held in off-years (2009, 2013, 2017, etc.) the elections for odd-numbered commission seats are now held during mid-term/Gubernatorial election years, this began in 2022. Mayoral elections and elections for even-numbered commission seats are now held during Presidential election years, formerly being held in off-years (2011, 2015, 2017), this began in 2024. Following
1836-527: The Polish tug Jantar on August 11, 1987, along with the former US Steel freighter T. W. Robinson bound for Recife, Brazil , for dismantling. The yard closed on 31 December 1976 after the Navy contracts expired. Along with its dwindling navy contracts in its final years, the yard was contracted for three larger Great Lakes Freighter projects. The first project was construction of the 68'x 104'7"x 46'6" bow section to
1904-588: The SQS-4 low-frequency sonar . The prototype ship, Dealey , was built under the Fiscal year (FY) 1952 shipbuilding program, with two ordered in both the FY 1953 and 1954 programs and eight in the 1955 program. Production was stopped at 13 because the Dealey class was considered too expensive at $ 12 million for mass production. This resulted in the smaller, diesel -powered Claud Jones class being built. The Dealey design formed
1972-545: The Saginaw River in Bay City, Michigan. At that time, the firm built "knock-down" boats and gasoline powered boats for business and pleasure. In 1917, the company got its first Navy contract for five Spent Torpedo Chasers . This order was followed in 1918 by an order for eight steel Tumor Mine Planters . From 1920 to 1939, the company built various types of government and commercial vessels and private yachts, including three 165-ft patrol boats, thirteen 100-ft patrol boats, fifteen 75-foot patrol boats and two harbor tugs for
2040-545: The Saginaw river. Bay City was first established in 1837 and was incorporated as a city in 1865. In 1834 John B. Trudell built a log-cabin near the present corner of Seventeenth and Broadway. Trudell later purchased land that extended from his residence north along the river to what later became the location for the Industrial Brownhoist, making him the first permanent resident of what has become Bay County. Bay City became
2108-540: The Saginaw settlement. Many of the early pioneers moved to Lower Saginaw as it became clear its deeper waters made it a better location for the growth of industry which relied on shipping. By 1860, Lower Saginaw had become a bustling community of about 2,000 people with several mills and many small businesses in operation. In 1865, the village of Bay City was incorporated as a city. Rapid economic growth took place during this time period, with lumbering , milling , and shipbuilding creating many jobs. The early industrialists in
Defoe Shipbuilding Company - Misplaced Pages Continue
2176-485: The U.S. Navy, and three guided-missile destroyers for the Royal Australian Navy . Also built there were the research vessels RV Melville and RV Knorr . This last was the ship that found the wreck of RMS Titanic . In the early 1950s Defoe Shipbuilding constructed two large Great Lakes freighters . They were both roughly based on U.S. Steel 's Pittsburgh Steamship Company AA Class ship design and shared similar dimensions. As of April 2023, both of
2244-453: The US Navy as a patrol vessel. Defoe developed a construction technique called the "upside-down and roll-over" method. This allowed most of the welding of the hull to be done "hand down" which is much easier. After the hull was completely welded, it was rolled over by a set of large wheels fastened to each end of the hull. Work then continued on the ship right-side up. Faster welding allowed
2312-527: The approval of the City Commission. The Mayor of Bay City is Kathleen Newsham, who has served in that capacity since January 2016. City operations are managed by the City Manager, who is chosen by the City Commission. Dana Muscott has been the City Manager for Bay City since 2017. The City Commission has nine members, one from each of the city's nine wards. City Commissioners as well as the Mayor serve four-year terms and are limited to two consecutive terms. Both
2380-457: The area used the Saginaw River as a convenient means to float lumber to the mills and factories and as a consequence amass large fortunes. Many of the mansions built during this era are registered as historical landmarks by the state and federal government. In 1873, Charles C. Fitzhugh, Jr. , a Bay City pioneer, and his wife, Jane, purchased land and built a home on property bounded by Washington, Saginaw, Ninth and Tenth Streets, which later became
2448-403: The average family size was 3.04. In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males. The median income for a household in the city
2516-520: The basis for the Norwegian Oslo -class and Portuguese Admiral Pereira da Silva -class frigates . All of the class except Dealey , Cromwell and Courtney were upgraded in the 1960s by adding facilities for the DASH drone helicopter, with a hangar and helicopter deck replacing the aft 3-inch gun mount and the longer-ranged SQS-23 sonar replaced the SQS-4. The three unmodified ships were fitted with
2584-499: The city has a total area of 11.21 square miles (29.03 km ), of which 10.17 square miles (26.34 km ) is land and 1.04 square miles (2.69 km ) is water. Despite declining population, Bay City remains (by a narrow margin over Port Huron ) as the largest U.S. city by population on or near Lake Huron , much smaller than the largest cities on the other four Great Lakes : ( Chicago , Toronto , Cleveland , and Thunder Bay ). Bay City, along with Saginaw , and Midland make up
2652-421: The city. The population density was 3,537.1 inhabitants per square mile (1,365.7/km ). There were 16,259 housing units at an average density of 1,562.0 per square mile (603.1/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 91.19% White , 2.72% Black , 0.74% Native American , 0.53% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 2.47% from other races , and 2.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.72% of
2720-457: The company to build one 173-foot patrol craft every week. Of all of the major ships built there, the three that were lost in action during World War II were the destroyer escort Rich , the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba , and the patrol craft PC-1129 . Submarine chaser PC 482 was sunk by a U-boat in 1945. Defoe Shipbuilding Company also built three Refrigerated Freight Barges : YFR-888, YFR-889 and YFR-890 in 1945, also called
2788-961: The election of then-Commissioner Kristen McDonald Rivet to the Michigan State Senate, her husband, Joseph Rivet was appointed to fill the remainder of her term. Following the resignation of Commissioner Shelley Niedzwiecki in April of 2024, the 7th Ward seat remains vacant. The City of Bay City is located in the following districts: Bay City Public Schools operates seven elementary schools, two middle schools, and three high schools. Bangor Township Schools operates one high school, one middle schools, three elementary school, one preschool, and one virtual school. Essexville Hampton Public Schools operates one high, school one middle school, and two elementary schools. Bay Area Catholic Schools operates four elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. Bay-Arenac Community High School operates
Defoe Shipbuilding Company - Misplaced Pages Continue
2856-504: The event of a war. By 1950, the requirement had changed to an "Ocean Escort" with a speed of at least 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) at full load and an endurance of 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph). An ahead-throwing anti-submarine weapon, at first planned to be the Mark 17, a large, trainable Hedgehog anti-submarine spigot mortar , would be fitted. The final design, SCB 72 , or
2924-604: The land to the City of Bay City for $ 8,500 "to be used for the erection of a City Hall and offices and for no other purposes whatever." Until 1905, the City of Bay City was limited to the east bank of the Saginaw River . when West Bay City was annexed. During the latter half of the 19th century, Bay City was the home of several now-closed industries including many sawmills and shipyards. The Defoe Shipbuilding Company , which ceased operations December 31, 1975, built destroyer escorts , guided missile destroyers , and patrol craft for
2992-405: The larger Greater Tri-Cities region of Central Michigan . Several historic bridges cross the Saginaw River in Bay City, including Liberty Bridge , Veterans Memorial Bridge , Independence Bridge , and Lafayette Avenue Bridge . Leon Tromblé is regarded as the first settler within the limits of Bay County, in an area which would become Bay City. In 1831, he built a log cabin on the east bank of
3060-419: The largest community in the county and the location of the county seat of government. Most of the county's agencies and associations are located here. The city shares common borders with Essexville and the townships of Bangor , Frankenlust , Hampton , Merritt , Monitor , and Portsmouth . Bay City was originally known as "Lower Saginaw," and fell within the boundaries of Saginaw County . On June 4, 1846,
3128-489: The last time under US flag on December 16, 2002. In the spring of 2004, McKeil Marine of Hamilton, Ontario , Canada purchased the Kinsman Independent . The ship was refurbished and repowered with a diesel engine , then sold to Voyageur Marine Transport LTD. , of Ridgeville, Ontario , who returned her to service in late 2005 under the name Voyageur Independent . Her final owner (Lower Lakes Towing) began to operate
3196-413: The limiters from all households. It was later learned that Schur had willed his estate, estimated by his family to be in excess of $ 500,000, to Bay Regional Medical Center. On October 12, 2010, the historic 113-year-old City Hall sustained significant damage as the result of an attic fire which caused the sprinkler system to run for nearly two hours. Most of the damage to the building was water damage from
3264-466: The location for City Hall. Fitzhugh dealt on a large scale in wild lands and farms, being an agent for over 25,000 acres (100 km ) of land in Bay County. During this time, Washington Avenue was primarily developed with residential homes. Businesses were concentrated along Water Street near the Saginaw River. As time went on, businesses started to expand along Washington Avenue. In 1891, the Fitzhughs sold
3332-469: The original decision, which assigned 50% of the responsibility to Buffalo (for her excessive speed), 25% to the dock operator (for rotten wood pilings) and 25% to Jupiter (for improper procedures in unloading her cargo). In January 2009, Bay City's wholly owned municipal power company, Bay City Electric Light and Power, installed a "limiter" device to restrict the receipt of power to the home of Marvin Schur,
3400-447: The population. There were 14,417 households. The average household size was 2.25, and the average family size was 3.04. 4.8% of residents were under the age of 5; 21.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 14.6% of residents were over the age of 65; 52.3% of residents were female. The median income for a household in the city was $ 41,959. The per capita income for the city was $ 25,141. About 23.6% of persons were in poverty. As of
3468-443: The population. There were 14,436 households, of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.0% were married couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.8% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
SECTION 50
#17328552904683536-410: The population. There were 15,208 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% were non-families. 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and
3604-531: The process of selling off their fleet, and the Marshall was sold to The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company . Starting with the 1957 season, Northwestern Mutual chartered the ship to the Wilson Marine Transit Company of Cleveland, Ohio, who in turn renamed the vessel Joseph S. Wood . In 1966, the charter agreement between Wilson and Northwestern Mutual was canceled, and the vessel was sold to
3672-569: The remainder of the class being sold for scrap. In the late 1940s, the US Navy developed a requirement for a replacement for the PC-461 -class submarine chaser in the coastal convoy escort and patrol roles. The existing submarine chasers were considered too small to carry the required anti-submarine weapons and sensors, and too slow to catch modern submarines, with a ship the size of existing destroyer escorts required. The ships would need to be cheap and quick to build, as large numbers would be required in
3740-483: The rest of Bay City recognize them as Americans first and German-American second but hostility towards them continued. The governor of Michigan at the time, Albert Sleeper , sought support from the German-American community but experienced backlash. Even before the declaration of war against Germany, anti-German sentiment was so strong that hundreds of young men from Michigan had gone across the border to Canada to join
3808-467: The season. The Wolves captured the Michigan State League championship in their final season. The Bay City Wolves teams hosted minor league home games at Clarkston Park in Bay City. Bay City has a Commission-Manager form of government. The Mayor, who is elected to a four-year term, is the presiding officer of the City Commission and has the power to appoint some board and commission members, with
3876-498: The sprinkler system and water used to fight the fire. The fire started in the midst of a $ 1.6 million roofing project. After an investigation, it was determined that a worker was using a grinder to cut off bolts in the area where the fire started, and sparks from the work started the blaze. Fire crews were on the scene for nearly five hours fighting the hard-to-access fire. According to the United States Census Bureau ,
3944-405: The time of the fire. Strong winds and cold weather hampered the efforts of the fire department. There was some controversy over the cause of the fire (arson, electrical, or grease fire) and it remains the deadliest fire in Bay County history. On Christmas Eve, 1979, a large Bay City department store of long standing, Oppenheim's, was destroyed by fire. In September 1990, the tankship MV Jupiter
4012-642: The top ten employers in the city are: Michigan Sugar is also based in Bay City. Bay City is well known in Mid-Michigan for its numerous festivals and celebrations which take place during the summer months. Among them are the River Roar, St. Stan 's Polish Festival, the Bay City Fireworks Festival , and the River of Time living history reenactment. Many of these events take place along one or more banks of
4080-522: The vessel on August 28, 2007, and renamed her Ojibway on February 29, 2008. The ship would sail as the Ojibway until the end of the 2021 shipping season, when it was retired by Lower Lakes and sailed to Port Colborne, Ontario in April 2022 to be dismantled by the Marine Recycling Corporation, which completed scrapping the ship in early 2023. The second Great Lakes freighter built by Defoe
4148-570: The vessels have been scrapped. The final large Great Lakes bulk freight vessel built by Defoe Shipbuilding to operate was the 642' 03" long, M/V Ojibway (Defoe hull #00422) operated by the Canadian firm Lower Lakes Towing, of Port Dover, Ontario , Canada. The Ojibway was originally built as the steamer Charles L. Hutchinson (2) for the Pioneer Steamship Company of Cleveland, Ohio , and entered service on September 24, 1952. In 1961,
SECTION 60
#17328552904684216-401: Was $ 30,425, and the median income for a family was $ 38,252. Males had a median income of $ 32,094 versus $ 21,494 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 16,550. About 10.3% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the poverty line , including 19.1% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over. According to Bay City's 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,
4284-440: Was 2.38, and the average family size was 3.04. The median age in the city was 35.8 years. 24.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.2% were from 25 to 44; 25.8% were from 45 to 64; and 12.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.7% male and 51.3% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 36,817 people, 15,208 households, and 9,322 families residing in
4352-473: Was cancelled before the ships were built, so in its place two British Squid anti-submarine mortars were fitted ahead of the ship's bridge in Dealey , with a RUR-4 Weapon Alpha anti-submarine rocket launcher fitted in the remaining ships of the class. Launchers for anti-submarine torpedoes were fitted, and depth charge throwers were fitted on the ships' fantail . Sensors included the SPS-6 air-search radar and
4420-472: Was recently bought by OmniSource, Inc., another scrap company. Bay City, Michigan Bay City is a city in and the county seat of Bay County, Michigan , United States. The population was 32,661 as of the 2020 census . The city is located just upriver from the Saginaw Bay on the Saginaw River . It is the principal city of the Bay City metropolitan area, which is coterminous with Bay County as part of
4488-483: Was the 644' long S/S Richard M. Marshall (Defoe hull #00424) which was constructed in 1953 for the Great Lakes Steamship Company, of Cleveland, Ohio. She was a near twin to her predecessor ( Charles L. Hutchinson ) in size and capacity both having approximate dimensions of 640' long, 67' wide, 35' deep, and a cargo capacity of approximately 18,500 tons. In December, 1956, Great Lakes Steamship started
4556-541: Was unloading gasoline at the Total Petroleum Terminal. A passing cargo ship, MV Buffalo , moving at excessive speed, created a wake that caused Jupiter to break free of its berth. A fire and explosion ensued, and one man drowned. There was considerable legal action taken, ultimately resulting in an adjudication that was subsequently appealed by the owners of Buffalo . The findings of the Court of Appeals upheld
4624-543: Was well known for its construction of large industrial cranes. At the outbreak of the First World War, Bay City contained a largely German neighborhood called Salzburg. The German-descended minority became the focus of extreme nativism and xenophobia . Pastors introduced English-language sermons for the first time in Salzburg but it did not catch on and sermons in Salzburg remained mostly German. The Salzburghers demanded that
#467532