Defoe Shipbuilding Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "The Defoe Shipbuilding Company was a small ship builder established in 1905 in Bay City, Michigan. 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 a scrapyard on the bank on the Saginaw River."

The Defoe Shipbuilding Company was the last of several firms including Davidson and Wheeler who were involved in shipbuilding in Bay City.