Dravo Corporation

Dravo Corporation was a shipbuilding company with shipyards in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Wilmington, Delaware. It was founded by Frank and Ralph Dravo in Pittsburgh during the 1890s.

Facilities

• Neville Island shipyard, Pittsburgh - Started 1919, Constructed LST's during World War II employing 16,000, closed 1982.(40°30′36″N 80°07′01″W / 40.510°N 80.117°W / 40.510; -80.117)
• Wilmington Shipyard, Delaware, Employed 10,500 during World War II, constructing Destroyer escorts. Now closed. (39°43′48″N 75°33′40″W / 39.730°N 75.561°W / 39.730; -75.561)

External links

• Dravo - Wilmington
  • Bethlehem - Wilmington (Prior activity before Dravo.
• Dravo - Pittsburgh
• Final Remedial action for cleanup at Wilmington
• Historical Marker