Sand Products Corporation

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Sand Products Corporation (SPC) is a sand and gravel supplier based in Muskegon, Michigan. [1] The company was founded on January 2, 1930, by brothers Mark and Max McKee as a company that mined and processed industrial sands. In the early 1930s, SPC began operating a large commercial dock in Muskegon, Michigan, dubbed the Mart Dock, handling a wide variety of cargoes and became deeply involved in the Great Lakes shipping industry and vessel ownership through a series of wholly owned subsidiaries and partnerships. [2]

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USS LST-393

SPC purchased the decommissioned tank landing ship, USS LST 393 as war surplus in 1948. She would operate as a car transit vessel under named Highway 16 for many years. Today she's a museum ship located near SPC's offices. [3] [4]

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  1. opencorporates.com https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_mi/800089558 . Retrieved 2025-01-13.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Who We Are". Port City Marine. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  3. Association, National Rifle. "An Official Journal Of The NRA | The U.S.S. LST 393: World War II U.S. Navy Tank Landing Ship". An Official Journal Of The NRA. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  4. "Home". The Sand Docks. Retrieved 2025-01-13.

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