Company
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- economymaritimeshippingcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Gillespie’s Sales and Service is identified in the June 1971 Beaver Beacon as the island business that purchased the diesel tug American Girl and the 28,000-gallon tanker barge Oil Queen to support bulk fuel handling.
Evidence and limits
This is a source-qualified company record. The held report does not establish the business’s legal form, founding date, officers, complete ownership history, or the precise fuel-transfer facilities. The vessel purchases are retained as the newspaper’s account, not expanded into a corporate registry claim.
See also
- American Girl (Gillespie fuel tug, 1971)
- Oil Queen (Gillespie tanker barge, 1971)
- Beaver Island transition to bulk fuel supply (1971)
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, June 1971, “Island Based Fuel Supply.”Reports that Gillespie’s Sales and Service purchased the diesel tug American Girl and 28,000-gallon tanker barge Oil Queen to move fuel oil and gasoline in bulk; it does not establish incorporation, ownership history, officers, or a terminal location.
- Beaver Beacon, May–June 1974, classified advertising, “Notice.”Announces an August 1 auction at Gillespie’s Sales & Service for an abandoned 1938 Plymouth unless an owner or lienholder claims it; it does not establish title, auction completion, or the business’s full services.