Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant
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The Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant was the first manufacturing plant ever built for the mass production of tanks in the United States. Established in 1940 under Chrysler, the Warren, Michigan-based plant was owned by the U.S. government until 1996. It was designed by architect Albert Kahn.
During World War II, the Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant built a quarter of the 89,568 tanks produced in the U.S. overall. The Korean War boosted production for the first time since World War II had ended; the government would suspend tank production after each war. In 1982, Chrysler sold the plant to General Dynamics.
