Marine Engines
The marine engine division continued operations for over forty years, building engines for fishboats, cruisers and World War II Landing Craft, such as the Canadian Ramped Cargo Lighter and the famed Higgins Boats. During WW II Gray Marine built 100 marinized GM style 71 series diesels a day using GM cylinder blocks.
On June 14, 1944, the company was purchased by Continental for $2.6 million. John W. Mulford, the son of O Mulford was made general manager of Gray. Gray's continued to make marine engines in the post-war period until its closure by Continental in about 1967.
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