In which year did this steel and shipbuilding company, one of America's largest steel producers and shipbuilders, which contributed to the launching of USS Cherokee begin operations?
USS Cherokee (AT-66):  She was launched on 10 November 1939 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Staten Island, New York and sponsored by Miss E. Mark; and commissioned 26 April 1940, Lieutenant Commander P. L. F. Weaver in command. Bethlehem Steel: The Bethlehem Steel Corporation (commonly called Bethlehem Steel) was a steel and shipbuilding company that began operations in 1904 and was America's second-largest steel producer and largest shipbuilder.
1904