Bison Shipbuilding, Buffalo NY

Little is known about Bison Shipbuilding, which was created as an LCT factory and appears to have been in operation only during WWII.  If anyone can provide any information about either the yard or the ships it built, please e-mail it to me at tim@coltoncompany.com.

Customer Type Navy Type Pennant # FY Delivery Disposition
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 185 42 Aug-42 Sunk 1944
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 186 42 Aug-42 To Britain
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 187 42 Aug-42 To Britain
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 188 42 Aug-42 To Britain
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 189 42 Aug-42 To Britain
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 190 42 Aug-42 To Britain
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 191 42 Aug-42 To Britain
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 192 42 Aug-42 To Britain
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 193 42 Aug-42 To Britain
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 194 42 Aug-42 To Britain
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 195 42 Sep-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 196 42 Sep-42 Sunk 1943
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 197 42 Sep-42 Sunk 1944
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 198 42 Sep-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 199 42 Sep-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 200 42 Sep-42 Sunk 1944
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 201 42 Oct-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 202 42 Oct-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 203 42 Oct-42 Still active as "Outer Island" in Bayfield WI
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 204 42 Oct-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 205 42 Oct-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 206 42 Oct-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 207 42 Oct-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 208 42 Oct-42 Sunk 1943 
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 209 42 Oct-42 Sunk 1944 
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 210 42 Oct-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 211 42 Oct-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 212 42 Oct-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 213 42 Oct-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 214 42 Nov-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 215 42 Nov-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 216 42 Nov-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 217 42 Nov-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 218 42 Nov-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 219 42 Nov-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 220 42 Nov-42 Sunk 1944
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 221 42 Nov-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 222 42