Bison Shipbuilding, North Tonawanda NY

Little is known about Bison Shipbuilding, which was created as an LCT factory and appears to have been in operation only during WWII.  An excellent history of this company, "The Bison Shipyard Story", has been written by Allen C. Gademsky, who worked there.  If anyone can provide any information about 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 Nov-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 223 42 Nov-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 224 42 Nov-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 225 42 Dec-42 To Britain
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 226 42 Dec-42 To Britain
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 227 42 Dec-42 To Britain
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 228 42 Dec-42 To Britain
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 229 42 Dec-42 To Britain
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 230 42 Dec-42 To Britain
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 231 42 Dec-42 To Britain
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 232 42 Dec-42 To Britain
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 233 42 Dec-42 To Britain
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 234 42 Dec-42 To Britain
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 235 42 Dec-42 To Britain
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 236 42 Dec-42 To Britain
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 502 43 Aug-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 503 43 Aug-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 504 43 Aug-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 505 43 Aug-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 506 43 Aug-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 507 43 Aug-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 508 43 Sep-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 509 43 Sep-43 Later YFU 54
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 510 43 Sep-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 511 43 Sep-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 512 43 Sep-43 To China 1946  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 513 43 Sep-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 514 43 Sep-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 515 43 Sep-43 To China 1946   
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 516 43 Sep-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 517 43 Sep-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 518 43 Sep-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 519 43 Oct-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 520 43 Oct-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 521 43 Sep-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 522 43 Oct-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 523 43 Sep-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 524 43 Sep-43 Later YFU 1
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 525 43 Sep-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 526 43 Sep-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 527 43 Sep-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 528 43 Sep-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 529 43 Oct-43 Later YFU 2, later LLC 5
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 530 43 Oct-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 531 43 Sep-43 To Korea 1960 
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 532 43 Sep-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 533 43 Sep-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 534 43 Sep-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 535 43 Sep-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 536 43 Sep-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 537 43 Oct-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 538 43 Oct-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 539 43 Oct-43 Later YFU 48 
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 540 43 Oct-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 541 43 Oct-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 542 43 Oct-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 543 43 Oct-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 544 43 Oct-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 545 43 Oct-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 546 43 Oct-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 547 43 Oct-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 548 43 Oct-43 Sunk 1944
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 549 43 Oct-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 550 43 Oct-43 Later YFU 3
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 551 43 Oct-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 552 43 Oct-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 553 43 Oct-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 554 43 Oct-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 555 43 Oct-43 Sunk 1944 
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 556 43 Nov-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 557 43 Nov-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 558 43 Nov-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 559 43 Nov-43 To the USSR
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 560 43 Nov-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 561 43 Nov-43 To the USSR
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 562 43 Nov-43 Later YFU 4
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 563 43 Nov-43 To the USSR
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 564 43 Nov-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 565 43 Nov-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 566 43 Nov-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 567 43 Nov-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 568 43 Nov-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 569 43 Nov-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 570 43 Nov-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 571 43 Nov-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 572 43 Nov-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 573 43 Nov-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 622 43 Nov-43 To France 1952 as L 9085, to Cambodia 1956 
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 623 43 Nov-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 624 43 Nov-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 625 43 Nov-43 To Greece 1946 
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 626 43 Nov-43  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 627 43 Dec-43 To Britain 
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 628 43 Dec-43 To Britain 
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 629 43 Jan-44 Later YFU 7
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 630 43 Jan-44  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 631 43 Jan-44  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 632 43 Jan-44  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 633 43 Jan-44  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 634 43 Jan-44  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 635 43 Jan-44 To France 1946 as LCT 635, sold 1955
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 636 43 Jan-44  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 637 43 Jan-44 Later YFU 55
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 638 43 Jan-44 To Taiwan 1959 
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 639 43 Jan-44 Later YFB 66 
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 640 43 Jan-44 To Israel 1959  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 641 43 Jan-44  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 642 43 Jan-44  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 643 43 Jan-44  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 644 43 Jan-44  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 645 43 Jan-44  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 646 43 Jan-44 Later YFU 56
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 647 43 Jan-44  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 648 43 Jan-44  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 649 43 Jan-44 Later YFU 84 
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 650 43 Feb-44  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 651 43 Feb-44  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 652 43 Feb-44  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(6) 653 43 Feb-44