Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, Seneca IL

Chicago Bridge & Iron was founded in 1867 and is now a public company with worldwide operations and headquarters in the Netherlands.   The Navy requisitioned the Chicago Bridge facility in Seneca IL in 1942 and invested $6mm in its improvement.  Known as the Prairie Shipyard, it was located on a 200-acre site on the east side of the town.  You can see it clearly from the air on Google here.  After the war it was used for multiple purposes and is now, apparently, a Union Mechling facility.

Name Type Pennant # FY Keel Laid Launched Delivered Days on Ways Days in Water Total Days

Disposition
No name LST 197 1942 6/15/42 12/13/42 2/5/43 181 54 235 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 198 1942 6/22/42 1/17/43 2/15/43 209 29 238 To Britain 1943, scrapped 1947
No name LST 199 1942 6/27/42 2/7/43 3/1/43 225 22 247 To Britain 1943, lost at sea 1946
No name LST 200 1942 7/2/42 2/20/43 3/16/43 233 24 257 To Britain 1943, scrapped 1948
No name LST 201 1942 7/13/42 3/2/43 4/2/43 232 31 263 Pontus (AGP 20) 1944, scrapped 1947
No name LST 202 1942 7/15/42 3/16/43 4/9/43 244 24 268 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 203 1942 7/2/42 3/25/43 4/22/43 266 28 294 Wrecked and abandoned in the Ellice Islands 1943
No name LST 204 1942 7/24/42 4/3/43 4/27/43 253 24 277 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 205 1942 8/5/42 4/13/43 5/15/43 251 32 283 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 206 1942 8/6/42 4/21/43 6/7/43 258 47 305 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 207 1942 9/6/42 4/29/43 6/9/43 235 41 276 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 208 1942 9/6/42 5/22/43 6/8/43 258 17 275 Scrapped 1947
Bamberg County LST 209 1942 9/6/42 5/29/43 6/10/43 265 12 277 To MSTS 1946, scrapped 1961
No name LST 210 1942 9/6/42 6/5/43 7/6/43 272 31 303 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 211 1942 9/6/42 6/5/43 7/6/43 272 31 303 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 212 1942 12/6/42 6/12/43 7/6/43 188 24 212 Sold private 1947
No name LST 213 1942 12/21/42 6/16/43 7/7/43 177 21 198 To Korea 1947
No name LST 214 1942 12/29/42 6/22/43 7/7/43 175 15 190 To Britain 1943, scrapped 1947
No name LST 215 1942 1/7/43 6/26/43 7/12/43 170 16 186 To Britain 1943, scrapped 1947
No name LST 216 1942 1/23/43 7/4/43 7/23/43 162 19 181 To Britain 1943, sunk by aircraft-launched torpedo off Cherbourg 1944
No name LST 217 1942 2/2/43 7/13/43 7/30/43 161 17 178 To Britain 1943, scrapped 1947
No name LST 218 1942 2/11/43 7/20/43 8/12/43 159 23 182 To Korea 1955 as Bi Bong
No name LST 219 1942 2/15/43 7/27/43 8/19/43 162 23 185 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 220 1942 3/4/43 8/3/43 8/26/43 152 23 175 Scuttled at Bikini 1948 
No name LST 221 1942 3/9/43 8/7/43 9/2/43 151 26 177 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 222 1942 3/16/43 8/17/43 9/10/43 154 24 178 To MSTS 1952, to the Philippines 1972 as Mindoro Occidental (LT 93)
No name LST 223 1942 3/31/43 8/24/43 9/17/43 146 24 170 To State Dept. 1947, to France 1951 as Rance (L 9004), decommissioned 1961
No name LST 224 1942 4/2/43 8/31/43 9/23/43 151 23 174 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 225 1942 4/14/43 9/4/43 10/2/43 143 28 171 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 226 1942 4/16/43 9/14/43 10/8/43 151 24 175 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 227 1942 5/10/43 9/21/43 10/16/43 134 25 159 To Korea 1955 as Duk Bong
No name LST 228 1942 5/10/43 9/25/43 10/25/43 138 30 168 Wrecked and abandoned in the Azores 1944
No name LST 229 1942 5/20/43 10/5/43 11/3/43 138 29 167 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 230 1942 5/27/43 10/12/43 11/3/43 138 22 160 Portunus (AGP 4) 1946, to MSTS 1952, to the Philippines 1976 as Laguna (LT 501)
No name LST 231 1942 6/3/43 10/19/43 2/8/44 138 112 250 Atlas (ARL 7) 1943, scrapped 1972
No name LST 232-236 1942             Cancelled 1942
No name LST 132 1942 6/27/43 10/26/43 12/23/43 118 28 146 Zeus (ARB 4) 1943, sold 1977, converted 1988 to fish processor ship Coastal Star: see picture at http://www.icicleseafoods.com/locations/vsl/about.htm
No name LST 133 1942 6/24/43 11/2/43 11/29/43 131 27 158 Sunk as target 1948
No name LST 134 1942 6/14/43 11/9/43 12/7/43 148 28 176 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 135 1942 7/8/43 11/16/43 4/25/44 131 161 292 Orestes (AGP 10) 1943, scrapped 1948
No name LST 136 1942 6/19/43 12/10/43 5/9/44 162 151 313 Egeria (ARL 8) 1943, scrapped 1980
No name LST 511 1943 7/22/43 11/30/43 1/3/44 131 34 165 Scrapped 1947
Burnett County LST 512 1943 7/22/43 12/10/43 1/8/44 141 29 170 To Peru as Paita (L 35), 1957, struck 1983
No name LST 513 1943 8/23/43 12/17/43 5/9/44 54 144 198 Endymion (ARL 9 ) 1944, scrapped 1973
No name LST 514 1943 8/31/43 12/24/43 5/23/44 53 151 204 Midas (ARB 5) 1944, scrapped 1980
Caddo Parish LST 515 1943 9/3/43 12/31/43 1/28/44 119 28 147 To the Philippines 1969 as Bataan
Calaveras County LST 516 1943 9/6/43 1/7/44 1/31/44 123 24 147 Struck 1958
No name LST 517 1943 9/10/43 1/15/44 2/7/44 127 23 150 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 518 1943 9/13/43 1/20/44 2/24/44 129 35 164 Nestor (ARB 6) 1944, wrecked off Okinawa in a typhoon 1945, scrapped 1947
Calhoun County LST 519 1943 9/17/43 1/25/44 2/17/44 130 23 153 Sunk as target 1962
No name LST 520 1943 9/24/43 1/31/44 2/28/44 129 28 157 To Taiwan 1958 as Chung Shu
Cape May County LST 521 1943 10/4/43 12/13/43 3/9/44 70 87 157 Struck 1959
No name LST 522 1943 10/2/43 2/11/44 3/1/44 132 19 151 Scrapped 1948
No name LST 600 1943 10/6/43 2/28/44 3/20/44 145 21 166 To MSTS 1952, wrecked 1968
Clarke County LST 601 1943 10/21/43 3/4/44 3/25/44 135 21 156 To Indonesia 1961 as Teluk Saleh (L 510), active
Clearwater County LST 602 1943 10/23/43 3/9/44 3/31/44 138 22 150 To USAF 1957, to Mexico 1972 as Manzanillo, active
Coconino County LST 603 1943 11/5/43 3/14/44 4/5/44 155 22 177 To Vietnam 1969 as Vung Tau (HQ 503), active
No name LST 604 1943 10/28/43 3/20/44 4/3/44 157 14 171 Silenus (AGP 11) 1944, sold 1948
No name LST 605 1943 9/30/43 3/29/44 4/14/44 181 16 197 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 606 1943 11/27/43 4/3/44 4/24/44 128 21 149 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 607 1943 12/2/43 4/7/44 4/24/44 127 17 144 To the Philippines 1976 as Leyte del Sur (LT 505)
No name LST 608 1943 12/4/43 4/11/44 4/15/44 129 4 133 To Korea 1946 as Ulsan
No name LST 609 1943 12/10/43 4/15/44 5/15/44 127 30 157 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 610 1943 12/16/43 4/19/44 5/15/44 125 26 151 Scrapped 1947
Crook County LST 611 1943 12/17/43 4/26/44 5/15/44 131 19 150 In reserve 1956, disposition unknown
No name LST 612 1943 12/18/43 4/29/44 5/16/44 133 17 150 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 613 1943 1/21/44 5/2/44 5/19/44 102 17 119 To MSTS 1952, to Singapore 1971 as Persistence (L 205), struck 1992
No name LST 614 1943 1/28/44 5/6/44 5/22/44 99 16 115 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 615 1943 2/4/44 5/9/44 5/26/44 95 17 112 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 616 1943 2/12/44 5/12/44 5/29/44 90 17 107 To Indonesia 1961 as Teluk Bajur (L 502), active
No name LST 617 1943 2/17/44 5/15/44 6/1/44 88 17 105 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 618 1943 2/23/44 5/19/44 6/3/44 86 15 101 To US Army 1946, scrapped 1947
No name LST 619 1943 3/8/44 5/22/44 6/5/44 75 14 89 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 620 1943 3/11/44 5/30/44 6/17/44 80 18 98 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 621 1943 3/15/44 6/2/44 6/21/44 79 19 98 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 622 1943 3/15/44 6/8/44 6/26/44 85 18 103 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 623 1943 3/17/44 6/12/44 6/29/44 87 17 104 To MSTS 1952, to Singapore 1971 as Perseverance (L 206), struck 1992
No name LST 624 1943 3/22/44 6/16/44 7/3/44 86 17 103 To Korea 1947
No name LST 625 1943 3/30/44 6/20/44 7/10/44 82 20 102 To MSTS 1952, scrapped 1955
No name LST 626 1943 3/31/44 6/27/44 7/15/44 88 18 106 To MSTS 1952, scrapped 1973
No name LST 627 1943 4/8/44 7/1/44 7/20/44 84 19 103 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 628 1943 4/10/44 7/4/44 7/31/44 85 27 112 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 629 1943 4/13/44 7/8/44 7/28/44 86 20 106 To MSTS 1952, to Singapore 1971 as Excellence (L 202), active
No name LST 630 1943 4/14/44 7/13/44 8/4/44 90 22 112 To MSTS 1952, scrapped 1974
No name LST 631 1943 4/19/44 7/18/44 8/9/44 90 22 112 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 632 1943 4/26/44 7/21/44 8/12/44 86 22 108 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 633 1943 5/3/44 7/27/44 8/17/44 85 21 106 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 634 1943 5/13/44 8/1/44 8/22/44 80 21 101 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 635 1943 5/17/44 8/7/44 8/26/44 82 19 101 To State Dept. 1946
No name LST 636 1943 5/22/44 8/11/44 8/31/44 81 20 101 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 637 1943 5/24/44 8/18/44 9/5/44 86 18 104 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 638 1943 5/25/44 8/23/44 9/8/44 90 16 106 Sunk as target 1948
No name LST 639 1943 5/26/44 8/28/44 9/14/44 94 17 111 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 640 1943 5/27/44 8/31/44 9/18/44 96 18 114 To China 1946
No name LST 641 1943 6/1/44 9/4/44 9/22/44 95 18 113 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 642 1943 6/5/44 9/8/44 9/28/44 95 20 115 CTL 1948, abandoned
No name LST 643 1943 6/10/44 9/12/44 10/2/44 94 20 114 To MSTS 1952, struck 1973
No name LST 644 1943 6/16/44 9/15/44 9/26/44 91 11 102 Minos (ARL 14) 1944, struck 1960
No name LST 645 1943 6/20/44 9/20/44 9/30/44 92