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