Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company, Evansville IN

The Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company's shipyard in Evansville IN, on the Ohio River, was built for the war effort and closed after the war: the plant was destroyed by fire in 1946 and is now a parking lot, but the ways are still visible when the river is low.  A wonderful book about the yard, "A Cornfield Shipyard", by Andrew L. Clark, is published by M. T. Publishing, P.O. Box 6802, Evansville IN 47719.  In addition to building 171 LSTs in Evansville, Missouri Valley also built LCTs, lighters and seaplane derricks at a plant in Leavenworth KS, on the Missouri River.

Hull # Name Type Pennant # FY Keel Laid Launched Delivered Days on Ways Days in Water Total Days Disposition
1 No name LST 157 1942 6/25/42 10/31/42 2/10/43 128 102 230 To Britain 1944, scrapped 1947
2 No name LST 158 1942 7/11/42 11/16/42 2/10/43 128 86 214 Sunk by aircraft off Licata, Sicily 1943
3 No name LST 159 1942 7/19/42 11/21/42 2/13/43 125 84 209 To Britain 1943, sold private 1948
4 No name LST 160 1942 7/21/42 11/30/42 2/18/43 132 80 212 To Britain 1943, sold private 1947
5 No name LST 161 1942 7/24/42 12/7/42 2/28/43 136 83 219 To Britain 1943, sold private 1948
6 No name LST 162 1942 7/24/42 2/3/43 3/15/43 194 40 234 To Britain 1943, sold private 1947
7 No name LST 163 1942 8/10/42 2/4/43 3/22/43 178 46 224 To Britain 1943, sold private 1947
8 No name LST 164 1942 8/13/42 2/5/43 3/30/43 176 53 229 To Britain 1943, sold private 1947
9 No name LST 165 1942 9/7/42 2/2/43 4/3/43 148 60 208 To Britain 1943, scrapped 1947
10 No name LST 166 1942 9/7/42 2/1/43 4/22/43 147 80 227 Scrapped 1947
11 No name LST 167 1942 9/19/42 2/25/43 4/27/43 159 61 220 Damaged by aircraft off the Solomon Islands 1943 and scrapped
12 No name LST 168 1942 9/26/42 2/25/43 5/3/43 152 67 219 Scrapped 1947
13 No name LST 169 1942 10/1/42 2/26/43 5/22/43 148 85 233 Scrapped 1947
14 No name LST 170 1942 10/9/42 2/27/43 5/31/43 141 93 234 Scrapped 1947
15 No name LST 171 1942 10/20/42 2/28/43 6/5/43 131 97 228 Scrapped 1947
16 No name LST 172 1942 12/24/42 5/12/43 6/11/43 139 30 169 To China 1943
17 No name LST 173 1942 12/24/42 4/24/43 6/18/43 121 55 176 To Britain 1943, scrapped 1947
18 No name LST 174 1942 1/1/43 4/21/43 6/16/43 110 56 166 Sold private 1947
19 No name LST 175 1942 1/6/43 4/18/43 5/19/43 102 31 133 Scrapped 1947
20 No name LST 176 1942 1/18/43 4/15/43 5/12/43 87 27 114 To MSTS 1952, scrapped 1973
21 No name LST 177 1942 2/5/43 5/16/43 6/22/43 100 37 137 To France 1947 as Laita (L 9001), depot ship 1962
22 No name LST 178 1942 2/6/43 5/23/43 6/21/43 106 29 135 To Britain 1943, to Egypt 1946 as Aka, sunk 1956
23 No name LST 179 1942 2/7/43 5/30/43 7/30/43 112 61 173 Sunk at Pearl Harbor 1944
24 No name LST 180 1942 2/8/43 6/3/43 6/29/43 115 26 141 To Britain 1943, sold private 1948
25 No name LST 237 1942 2/9/43 6/8/43 6/30/43 119 22 141 To Britain 1943, sold private 1947
26 No name LST 238 1942 3/5/43 6/15/43 7/9/43 102 24 126 To Britain 1943, scrapped 1947
27 No name LST 239 1942 3/6/43 6/18/43 7/13/43 104 25 129 To Britain 1943, sold private 1948
28 No name LST 240 1942 3/7/43 6/25/43 7/27/43 110 32 142 Scrapped 1947
29 No name LST 241 1942 3/8/43 6/29/43 7/31/43 113 32 145 Scrapped 1947
30 No name LST 242 1942 3/8/43 7/3/43 8/5/43 117 33 150 Scrapped 1947
31 No name LST 243 1942 4/26/43 7/9/43 8/9/43 74 31 105 Scrapped 1947
32 No name LST 244 1942 5/1/43 7/14/43 8/13/43 74 30 104 Scrapped 1947
33 No name LST 245 1942 5/7/43 7/17/43 8/22/43 71 36 107 Scrapped 1947
34 No name LST 246 1942 5/12/43 7/22/43 8/23/43 71 32 103 To US Army 1947, scrapped 1948
35 No name LST 247 1942 5/17/43 7/30/43 8/26/43 74 27 101 Scrapped 1947
No name LST 248-260 1942 Cancelled 1942
36 No name LST 122 1942 6/4/43 8/9/43 9/3/43 66 25 91 Scrapped 1947
37 No name LST 123 1942 6/5/43 8/14/43 9/7/43 70 24 94 Scrapped 1947
38 No name LST 124 1942 6/7/43 8/18/43 9/24/43 72 37 99 Scrapped 1947
39 No name LST 125 1942 6/8/43 8/23/43 9/29/43 76 37 103 Sunk as target 1946
40 No name LST 126 1942 6/11/43 8/28/43 10/2/43 78 35 103 Sold private 1947
41 No name LST 127 1942 6/30/43 8/31/43 10/6/43 62 36 98 Scrapped 1947
42 No name LST 128 1942 6/20/43 9/3/43 10/11/43 75 38 113 Scrapped 1947
43 No name LST 129 1942 7/1/43 9/8/43 10/23/43 69 45 114 Redesignated Cohasset (IX 198) 1944, sunk as target 1946
44 No name LST 130 1942 7/5/43 9/13/43 11/4/43 70 52 122 To NDRF 1948
45 No name LST 131 1942 7/7/43 9/19/43 11/15/43 74 57 131 Scrapped 1947
46 No name LST 491 1943 7/29/43 9/23/43 12/3/43 56 71 127 To MSTS 1952, to Korea 1958 as An Tong, to the Philippines 1976 as Lanao del Sur (LT 503)
47 No name LST 492 1943 8/3/43 9/30/43 12/8/43 58 69 127 Scrapped 1947
48 No name LST 493 1943 8/9/43 10/4/43 12/13/43 56 70 126 Wrecked near Plymouth 1945 and scrapped
49 No name LST 494 1943 8/10/43 10/11/43 12/18/43 62 68 130 Scrapped 1947
50 No name LST 495 1943 8/14/43 10/16/43 12/23/43 63 68 131 Scrapped 1947
51 No name LST 496 1943 8/24/43 10/22/43 12/27/43 59 66 125 Mined and lost off Normandy 1944
52 No name LST 497 1943 8/26/43 10/27/43 12/31/43 62 65 127 Scrapped 1947
53 No name LST 498 1943 8/31/43 11/1/43 1/6/44 62 66 128 Scrapped 1947
54 No name LST 499 1943 9/3/43 11/5/43 1/10/44 63 66 129 Sunk off Normandy 1944
55 No name LST 500 1943 9/8/43 11/10/43 1/13/44 63 64 127 Scrapped 1947
56 No name LST 531 1943 9/22/43 11/24/43 1/17/44 63 54 117 Torpedoed and lost in Lyme Bay 1944
57 Chase County LST 532 1943 9/24/43 11/28/43 1/20/44 65 53 118 To Singapore 1974, sold commercially
58 Cheboygan County LST 533 1943 9/29/43 12/1/43 1/27/44 63 57 120 Struck 1974
59 No name LST 534 1943 10/4/43 12/8/43 1/31/44 65 54 119 Damaged by kamikaze and scuttled 1945
50 No name LST 535 1943 10/19/43 12/21/43 2/4/44 63 45 108 To Taiwan 1946 as Chung Wan
61 No name LST 536 1943 10/19/43 12/27/43 2/9/44 69 44 113 To Korea 1947
62 No name LST 537 1943 10/27/43 12/31/43 2/9/44 65 40 105 To Taiwan 1946 as Chung Ting
63 No name LST 538 1943 10/29/43 1/5/44 2/14/44 68 40 108 To Britain 1944, scrapped 1947
64 No name LST 539 1943 11/9/43 1/10/44 2/17/44 62 38 100 Scrapped 1947
65 No name LST 540 1943 11/13/43 1/14/44 2/22/44 62 39 101 Lost at sea 1947
66 No name LST 541 1943 11/22/43 1/25/44 2/28/44 64 34 98 Scrapped 1947
67 Chelan County LST 542 1943 11/29/43 1/28/44 2/29/44 60 32 92 Scrapped 1959
68 No name LST 543 1943 12/6/43 2/1/44 3/6/44 57 34 91 Scrapped 1947
69 No name LST 544 1943 12/8/43 2/4/44 3/16/44 58 41 99 Scrapped 1947
70 No name LST 545 1943 12/13/43 2/12/44 3/23/44 61 40 101 Sunk at Bikini 1948
71 No name LST 546 1943 12/20/43 2/16/44 3/27/44 58 40 98 To MSTS 1952, to the Philippines 1972 as Surigao del Sur (LT 95)
72 No name LST 547 1943 12/24/43 2/19/44 3/30/44 57 40 97 Scrapped 1947
73 No name LST 548 1943 12/30/43 2/22/44 4/3/44 54 41 95 To MSTS 1952, scrapped 1960
74 No name LST 549 1943 1/4/44 2/25/44 4/5/44 52 40 92 Scrapped 1947
75 No name LST 550 1943 1/13/44 3/9/44 4/10/44 56 32 88 To MSTS 1952, scrapped 1973
76 Chesterfield County LST 551 1943 1/15/44 3/11/44 4/14/44 56 34 90 Scrapped 1970
77 No name LST 552 1943 1/19/44 3/14/44 4/19/44 55 36 91 Scrapped 1947
78 No name LST 553 1943 1/24/44 3/16/44 4/22/44 52 37 89 To US Army 1947
79 No name LST 554 1943 1/30/44 3/18/44 4/27/44 48 40 88 Scrapped 1947
80 No name LST 555 1943 2/5/44 3/22/44 4/28/44 46 37 83 Sunk as target 1946
81 No name LST 556 1943 2/4/44 4/7/44 5/1/44 63 24 87 Scrapped 1947
82 No name LST 557 1943 2/8/44 4/11/44 5/5/44 63 24 87 To Taiwan 1946 as Chung Hsing
83 No name LST 558 1943 2/11/44 4/14/44 5/8/44 63 24 87 Scrapped 1947
84 No name LST 559 1943 2/14/44 4/18/44 5/9/44 64 21 85 Scrapped 1947
85 No name LST 560 1943 2/22/44 4/21/44 5/2/44 59 11 70 Scrapped 1947
86 Chittenden County LST 561 1943 2/24/44 4/25/44 5/15/44 61 20 81 Sunk as target 1958
87 No name LST 562 1943 2/28/44 4/28/44 5/18/44 60 20 80 To Indonesia 1970 as Teluk Kau (L 504), activ