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American Bridge, Pittsburgh PA

Most recent update: July 20, 2011.

The American Bridge Company was founded in 1900 and was a subsidiary of United States Steel until it was spun off in 1987.  In WWI, it built fabricated sections of standard-design cargo ships assembled at the ship factories on the Atlantic Coast - Hog Island, Merchant Shipbuilding and Submarine Boat.  The company's Pittsburgh yard was building barges for the Army when the Navy requisitioned it in 1942 and invested $9mm in its improvement.  In addition to building LSTs, American Bridge also built structural components for 43 aircraft carriers and 81 cargo ships.  After the war it returned to building inland hopper barges until closing in 1981.

Hull # Name

Owner

Type

 Pennant # GT Built

Disposition
  Sarah Edenborn       259 1909  
  Sixty-One   Barge   427 1912  
  Sixty-Two   Barge   427 1912  
  Sixty-Three   Barge   427 1912  
  D.N. Company No. 101   Barge   342 1913  
  D.N. Company No. 102   Barge   342 1913  
  D.N. Company No. 100   Barge   342 1913  
  D.N. Company No. 103   Barge   342 1913  
  D.N. Company No. 104   Barge   342 1913  
  Slack Barrett   Towboat   195 1914  
    U.S. Navy YCD

1

   1918

Later YOS 1, sold 1947
    U.S. Navy YCD

2

   1918

Later YPK 1
  Clairton   Towboat   364 1919  
  Edgar Thomson   Towboat   364 1919  
  H. D. Williams   Towboat   364 1919  
  William Wigham   Towboat   364 1919  
  A. O. Ackard   Towboat   364 1922  
  William G. Clyde   Towboat   364 1922  
  City of Pittsburgh   Towboat   578 1926  
  Isthmian   Towboat   364 1926  
  Allegheny   Towboat   427 1927  
  J. H. Hillman   Towboat   446 1927  
  Monongahela   Towboat   593 1927  
  Youghiogheny   Towboat   427 1927  
  Alabama   Towboat   300 1928  
  Gloria   Towboat   300 1928  
  Duquesne   Towboat   427 1929  
  Coal King   Towboat     1928  
Miss. Barge No. 202       400 1939 To USN 1943 as YFN 679, disposed of 1946
Miss. Barge No. 205       400 1939 To USN 1943 as YFN 680, disposed of 1946
Miss. Barge No. 206       400 1939 To USN 1943 as YFN 681, disposed of 1946
Miss. Barge No. 207       400 1939 To USN 1943 as YFN 682, disposed of 1946
Miss. Barge No. 209       400 1939 To USN 1943 as YFN 683, disposed of 1946
Miss. Barge No. 212       400 1939 To USN 1943 as YFN 684, disposed of 1946
Miss. Barge No. 201       400 1939 To USN 1943 as YFN 782, disposed of 1946
Miss. Barge No. 214       400 1939 To USN 1943 as YFN 783, disposed of 1946
Miss. Barge No. 215       400 1939 To USN 1943 as YFN 784, disposed of 1946
Miss. Barge No. 204       400 1939 To USN 1943 as YFN 785, disposed of 1946
Miss. Barge No. 208       400 1939 To USN 1943 as YFN 786, disposed of 1946
Miss. Barge No. 210       400 1939 To USN 1943 as YFN 787, lost 1946
Miss. Barge No. 213       400 1939 To USN 1943 as YFN 788, disposed of 1946
No name U.S. Army BD 2008-2018 135 1941  
No name U.S. Army BD 2010 135 1941 Later YD 170, scrapped 1994
No name U.S. Army BCL 1103-1111 60 6/42-11/42  
No name U.S. Army BD 1234-1253 112 3/43-8/43  
No name U.S. Army BCL 1282-1284 160 5/43-9/43  
No name U.S. Army BC 1285-1288 110 1943  
No name U.S. Army BCL 1292-1294 160 6/42-11/42  
No name U.S. Army BCL 1430 160 Sep-43  
No name U.S. Army BK 621-640 103 7/44-9/44  
No name U.S. Army BK 4073-4143 103 Sep-43  
No name U.S. Army BK 6030-6249 104 11/43-5/44  
No name U.S. Army BK 6090 104 1944 Later YSR 45, sold 1999
No name U.S. Army BK 7192-7195 103 Feb-44  
No name U.S. Army BKC 401-410 112 May-45  
  No name U.S. Navy LST 261   5/22/43 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 262   6/15/43 Scrapped 1947
  Benton County U.S. Navy LST 263   6/30/43 Scrapped 1958
  No name U.S. Navy LST 264   7/16/43 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 265   7/27/43 Scrapped 1947
  Benzie County U.S. Navy LST 266   8/4/43 Scrapped 1959
  No name U.S. Navy LST 267   8/9/43 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 268   8/19/43 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 269   8/27/43 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 270   9/8/43 Sold private 1950
  No name U.S. Navy LST 271   9/1/43 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 272   9/17/43 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 273   9/24/43 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 274   9/28/43 Sold private 1950
  No name U.S. Navy LST 275   10/5/43 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 276   10/11/43 To MSTS 1952, to Singapore 1974, sold private
  No name U.S. Navy LST 277   10/1/43 To MSTS 1952, to Chile 1973 as Commandante Toro (L 97), struck 1977
  No name U.S. Navy LST 278   10/22/43 Seaward (IX 209), destroyed 1946
  Berkeley County U.S. Navy LST 279   10/25/43 To Taiwan 1955 as Chung Chih
  No name U.S. Navy LST 280   11/2/43 To Britain 1944, scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 281   11/8/43 To MSTS 1952, scrapped 1955
  No name U.S. Navy LST 282   11/12/43 Sunk by a bomb off the south of France 1944
  No name U.S. Navy LST 283   11/18/43 Sold private 1947, to Peru 1951 as Chimbote (LST 34), struck 1984
  No name U.S. Navy LST 284   11/25/43 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 285   12/13/43 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 286   12/11/43 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 287   12/15/43 To MSTS 1951, to the Philippines 1976 as Samar Oriental (LT 502)
  No name U.S. Navy LST 288   12/20/43 To Korea 1956 as Kae Bong
  No name U.S. Navy LST 289   12/31/43 To Britain 1944, to the Netherlands 1947, sold private 1950
  No name U.S. Navy LST 290   1/10/44 Sold private 1946
  No name U.S. Navy LST 291   12/22/43 Sunk as target 1954
  No name U.S. Navy LST 292   1/5/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 293   1/17/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 294   1/20/44 To Thailand 1950s as Angthong (LST 1), active
  No name U.S. Navy LST 295   2/7/44 Sold private 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 296-300     Cancelled 1942
  No name U.S. Navy LST 137   1/26/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 138   2/5/44 Sold private 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 139   2/14/44 Sold private 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 140   2/9/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 141   2/16/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 142-156     Cancelled 1942
  No name U.S. Navy LST 653   4/1/44 To Korea 1947 
  No name U.S. Navy LST 654   3/20/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 655   3/28/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 656   4/7/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 657   4/10/44 To MSTS 1952, to Indonesia 1961 as Teluk Manado (L 505), struck 1983
  No name U.S. Navy LST 658   4/17/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 659   4/20/44 To Korea 1947 as Ryong Hwa
  No name U.S. Navy LST 660   4/26/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 661   4/28/44 Sunk at  Bikini 1948
  No name U.S. Navy LST 662   5/2/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 663   5/5/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 664   5/10/44 To MSTS 1955, scrapped 1973
  No name U.S. Navy LST 665   5/12/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 666   5/16/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 667   5/20/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 668   5/23/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 669   5/27/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 670   5/29/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 671   6/2/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 672   6/5/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 673   6/9/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 674   6/19/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 675   6/24/44 Lost 1945, off Okinawa
  No name U.S. Navy LST 676   6/20/44 Yavapai (APB 42), scrapped 1960
  No name U.S. Navy LST 677   6/30/44 Yolo (APB 43), scrapped 1960
  No name U.S. Navy LST 678   6/30/44 Presque Isle (APB 44), to Indonesia 1961 as Teluk Ratai (L 509), scrapped 2011
  No name U.S. Navy LST 679   7/15/44 Scrapped 1947 
  No name U.S. Navy LST 680   7/21/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 681   7/25/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 754   7/29/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 755   8/3/44 To China 1946 as Chang Hai
  No name U.S. Navy LST 756   8/8/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 757   8/15/44 Scrapped 1947
  Duval County U.S. Navy LST 758   8/19/44 Appeared in movie "PT 109", scrapped 1975
  Eddy County U.S. Navy LST 759   8/25/44 To Singapore 1971 as Intrepid (L 203), active
  No name U.S. Navy LST 760   8/28/44 Scrapped 1947
  Esmeraldo County U.S. Navy LST 761   9/2/44 Sunk as target 1959
  Floyd County U.S. Navy LST 762   9/5/44 Scrapped 1970
  No name U.S. Navy LST 763   9/8/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 764   9/13/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 765   9/18/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 766   9/25/44 Sold private 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 767   9/30/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 768   10/4/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 769   10/9/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 770   10/13/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 771   10/18/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 829   10/23/44 To USMC 1948
  No name U.S. Navy LST 830   10/28/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 831   11/8/44 To USMC 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 832   11/4/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 833   11/10/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 834   11/10/44 Scrapped 1947
  Hillsdale County U.S. Navy LST 835   11/20/44 To Japan 1961 as Shimokita (L 4002), to the Philippines 1976 as Cavite (LT 509)
  Holmes County U.S. Navy LST 836   11/25/44 To Singapore 1971 as Endurance (L 201)
  No name U.S. Navy LST 837   11/29/44 Scrapped 1947
  Hunterdon County U.S. Navy LST 838   12/4/44 To Malaysia 1971 as Sri Langkawi (A 1500), scrapped 1980s
  Iredell County U.S. Navy LST 839   12/6/44 To Indonesia 1970 as Teluk Bone (L 511), active
  Iron County U.S. Navy LST 840   12/11/44 To Taiwan 1958 as Chung Fu
  No name U.S. Navy LST 841   12/18/44 Scrapped 1947
  No name U.S. Navy LST 842   12/19/44 To the Philippines 1947 as Pampanga
  No name U.S. Navy LST 843   12/23/44 To the Philippines 1947 as Bulacan
  No name U.S. Navy LST 844   12/30/44 Scrapped 1947
  Jefferson County U.S. Navy LST 845   1/9/45 Scrapped 1962
  Jennings County U.S. Navy LST 846   1/9/45 Scrapped 1971
  No name U.S. Navy LST 847   1/15/45 Scrapped 1947
  Jerome County U.S. Navy LST 848   1/20/45 To Vietnam 1970 as Hna Trang (HQ 505), to the Philippines 1976 as Agusan del Sur
  Johnson County U.S. Navy LST 849   1/16/45 To Korea 1959 as Wee Bong
  Pima County U.S. Navy LST 1081   1/30/45 To Germany 1961
  Pitkin County U.S. Navy LST 1082   2/7/45 To Brazil 1971
  Plumas County U.S. Navy LST 1083   2/13/45 To MSTS 1965, scrapped 1973
  Polk County U.S. Navy LST 1084   2/19/45 Scrapped 1975
  No name U.S. Navy LST 1085   2/21/45 Colington (AG 148) 1949, AKS 28 1951, scrapped 1961
  Potter County U.S. Navy LST 1086   2/24/45 To Greece 1960 as Ikaria (L 154), active
  No name U.S. Navy LST 1087   3/2/45 Scrapped 1947
  Pulaski County U.S. Navy LST 1088   3/27/45 To MSTS 1967
  Rice County U.S. Navy LST 1089   3/28/45 To Germany 1960 as Bochum (N 120), to Turkey 1972 as Sancaktar (NL 121), active
  Russell County U.S. Navy LST 1090   4/2/45 To Indonesia 1960 as Tandjung Radja, struck 1966
  Sagadahoc County U.S. Navy LST 1091   4/6/45 To Taiwan 1958 as Chung Chih
  No name U.S. Navy LST 1092   5/19/45 Aventinus (ARVE 3), to Chile 1963 as Aguila (L 91), struck 1980
  No name U.S. Navy LST 1093   6/7/45 Fabius (ARVE 5), scrapped 1974
  No name U.S. Navy LST 1094   6/19/45 Chloris (ARVE 4), scrapped 1974
  No name U.S. Navy LST 1095   6/27/45 Megara (ARVE 6), to Mexico 1973
No name U.S. Navy YF 871 160 Sep-45 Scrapped 1975
No name U.S. Navy YF 872 160 Sep-45 Now Arctic Fisher
No name U.S. Navy YF 873 160 Sep-45 Scrapped 1974
No name U.S. Navy YF 874 160 Sep-45 Scrapped 1974
No name U.S. Navy YF 875 160 Sep-45 Scrapped 1974
No name U.S. Navy YF 876 160 Sep-45 Later Alaskan Shores, now Pacific Shores
No name U.S. Navy YF 877 160 Sep-45 To Malaysia 1974
No name U.S. Navy YF 878 160 Sep-45 Scrapped 1975
No name U.S. Navy YF 879 160 Sep-45 Scrapped 1974
No name U.S. Navy YF 880 160 Sep-45 Scrapped 1975
No name U.S. Navy YF 1069 700 1945 Later YFNB 41, active
No name U.S. Navy YF 1070 700 1945 Later YFNB 42, later YRBM 47, sold 2007
No name U.S. Navy YF 1071 700 1945 Later YFNB 43, later YDT 16, struck 1995
No name U.S. Navy YF 1072 700 1945  
No name U.S. Navy YF 1073 700 1945  
No name U.S. Navy YF 1074 700 1945  
No name U.S. Navy YF 1075 700 1945  
No name U.S. Navy YF 1076 700 1945  
No name U.S. Navy YF 1077 700 1945  
No name U.S. Navy YF 1078 700 1945  
No name   YF? ?   ? Later Yukon, Storfjord, now Blue Ace
No name   YF? ?   ? Now Northern Aurora
2285 Cherokee   Tug   358 1949  
2287 Choctaw   Tug   358 1950