Missouri Valley Bridge ~ Shipbuilding History

Missouri Valley Bridge

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, there is an actual LST-preserved as a museum in Evansville: visit it here. As well as building 171 LSTs in Evansville, Missouri Valley also built LCTs, lighters and seaplane derricks at a plant in Leavenworth KS, on the Missouri River, which continued in operation after the war. See that table here.

	Name		FY	Keel Laid	Launched	Delivered	Days on Ways	Days in Water	Days	Notes
1		LST-157	1942	6/25/1942	10/31/1942	2/10/1943	128	102	230	to Britain 1944, scrapped 1947
2		LST-158	1942	7/11/1942	11/16/1942	2/10/1943	128	86	214	sunk by aircraft off Licata, Sicily 1943
3		LST-159	1942	7/19/1942	11/21/1942	2/13/1943	125	84	209	to Britain 1943, sold private 1948
4		LST-160	1942	7/21/1942	11/30/1942	2/18/1943	132	80	212	to Britain 1943, sold private 1947
5		LST-161	1942	7/24/1942	12/7/1942	2/28/1943	136	83	219	to Britain 1943, sold private 1948
6		LST-162	1942	7/24/1942	2/3/1943	3/15/1943	194	40	234	to Britain 1943, sold private 1947
7		LST-163	1942	8/10/1942	2/4/1943	3/22/1943	178	46	224	to Britain 1943, sold private 1947
8		LST-164	1942	8/13/1942	2/5/1943	3/30/1943	176	53	229	to Britain 1943, sold private 1947
9		LST-165	1942	9/7/1942	2/2/1943	4/3/1943	148	60	208	to Britain 1943, scrapped 1947
10		LST-166	1942	9/7/1942	2/1/1943	4/22/1943	147	80	227	scrapped 1947
11		LST-167	1942	9/19/1942	2/25/1943	4/27/1943	159	61	220	damaged by aircraft off the Solomon Islands 1943 and scrapped
12		LST-168	1942	9/26/1942	2/25/1943	5/3/1943	152	67	219	scrapped 1947
13		LST-169	1942	10/1/1942	2/26/1943	5/22/1943	148	85	233	scrapped 1947
14		LST-170	1942	10/9/1942	2/27/1943	5/31/1943	141	93	234	scrapped 1947
15		LST-171	1942	10/20/1942	2/28/1943	6/5/1943	131	97	228	scrapped 1947
16		LST-172	1942	12/24/1942	5/12/1943	6/11/1943	139	30	169	to China 1943
17		LST-173	1942	12/24/1942	4/24/1943	6/18/1943	121	55	176	to Britain 1943, scrapped 1947
18		LST-174	1942	1/1/1943	4/21/1943	6/16/1943	110	56	166	sold private 1947
19		LST-175	1942	1/6/1943	4/18/1943	5/19/1943	102	31	133	scrapped 1947
20		LST-176	1942	1/18/1943	4/15/1943	5/12/1943	87	27	114	to MSTS 1952, scrapped 1973
21		LST-177	1942	2/5/1943	5/16/1943	6/22/1943	100	37	137	to France 1947 as Laita (L-9001), depot ship 1962
22		LST-178	1942	2/6/1943	5/23/1943	6/21/1943	106	29	135	to Britain 1943, to Egypt 1946 as Aka, sunk 1956
23		LST-179	1942	2/7/1943	5/30/1943	7/30/1943	112	61	173	sunk at Pearl Harbor 1944
24		LST-180	1942	2/8/1943	6/3/1943	6/29/1943	115	26	141	to Britain 1943, sold 1948 to Shell Venezuela, converted to tanker Leona, scrapped 1955
25		LST-237	1942	2/9/1943	6/8/1943	6/30/1943	119	22	141	to Britain 1943, sold private 1947
26		LST-238	1942	3/5/1943	6/15/1943	7/9/1943	102	24	126	to Britain 1943, scrapped 1947
27		LST-239	1942	3/6/1943	6/18/1943	7/13/1943	104	25	129	to Britain 1943, sold private 1948
28		LST-240	1942	3/7/1943	6/25/1943	7/27/1943	110	32	142	scrapped 1947
29		LST-241	1942	3/8/1943	6/29/1943	7/31/1943	113	32	145	scrapped 1947
30		LST-242	1942	3/8/1943	7/3/1943	8/5/1943	117	33	150	scrapped 1947
31		LST-243	1942	4/26/1943	7/9/1943	8/9/1943	74	31	105	scrapped 1947
32		LST-244	1942	5/1/1943	7/14/1943	8/13/1943	74	30	104	scrapped 1947
33		LST-245	1942	5/7/1943	7/17/1943	8/22/1943	71	36	107	scrapped 1947
34		LST-246	1942	5/12/1943	7/22/1943	8/23/1943	71	32	103	to US Army 1947, scrapped 1948
35		LST-247	1942	5/17/1943	7/30/1943	8/26/1943	74	27	101	scrapped 1947
36		LST-122	1942	6/4/1943	8/9/1943	9/3/1943	66	25	91	scrapped 1947
37		LST-123	1942	6/5/1943	8/14/1943	9/7/1943	70	24	94	scrapped 1947
38		LST-124	1942	6/7/1943	8/18/1943	9/24/1943	72	37	99	scrapped 1947
39		LST-125	1942	6/8/1943	8/23/1943	9/29/1943	76	37	103	sunk as target 1946
40		LST-126	1942	6/11/1943	8/28/1943	10/2/1943	78	35	103	sold private 1947
41		LST-127	1942	6/30/1943	8/31/1943	10/6/1943	62	36	98	scrapped 1947
42		LST-128	1942	6/20/1943	9/3/1943	10/11/1943	75	38	113	scrapped 1947
43		LST-129	1942	7/1/1943	9/8/1943	10/23/1943	69	45	114	redesignated Cohasset (IX-198) 1944, sunk as target 1946
44		LST-130	1942	7/5/1943	9/13/1943	11/4/1943	70	52	122	to NDRF 1948
45		LST-131	1942	7/7/1943	9/19/1943	11/15/1943	74	57	131	scrapped 1947
46		LST-491	1943	7/29/1943	9/23/1943	12/3/1943	56	71	127	to MSTS 1952, to Korea 1958 as An Tong, to the Philippines 1976 as Lanao del Sur (LT-503)
47		LST-492	1943	8/3/1943	9/30/1943	12/8/1943	58	69	127	scrapped 1947
48		LST-493	1943	8/9/1943	10/4/1943	12/13/1943	56	70	126	wrecked near Plymouth 1945 and scrapped
49		LST-494	1943	8/10/1943	10/11/1943	12/18/1943	62	68	130	scrapped 1947
50		LST-495	1943	8/14/1943	10/16/1943	12/23/1943	63	68	131	scrapped 1947
51		LST-496	1943	8/24/1943	10/22/1943	12/27/1943	59	66	125	mined and lost off Normandy 1944
52		LST-497	1943	8/26/1943	10/27/1943	12/31/1943	62	65	127	scrapped 1947
53		LST-498	1943	8/31/1943	11/1/1943	1/6/1944	62	66	128	scrapped 1947
54		LST-499	1943	9/3/1943	11/5/1943	1/10/1944	63	66	129	sunk off Normandy 1944
55		LST-500	1943	9/8/1943	11/10/1943	1/13/1944	63	64	127	scrapped 1947
56		LST-531	1943	9/22/1943	11/24/1943	1/17/1944	63	54	117	torpedoed and lost in Lyme Bay 1944
57	Chase County	LST-532	1943	9/24/1943	11/28/1943	1/20/1944	65	53	118	to Singapore 1974, sold commercially
58	Cheboygan County	LST-533	1943	9/29/1943	12/1/1943	1/27/1944	63	57	120	struck 1974
59		LST-534	1943	10/4/1943	12/8/1943	1/31/1944	65	54	119	damaged by kamikaze and scuttled 1945
50		LST-535	1943	10/19/1943	12/21/1943	2/4/1944	63	45	108	to Taiwan 1946 as Chung Wan
61		LST-536	1943	10/19/1943	12/27/1943	2/9/1944	69	44	113	to Korea 1947
62		LST-537	1943	10/27/1943	12/31/1943	2/9/1944	65	40	105	to Taiwan 1946 as Chung Ting
63		LST-538	1943	10/29/1943	1/5/1944	2/14/1944	68	40	108	to Britain 1944, scrapped 1947
64		LST-539	1943	11/9/1943	1/10/1944	2/17/1944	62	38	100	scrapped 1947
65		LST-540	1943	11/13/1943	1/14/1944	2/22/1944	62	39	101	lost at sea 1947
66		LST-541	1943	11/22/1943	1/25/1944	2/28/1944	64	34	98	scrapped 1947
67	Chelan County	LST-542	1943	11/29/1943	1/28/1944	2/29/1944	60	32	92	scrapped 1959
68		LST-543	1943	12/6/1943	2/1/1944	3/6/1944	57	34	91	scrapped 1947
69		LST-544	1943	12/8/1943	2/4/1944	3/16/1944	58	41	99	scrapped 1947
70		LST-545	1943	12/13/1943	2/12/1944	3/23/1944	61	40	101	sunk at Bikini 1948
71		LST-546	1943	12/20/1943	2/16/1944	3/27/1944	58	40	98	to MSTS 1952, to the Philippines 1972 as Surigao del Sur (LT-95)
72		LST-547	1943	12/24/1943	2/19/1944	3/30/1944	57	40	97	scrapped 1947
73		LST-548	1943	12/30/1943	2/22/1944	4/3/1944	54	41	95	to MSTS 1952, scrapped 1960
74		LST-549	1943	1/4/1944	2/25/1944	4/5/1944	52	40	92	scrapped 1947
75		LST-550	1943	1/13/1944	3/9/1944	4/10/1944	56	32	88	to MSTS 1952, scrapped 1973
76	Chesterfield County	LST-551	1943	1/15/1944	3/11/1944	4/14/1944	56	34	90	scrapped 1970
77		LST-552	1943	1/19/1944	3/14/1944	4/19/1944	55	36	91	scrapped 1947
78		LST-553	1943	1/24/1944	3/16/1944	4/22/1944	52	37	89	to US Army 1947
79		LST-554	1943	1/30/1944	3/18/1944	4/27/1944	48	40	88	scrapped 1947
80		LST-555	1943	2/5/1944	3/22/1944	4/28/1944	46	37	83	sunk as target 1946
81		LST-556	1943	2/4/1944	4/7/1944	5/1/1944	63	24	87	scrapped 1947
82		LST-557	1943	2/8/1944	4/11/1944	5/5/1944	63	24	87	to Taiwan 1946 as Chung Hsing
83		LST-558	1943	2/11/1944	4/14/1944	5/8/1944	63	24	87	scrapped 1947
84		LST-559	1943	2/14/1944	4/18/1944	5/9/1944	64	21	85	scrapped 1947
85		LST-560	1943	2/22/1944	4/21/1944	5/2/1944	59	11	70	scrapped 1947
86	Chittenden County	LST-561	1943	2/24/1944	4/25/1944	5/15/1944	61	20	81	sunk as target 1958
87		LST-562	1943	2/28/1944	4/28/1944	5/18/1944	60	20	80	to Indonesia 1970 as Teluk Kau (L-504)
88		LST-563	1943	3/4/1944	5/1/1944	5/20/1944	58	19	77	wrecked on Clipperton Island and abandoned 1945
89		LST-564	1943	3/5/1944	5/4/1944	5/25/1944	60	21	81	scrapped 1947
90		LST-565	1943	3/16/1944	5/8/1944	5/25/1944	53	17	70	scrapped 1947
91		LST-566	1943	3/17/1944	5/11/1944	5/29/1944	55	18	73	to MSTS 1952, to the Philippines 1976 as Lanao del Norte (LT-504)
92		LST-567	1943	3/20/1944	5/15/1944	6/1/1944	56	17	73	scrapped 1947
93		LST-568	1943	3/21/1944	5/18/1944	6/3/1944	58	16	74	scrapped 1947
94		LST-569	1943	3/24/1944	5/20/1944	6/5/1944	57	16	73	scrapped 1947
95		LST-570	1943	4/14/1944	5/22/1944	6/9/1944	38	18	56	scrapped 1947
96		LST-571	1943	4/14/1944	5/25/1944	6/14/1944	41	20	61	scrapped 1947
97		LST-572	1943	4/15/1944	5/29/1944	6/19/1944	44	21	65	to MSTS 1952, scrapped 1973
98		LST-573	1943	4/15/1944	5/31/1944	6/21/1944	46	21	67	scrapped 1947
99		LST-574	1943	4/16/1944	6/5/1944	6/26/1944	50	21	71	to Taiwan 1946 as Chung Yung
100		LST-575	1943	5/3/1944	6/9/1944	6/30/1944	37	21	58	redesignated Wythe (APB-41) 1945, scrapped 1959
101		LST-576	1943	5/3/1944	6/12/1944	7/8/1944	40	26	66	scrapped 1947
102		LST-577	1943	5/3/1944	6/16/1944	7/10/1944	44	24	68	lost off Palaus 1945
103		LST-578	1943	5/4/1944	6/19/1944	7/15/1944	46	26	72	to MSTS 1952, to Taiwan 1954 as Chung Pang
104		LST-579	1943	5/4/1944	6/22/1944	7/21/1944	49	29	78	to MSTS 1952, to Singapore 1975 as Intrepid (L-203)
105		LST-580	1943	5/17/1944	6/26/1944	7/25/1944	40	29	69	scrapped 1947
106		LST-581	1943	5/17/1944	6/29/1944	7/27/1944	43	28	71	to MSTS 1952, scrapped 1972
107		LST-582	1943	5/18/1944	7/1/1944	7/31/1944	44	30	74	scrapped 1947
108	Churchill County	LST-583	1943	5/18/1944	7/5/1944	8/2/1944	48	28	76	scrapped 1974
109		LST-584	1943	5/8/1944	7/8/1944	8/5/1944	61	28	89	later FV Cape Denbigh
110		LST-585	1943	5/31/1944	7/12/1944	8/8/1944	42	27	69	scrapped 1947
111		LST-586	1943	6/1/1944	7/15/1944	8/15/1944	44	31	75	scrapped 1947
112		LST-587	1943	6/2/1944	7/19/1944	8/18/1944	47	30	77	to MSTS 1952, scrapped 1972
113		LST-588	1943	6/6/1944	7/22/1944	8/19/1944	46	28	74	scrapped 1947
114		LST-589	1943	6/8/1944	7/26/1944	8/24/1944	48	29	77	scrapped 1947
115		LST-590	1943	6/19/1944	7/29/1944	8/26/1944	40	28	68	to MSTS 1952, scrapped 1972
116		LST-591	1943	6/21/1944	7/2/1944	8/29/1944	11	58	69	scrapped 1947
117		LST-592	1943	6/24/1944	8/5/1944	9/1/1944	42	27	69	scrapped 1947
118		LST-593	1943	6/28/1944	8/9/1944	9/5/1944	42	27	69	scrapped 1947
119		LST-594	1943	7/1/1944	8/12/1944	9/6/1944	42	25	67	to Korea 1947
120		LST-595	1943	7/7/1944	8/16/1944	9/14/1944	40	29	69	to Korea 1947 as Chon Po
121		LST-596	1943	7/11/1944	8/21/1944	9/14/1944	41	24	65	scrapped 1947
122		LST-597	1943	7/12/1944	8/28/1944	9/19/1944	47	22	69	scrapped 1947
123		LST-598	1943	7/14/1944	8/29/1944	9/22/1944	46	24	70	scrapped 1947
124		LST-599	1943	7/18/1944	9/2/1944	9/27/1944	46	25	71	scrapped 1947
125		LST-806	1943	7/25/1944	9/7/1944	9/28/1944	44	21	65	scrapped 1947
126		LST-807	1943	7/29/1944	9/11/1944	10/3/1944	44	22	66	scrapped 1947
127		LST-808	1943	8/1/1944	9/15/1944	10/29/1944	45	44	89	torpedoed off Ryukyu Islands 1945 and scuttled
128		LST-809	1943	8/5/1944	9/19/1944	10/10/1944	45	21	66	scrapped 1947
129		LST-810	1943	8/8/1944	9/21/1944	10/13/1944	44	22	66	scrapped 1947
130		LST-811	1943	8/12/1944	9/23/1944	10/18/1944	42	25	67	scrapped 1947
131		LST-812	1943	8/14/1944	9/27/1944	10/19/1944	44	22	66	scrapped 1947
132		LST-813	1943	8/20/1944	9/30/1944	10/24/1944	41	24	65	scrapped 1947
133		LST-814	1943	8/25/1944	10/4/1944	10/27/1944	40	23	63	damaged off Sasebo 1945 and scuttled
134		LST-815	1943	8/28/1944	10/7/1944	10/30/1944	40	23	63	to France 1948 as Odet (L-9005), scrapped 1969
135		LST-816	1943	9/2/1944	10/11/1944	11/2/1944	39	22	61	scrapped 1947
136		LST-817	1943	9/4/1944	10/14/1944	11/7/1944	40	24	64	scrapped 1947
137		LST-818	1943	9/8/1944	10/18/1944	11/9/1944	40	22	62	scrapped 1947
138	Hampshire County	LST-819	1943	9/12/1944	10/21/1944	11/14/1944	39	24	63	scrapped 1975
139		LST-820	1943	9/14/1944	10/25/1944	11/16/1944	41	22	63	scrapped 1947
140	Harnett County	LST-821	1943	9/19/1944	10/27/1944	11/14/1944	38	18	56	to Vietnam 1970, to the Philippines 1976 as Sierra Madre (AL 57)
141	Harris County	LST-822	1943	9/20/1944	11/1/1944	11/23/1944	42	22	64	to MSTS 1955, to the Philippines 1976 as Aurora (LT-508)
142		LST-823	1943	9/25/1944	11/4/1944	11/28/1944	40	24	64	scrapped 1947
143	Henry County	LST-824	1943	9/28/1944	11/8/1944	11/30/1944	41	22	63	to Malaysia 1976 as Sri Banggi (A-1501), harbor service 1992
144	Hickman County	LST-825	1943	10/2/1944	11/11/1944	12/8/1944	40	27	67	to the Philippines 1969 as Cagayan (LT-86)
145		LST-826	1943	10/6/1944	11/14/1944	12/7/1944	39	23	62	scrapped 1947
146	Hillsborough County	LST-827	1943	10/9/1944	11/16/1944	12/12/1944	38	26	64	sunk as target 1958
147		LST-828	1943	10/13/1944	11/22/1944	12/13/1944	40	21	61	scrapped 1947
148		LST-874	1943	10/16/1944	11/25/1944	12/18/1944	40	23	63	to France 1948 as Cheliff (L-9006), scrapped 1969
149		LST-875	1943	10/18/1944	11/29/1944	12/22/1944	42	23	65	to the Philippines 1948 as Misamis Oriental
150		LST-876	1943	10/21/1944	12/2/1944	12/27/1944	42	25	67	scrapped 1947
151		LST-877	1943	10/25/1944	12/6/1944	1/1/1945	42	26	68	scrapped 1947
152		LST-878	1943	10/30/1944	12/10/1944	1/3/1945	41	24	65	scrapped 1947
153		LST-879	1943	11/2/1944	12/13/1944	1/5/1945	41	23	64	scrapped 1947
154	Lake County	LST-880	1943	11/6/1944	12/16/1944	1/9/1945	40	24	64	scrapped 1947
155		LST-881	1943	11/10/1944	12/20/1944	1/15/1945	40	26	66	scrapped 1947
156		LST-882	1943	11/14/1944	12/23/1944	1/18/1945	39	26	65	scrapped 1947
157	La Moure County	LST-883	1943	11/16/1944	12/30/1944	1/23/1945	44	24	68	scrapped 1960
158	Saline County	LST-1101	1944	11/22/1944	1/3/1945	1/26/1945	42	23	65	to Germany 1960 as Bottrop (N-121), to Turkey 1976 as Bayraktar (NL 120)
159		LST-1102	1944	11/23/1944	1/10/1945	1/29/1945	48	19	67	redesignated Chimon (AG-150) 1949, AKS-31 1951, scrapped 1959
160		LST-1103	1944	11/28/1944	1/13/1945	1/31/1945	46	18	64	scrapped 1947
161		LST-1104	1944	12/1/1944	1/17/1945	2/8/1945	47	22	69	to Argentina 1947
162		LST-1105	1944	12/5/1944	1/20/1945	2/13/1945	46	24	70	scrapped 1947
163		LST-1106	1944	12/9/1944	1/24/1945	2/16/1945	46	23	69	scrapped 1947
164		LST-1107	1944	12/13/1944	1/29/1945	2/21/1945	47	23	70	scrapped 1947
165		LST-1108	1944	12/16/1944	2/1/1945	2/27/1945	47	26	73	to Argentina 1948
166		LST-1109	1944	12/21/1944	2/6/1945	2/28/1945	47	22	69	scrapped 1947
167	San Bernadino County	LST-1110	1944	12/28/1944	2/9/1945	3/7/1945	43	26	69	to Taiwan 1946 as Chung Chiang
1		LST-1111	1944	1/2/1945	4/9/1945	6/9/1945	97	61	158	redesignated Blackford (AKS-16) 1944, APB-45 1945, scrapped 1960
2		LST-1112	1944	1/5/1945	4/12/1945	6/15/1945	97	64	161	redesignated Dorchester (AKS-17) 1944, APB-46 1945, scrapped 1973
3		LST-1113	1944	1/8/1945	4/17/1945	6/27/1945	99	71	170	redesignated Kingman (AKS-18) 1944, APB-47 1945, scrapped 1977
4		LST-1114	1944	1/12/1945	4/20/1945	6/22/1945	98	63	161	redesignated Presque Isle (AKS-19) 1944, APB-48 1945, scrapped 1972