Landing Ship, Tank
During World War II the MVB&amp;I company opened two shipyards, at Evansville, Indiana and at Leavenworth, Kansas. 171 LSTs (Landing Ship, Tank) and YSD-11 Class Seaplane Wrecking Derrick were built during the war at Evansville, before the yard closed in 1945. The company ranked 98th among United States corporations in the value of World War II military production contracts.