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USS LST-325 is a decommissioned tank landing ship of the United States Navy, now docked in Evansville, Indiana, US.Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation (LSTs in service after July 1955 were named after U.S. counties and parishes).
EVANSVILLE – When the “abandoned ship” drill began, Mike Whicker realized he was in a lot of trouble. He was the only one of the dozens of crew members aboard the LST-325 during an East ...
USS LST-323; USS LST-324; USS LST-325, the only restored, fully functional LST, now a museum ship with its home port in Evansville, Indiana. USS LST-326; USS LST-327; USS LST-328 — converted to USS Oceanus; USS LST-329 — converted to USS Aristaeus; USS LST-330 — converted to USS Portunus (AGP-4) USS LST-331
In October 2005, the USS LST-325 moored in Evansville and was turned into a museum (USS LST Ship Memorial) in recognition of the city's war effort. During World War II, Evansville produced 167 LSTs (and 35 other craft), making it the largest inland producer of LSTs in the nation. The USS LST-325 is the last navigable tank landing ship in ...
International Steel Company was a steel company in Evansville, Indiana that created the Landing Ship, Tank (LST) warships for World War II. There are historical tours of the USS LST-325 in dock on the Ohio River in Evansville. The current remaining division of International Steel Co. is called International Revolving Door in Evansville, Indiana.
USS LST-325 is a decommissioned ship now home ported in Evansville as a memorial museum to LSTs and the city's war effort. The Plymouth factory was converted into an ordnance plant which turned out "bullets by the billions," and many other companies switched over to the manufacture of war material. [ 22 ]
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840 LST Drive, south of Evansville 37°57′11″N 87°34′36″W / 37.9531°N 87.5767°W / 37.9531; -87.5767 ( USS LST 325 (tank landing Pigeon Township