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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).
A full list of United States Navy LSTs.The Landing Ship, Tanks (LSTs) built for the United States Navy during and immediately after World War II were only given an LST-number hull designation, but on 1 July 1955, county or Louisiana-parish names were assigned to those ships which remained in service.
USS LST-325 (left) and USS LST-388 unloading at low tide while beached during the Normandy Invasion in June 1944 A GM EMD 12-567ATLP diesel engine as installed in USS LST-393. The engines were rated at 900 HP (each) at 744 RPM. The LST(2) was built as the LST-1 class and the LST-491 class.
Evansville's shipyards built many LSTs themselves, and Whicker went on to become executive director of the USS LST Ship Memorial and was one of the main drivers in finally bringing the ship home ...
Aug. 25—ASHLAND — The LST 325, a Landing Ship Tank, a 328-foot-long ship will dock at Port of Ashland to offer tours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 15 through 18. The ship's visit will coincide ...
Navy vets stretching from 1943-71 will tour LST 325 on Sept. 5. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail ...
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 ...
The four Richmond Kaiser Shipyards built 747 ships in World War II, a rate never equaled. [3] Compared to the average ship built elsewhere, Richmond ships were completed in two-thirds the time and at a quarter of the cost. The Liberty ship Robert E. Peary was assembled in less than five days as a part of a competition among shipyards.