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USS Boise (CL-47) fires on enemy forces near Gela, Sicily, on 11 July 1943. Photographed by Sgt. Crosnon from USS LST-325
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skyfire85 · 3 years
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USS LST-325
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LST-325 was one of more than 1,000 Landing Ship, Tank vessels built by the US during WWII, which were designed to carry men, machines and cargo onto the beach. While the first 30 were built at Norfolk and Philadelphia naval yards, the bulk of the LSTs were built at several “cornfield shipyards” along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, which were considered safe from Axis attack as well as having the needed capacity to build the LSTs while the more traditional yards built carriers, battleships and other fighting ships. There were two yards in Pittsburgh, PA, Dravo Corporation on Neville Island was the lead yard, and produced 145 ships, The American Bridge Company, several miles up the Ohio River in Ambridge, PA, completed 119. The Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. in Evansville, ID built the most of the ‘cornfield’ yards, 171 ships. Finally, Chicago Bridge and Iron fabricated 156 LSTs in Seneca, IL.  After completion, the ships sailed down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans, where final fitting out was done before they were sent off into the Atlantic and Pacific. The ships were not named, and were instead referred to by their hull number. LSTs were not designed for speed, with their twin GM 900hp diesel engines propelling the ship to a maximum of 12 knots (during launch, the ships reached a maximum of 18 knots travelling down the ramps). Crews referred to the ships as “Large, Slow Targets”, but the vessels served with distinction in all theaters of the war, including the mass landing in Normandy on D-Day. 
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LST 325 was launched from the Philadelphia Naval Yards on 27 October 1942, and was commissioned on 1 February of the following year. The ship’s first actions were in the North African theatre, participating in landings at Gela, Sicily and Salerno, before joining the armada for the Normandy landing, specifically Omaha Beach. Over the following nine months, LST-325 made more than 40 trips across the English channel, bringing in men and supplies and evacuating wounded. The vessel returned to the US in May 1945, before being decommissioned on 2 July 1946, after which it was placed in the Atlantic Reserve fleet. In 1951 it was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (predecessor of today’s Military Sealift Command) and took part in Operation SUNAC (Support of North Atlantic Construction) as USNS T-LST-325  operating in the Labrador Sea, Davis Strait, and Baffin Bay to assist in the building of radar outposts along the eastern shore of Canada and western Greenland. Decommissioned again in 1961, T-LST-325 was sent to Greece in 1964 as part of a grant-in-aid program, serving in the Hellenic Navy as the RHS Syros, L-144, from 1964 until 1999. In 2000, the ship was acquired by The USS LST Memorial, Inc, and sailed back to the US for restoration to serve as a memorial to the men that built and sailed the LSTs. In 2003, after completing refit in Mobile Bay, the ship sailed up the Mississippi River to Evansville for a ten-day stop, during which more than 35,000 people toured LST-325. In 2005 she sailed up the US East Coast for 60 days, visiting several ports including Alexandria, VA and Buzzard’s Bay, MA, before returning to Evansville, her new home port. In addition to serving as a memorial in Evansville, LST-325 travels up and down the rivers each year, visiting other cities to remind people of the contributions of the inland shipyards, as well as to memorialize those that built the LSTs. In 2010, LST-325 made it all the way up to Pittsburgh, giving me a chance to see her.
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blogsmith13 · 5 years
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The USS LST 325 was in town. It is the last fully operational WWII LST. We toured it and I took this as an opportunity to take some photos and practice editing. I attempted a vintage look.
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warhistoryonline · 4 years
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m4a1-shermayne · 6 years
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USS LST-325 and USS LST-388 unloading while stranded at low tide during resupply operations, Normandy, 12 June 1944.
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safetyphoto · 6 years
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USS LST-325 and USS LST-388 unloading while stranded at low tide... http://ift.tt/2BQmECo
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aiiaiiiyo · 6 years
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USS LST-325 and USS LST-388 unloading while stranded at low tide during resupply operations, Normandy, 12 June 1944 [3607×2737] Check this blog!
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gbmusicexp · 5 years
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So on Sept.1st, 2nd, & 3rd, I had the opportunity to volunteer on the USS LST 325. It was awesome! It really is an amazing ship with an even more amazing history. I had fun working the gift shop and meeting new people, especially my crew buddies Zane, Scott, Gilbert, and Greg! They really made each day different from the last and contributed to the joy of being on the ship with their stories, jokes, dancing and questions about "What are young people into now?" 😂. I really had a blast and I can't wait for the next tour! https://www.instagram.com/p/B2OyIceg1f_/?igshid=1n47uxtbrj58r
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juliereece · 5 years
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More from our tour of USS LST 325. This ship took 110 men to operate, and took 20 Sherman tanks to Normandy beach. #wwll #navy #army #huey https://www.instagram.com/p/B1y_py2An-9/?igshid=1hngnk6q5tp6e
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ffuckthesepeople · 5 years
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World War II ship docked in Decatur until Sept. 3rd
They would carry big, heavy equipment and machinery straight to the front lines. In fact, the LST 325 made more than 40 trips between England and ... from Google Alert - Heavy Equipment https://ift.tt/2MHmCpP
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americansnippets · 5 years
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Ernie Andrus is a World War II Navy Veteran who turns 96 in August. He put his foot in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego, California on October 7, 2013, and reached the Atlantic Ocean, Saint Simons Island, Georgia on August 20, 2016. Now he running the same course in reverse :-) . This feat is being undertaken to raise money for the LST 325 Ship Memorial. . You can support Ernie here: http://coast2coastruns.com . #americansnippets #makeitmatter #americanspirit #greatamerican https://www.instagram.com/p/BzlBa4aB2W_/?igshid=164ctlfn7k1u3
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warhistoryonline · 5 years
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m4a1-shermayne · 7 years
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USS Boise firing on armor forces near Gela, Sicily, Italy as LST-325, full of US Army trucks, approached the landing beaches, 11 July 1943.
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