The LST-325—the last fully operational WWII Landing Ship Tank (LST)—is open for tours seasonally throughout the year in her home port of Evansville, Indiana. Her crew of volunteers …

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 …

On 12 May 1945 LST-325 sailed with a convoy from Belfast, Ireland to return to the United States. Two days out from Belfast the convoy was hit by a terrific storm and scattered. LST-325 …

Jun 6, 2019 · The culprit was a little-appreciated and seldom-admired type of naval craft known as the Landing Ship, Tank, or LST — the shortage of which very nearly upset the entire operation.

Jul 30, 2015 · Here a Seabee power shovel is landed from the Military Sea Transportation Service's LST-325. LST-325 was laid down on 10 August 1942 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard; …

LST-325 is in the foreground as U.S. Coast Guard patrol boats and a tugboat escort USS Constitution, "Old Ironsides", out to Island Castle Hill in south Boston prior to firing a 21-gun …

LST-325 was built in Philadelphia, PA in 1942 and, following her commissioning in February of 1943, set sail to join the war in Europe. Throughout World War II LST-325 participated in the …

Apr 10, 2025 · Traffic passes by as the LST-325 bobs 30-feet higher than usual, in the swollen Ohio River. These steel beams are for a flood wall to be part of the flood protection spanning …

The USS LST 325 is on the National Register of Historic Places! For Evansville Group Tours (10+ Adults or 10+ Children): Please call the Evansville Visitor Center at

VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE OF THE LST 325 MUSEUM AT http://www.lstmemorial.org. LST Association President Guy Simmons directs any LST veteran interested in donating …