USS LST-325
My family and I, as well as thousands of other proud Chattanoogans got the honor of experiencing the USS LST-325. This historic U.S. Navy ship is the last functioning LST (landing ship tank) left in the world. LSTs were designed for the US Navy during World War II in an effort to deliver battle-ready tanks, vehicles, soldiers and supplies directly onto enemy beaches. The USS LST-325 participated in the D-Day Invasion at Omaha Beach, Normandy, June 6, 1944, as well as other invasions and occupations.
The USS LST-325 was launched Oct. 27, 1942, and commissioned Feb. 1, 1943. On Sept. 1, 1961, it was struck from the Naval Register of Ships and transferred to the National Defense Reserve Fleet. In November 1999, by act of the Congress of the United States, it was given to the LST Ship Memorial Inc.
Today, the ship is a traveling museum, and it's listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
"Visitors to this LST are seeing the real thing," said Kuhns, who is from Ohio. "Thousands of people have been on this ship. If the ship could talk, you probably couldn't print it."
To learn more, visit http://www.LSTMemorial.org.
Information gathered from Jenni Frankenberg Veal of Nooga.com.
Read MoreThe USS LST-325 was launched Oct. 27, 1942, and commissioned Feb. 1, 1943. On Sept. 1, 1961, it was struck from the Naval Register of Ships and transferred to the National Defense Reserve Fleet. In November 1999, by act of the Congress of the United States, it was given to the LST Ship Memorial Inc.
Today, the ship is a traveling museum, and it's listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
"Visitors to this LST are seeing the real thing," said Kuhns, who is from Ohio. "Thousands of people have been on this ship. If the ship could talk, you probably couldn't print it."
To learn more, visit http://www.LSTMemorial.org.
Information gathered from Jenni Frankenberg Veal of Nooga.com.
