U.S.S. LST 325 Week
September 29, 2007
Evansville, IN.
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| I-75 Northbound Traffic ~ 2 hours to Cartersville from Atlanta. | The guy on the truckers gas tank didn't make it! | First Stop ~ Friday night, overnighter in Nashville, TN. What happens at the Wildhorse Saloon stays at the Wildhorse Saloon! |
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| "WE RIDE ~ TOO FUN" | Lunch-Time - HillTop Inn - Evansville, IN. | Dennis - Karen - Delois |
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| DDelois - Mark - Karen | The lunch menu - What shall we have? | Ah Yes! - A Jumbo Brain Sandwich / $6.25! |
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| Waiting patiently for our lunch. | The Brain Sandwiches have arrived - The ladies have left! | Bet you can't eat just one! |
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| The bread removed to savor the flavor. | I'll have mine with bread, please! | YUMMY!! |
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| A Kodak Moment. | Host Hotel - Executive Inn, Evansville, IN. | LST Veterans Reunion - The Amphibious Force |
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| The bridge leading to the parking garage. | Arriving at the LST 325 ship memorial. | Dennis & Delois with the LST 325 in the background. |
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| LST 325 with bow doors open and the ramp down. | Mark & Karen, they could have been Navy kids. | Dennis & Delois, they were Navy kids. |
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| Our tour guide was Kelly in the red LST 325 shirt. | Kelly was a (Boatswain Mate 3rd. class) BM3 on LST 985. | Dennis was a BM3 on LST 1176. Here is a Higgin's Boat. |
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| Our tour guide points out, "The Man, The Myth, The Legend!" | Higgin's Boats were utilized to land Marines on an enemy beach head. | Our tour guide, Kelly, explains the 40mm gun to Mark, a former Army man. |
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| Troop Side - Berthing Compartment - 4 bunks high. | While under Greek command, graffiti has no country boundaries. | Greek sailors graffiti left between 1964 - 1997. |
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| The Tank Deck is located in the middle of the ship. | Amphib equipment / vehicles / tanks were stowed away in The Tank Deck during transit. | Entrance to the Battery Shop. |
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| Entrance to the Machine Shop. | The Highline Chair is used to transport sailors, officers and the latest movies between ships while underway at sea. | Delois, Karen & Mark talk strategy. |
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| Kelly points out photos from the early years of LST 325. | LST 325 preparing to load supplies in 1944. | Unloading equipment on Utah Beach, June 6, 1944. |
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| Stretcher Access from the Tank Deck to Sick Bay. | Sailing Crew Members - Crete, Greece to Mobile, AL. | The ships Post Office. |
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| A 40mm gun on the fantail of LST 325. | The radio room and its equipment is fully operational. | The radio room must stay air conditioned. This equipment uses tubes for its components to function. |
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| On the bridge, the Helmsman steers the ship on course using the gyro compass. | Our guide points out the gyro compasses. | Kelly points out the roll rate indicator. LST's may roll port & starboard as much as 30 - 35 degrees or more while at sea. |
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| A Greek insignia in tribute to the Greek sailors who manned the LST while under the command of Greece. | A Higgins Boat rest in its davits on board ship. | A view from the bridge looking forward across the main deck. |
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| An aerial view of LST 325 enroute from Greece to Mobile, AL. The rusty condition really shows through! | This is the Captain's Cabin. | Another view of the Captain's Cabin. |
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| The SATG Webmaster was a qualified LCVP Boat Coxswain while serving in the U.S. Navy and spent many hours piloting amphib landing craft such as this Higgins Boat. |
"For Whom The Bell Tolls" ~This bell is never to be rung~ |
Honoring All Who Served Aboard an LST in WWII And A Memorial To Those Who Gave Their Lives In That Service For Them This Bell Tolls. |
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| Dennis & Delois completes their tour of LST 325. | Mark & Karen completes their tour of LST 325. | A Higgins Boat approaches its berth alongside the barge of LST 325 completing a tour ride on the Ohio River. |
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 "Farewell My Friend" |
| A Higgins Boat departs on another tour on the Ohio River. | What a beautiful day for a boat ride on the Ohio River. If you can't take a boat, take a bike down the highway. |
