swartfort Loc: Evansville, IN

I so seldom leave the house without it, but today I did. I ended up working near the riverfront in Evansville and heard a commotion/gunfire over the levee. I walked up the levee and saw LST 325 returning from a cruise and she was firing her bow cannon to alert Evansville that she was home.

She was not built at the LST shipyard in Evansville, but rather in Philadelphia, PA. Evansville is now her home port. Some Info:

The ship operated in the North Africa area and participated in the invasions at Gela, Sicily and Salerno, Italy. On 6 June 1944, LST-325 was part of the largest armada in history by participating in the Normandy Landings at Omaha Beach.
Between June 1944 and April 1945 LST-325 made 43 trips between England and France, unloading at Omaha, Utah, Gold, Juno and the city of Rouen on the Seine River. Twice they carried loads of ammunition from Omaha Beach to St. Michel on the western shore of the Cotentin peninsula for the Army besieging the port city of Brest. On 28 December 1944 the LST-325 helped rescue over 700 men from the troop transport Empire Javelin that had been torpedoed off the coast of France. Lt. Comdr. Mosier was awarded the Bronze Star for this rescue.


All I had was my phone, but as the saying goes. Just get the shot and see what happens. Well, I got the shot, and I sure missed having my DSLR....

Don, the 2nd son Loc: Crowded Florida

Better than nothing!

rjaywallace Loc: Wisconsin

Battle scars and all, LST 325, we thank you for your service!

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

Impressive, especially with the provenance.

Whuff Loc: Marshalltown, Iowa

She had ported in Dubuque a couple of weeks back then headed down river to the quad cities. Lines were long for the tours.

Walt

Photocraig

Was she berthed by the old Star Brewery?
Craig, Univ. Dubuque, '67.

Whuff Loc: Marshalltown, Iowa

I didn’t go see it. Just heard reports.

Walt

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Wow! That's an old timer.

chase4 Loc: Punta Corona, California

Nice photos and a great bit of history too, thanks. chase

AirWalter Loc: Tipp City, Ohio

Could You post downloadable images of that great lady?

no nameJoe

I spent 30 days crosin the the pacific on one just like that one coming back from korea with another 300 men and 30 5ton trucks and 18 155 howitzers talk about a tight fit those Lsts rocked and rolled with every wave this was back in 1955 we were the last unit of first marine division to get rotate out of Korea

franksfun Loc: Bucks County PA

My father served on LST49 from late 1944 to the end of the war. The 49 was built at Neville Island, PA. (Near Pittsburgh)
It was the first to the beach at Omaha on 6 June. Later in 1944 the 49 went to NYC and on to the Pacific for the Battle of Okinawa. Stayed in the Pacific to the end of the war. Late 1945 the 49 was turned over to the Philippine Navy.

jrw_mdus Loc: Elk River Basin, Cecil County MD, USA

Good to see. I am ex engineering officer of LST 344 (uss Blanko County). Decommissioned her in 1955, green cove springs FL Have her Lyle Gun. She was re commissioned for the next war then out again. Small Museum in blanco county tx

gregoryd45 Loc: Fakahatchee Strand

Great shots and History, swartfort