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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT, not a club event.

The LST 325, a Landing Ship Tank, a 328-foot-long ship will be docked at the Public Boat Landing. It will be available for tours September 28, 2022, to October 3, 2022. from 9 AM to 5:00 PM.

435 East Mehring Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Pay at entrance:
Adults: $15
Students (6-17): $7.50
Free for WW II and Korean War vets, first responders and active duty military in uniform

Thanks go to Carol Ellison for informing us.

These ships could carry twenty Sherman tanks in the giant hold within the ship. They were the only ships ever made that could go anywhere in the world and deposit their cargo onto a hostile beach and then go get another load. On the main deck they could also carry 30-40 trucks, tons of fuels, ammunition or supplies and soldiers. The LSTs were used during World War II, Korea, and the Vietnam conflicts. This ship, LST 325, was in the invasion at Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944. It was also at Sicily on July 10, 1943.

The LST 325 was one of the first to be built and it is the only operational LST in the United States. It was built in Philadelphia, PA by the U.S. Navy Shipyard. Other ships were built on the Illinois River at Seneca, IL, on the Ohio River at two shipyards in Pittsburgh, in Jeffersonville and Evansville, IN. Hundreds of these ships sailed on the rivers on their way to the Gulf of Mexico and to WWII. These shipyards were able to complete a ship every five days. Workers, welders, and equipment installers then boarded these vessels and completed the ship while it was enroute down the Mississippi River. 1,051 LSTs were built in a little over three years. The United States never lost an invasion once the LSTs were designed, produced, and could land the big tanks right on the beach.

The City of Cincinnati and their citizens are planning big celebrations for the entire time LST 325 will be in the area with tours of the ship by the crew as well as other festivities. This is truly a piece of United States history.

Like all 501(c) 3 organizations, the USS LST Ship Memorial, Inc. requires the generous support of donors to keep the ship operating on an annual basis to provide the educational tours to thousands of visitors. Donations, combined with visitor fees, help pay for the basics of electricity, water, heat, cleaning and trash, and to pay for the materials used by volunteers to maintain ship on a daily basis. Your generous support keeps the ship ready to welcome visitors who learn about the outstanding service of all LSTs from World War II to the Korean War and later service in Vietnam.

### One-Time Donation

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PayPal: You may use PAYPAL (the LST 325 has an account that you may use, you do not have to sign up for PAYPAL).

Credit Card / Debit Card: Just call the office at 812-435-8678, or email the Staff at [email protected] and request that a charge be made from your Bank to the USS LST SHIP MEMORIAL, Inc. and the purpose of the donation.

Check: You may write a CHECK and mail it to:

USS LST Ship Memorial, Inc.
610 NW Riverside Drive
Evansville, IN 47708

Along with a note about the purpose of the donation or a printed copy of the form on the previous page.