EVANSVILLE, IN - VISIT

Wednesday, August 20th to Friday, August 22nd, 2014

Day 16-18
Miles Traveled: 0
Total Miles Traveled: 453


  The past few days we spent visiting many of Dan's family - Mother, sister, cousins, and all their families.  Seahorse was safe and sound at Inland Marina in Evansville, IN.  


  On Friday we took a tour of the LST-325.  Dan's cousin, David (also our taxi driver), gave us a VIP tour of the ship.  He volunteers his time to help restore and maintain this historic ship.  LST stands for Landing Ship Tank.  It is designed to land battle-ready tanks, troops, and supplies directly onto enemy shores.  The LST-325 was launched on Oct. 27th, 1942.  She participated in several operations during World War II, most notable was D-Day on Omaha Beach, Normandy.  Her last "tour of duty" was with the Greek Navy from 1964 to 1999.  In 2000, she was reacquired by the U.S. and was sailed back to Mobile, Alabama in 2001 by a  22 person crew of all volunteers with an average age of 72.  The LST-325 is one of only two World War II LST's to be preserved in the United States.

LST-325 docked at Evansville, IN

Dan manning a gun station of LST-325

Captain Angie at the helm of LST-325

For more information about the LST-325 go to: http://lstmemorial.org/