Category:LST-325 (ship, 1943)

**USS LST-325**
	World War II era tank landing ship converted to a museum ship
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Instance of	tank landing ship; museum ship;
Call sign	NWVC;
Location	Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Country of origin	United States of America;
Has use	museum ship;
Operator	United States Navy (1943–1946); Military Sealift Command (1951–1961); Hellenic Navy (1964–1999);
Manufacturer	Philadelphia Naval Shipyard;
Location of creation	Philadelphia;
Shipping port	Evansville;
Country of registry	United States of America (2000–);
Vessel class	LST-1-class tank landing ship;
Heritage designation	National Register of Historic Places listed place (A, C, USS LST 325 (tank landing ship), NRHP structure, 2009–);
Significant event	keel laying (Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 1942); ship launching (1942); ship commissioning (1943); ship decommissioning (Green Cove Springs, 1946); laid up (Green Cove Springs, 1946–1951); service entry (Military Sealift Command, 1951); service retirement (unknown value); striking (1961); laid up (National Defense Reserve Fleet, 1961–1963); reactivation (United States Navy, 1963); ship acquired (Hellenic Navy, HS Syros (L-144), 1964); service retirement (1999); ship acquired (M/V LST-325, 2000);
Powered by	EMD 12-567A (2);
Mass	1,625 UK t (light displacement); 4,080 UK t (full-load displacement); 2,366 UK t (beaching displacement);
Beam	15.25 m;
Draft	4.3 m (maximum);
Length	99.8982 m (length overall); 96.3 m (waterline length);
Speed	11.6 kn;
Maximum capacity	13 human (naval officer); 104 human (enlisted person); 163 human (soldier);
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	37° 58′ 22.36″ N, 87° 34′ 49.5″ W
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	Q6119988; NRHP reference number: 09000434; OpenStreetMap way ID: 173679864; MMSI: 338142833
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USS LST-325
Laid down, 10 August 1942, at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA.
Launched, 27 October 1942
Commissioned, 1 February 1943
Decommissioned, 2 July 1946, at Green Cove Springs, FL. Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Florida Group, Green Cove Springs
1951 Placed in service with MSTS as USNS T-LST-325
Transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet
Reacquired and activated by the Navy, September 1963
Transferred to Greece under the Military Assistance Program, 1 May 1964, renamed RHS Syros (L-144)
2000 Acquired by the USS LST Memorial Inc., a Pennsylvania not-for-profit corporation, and renamed LST-325
10 January 2001 Arrived at Mobile
Early 2004 Redesignated as Historical Museum USS LST-325, permanently moored at Evansville, IN.

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L-144 Syros (ship, 1943)‎ (2 F)

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The following 35 files are in this category, out of 35 total.

Allegheny River after Labor Day (21306735696) (2).jpg 3,264 × 2,447; 3.43 MB
Annunciator.jpg 3,264 × 2,448; 1.49 MB
D-Day vessel navigates through Cheatham Lock - 7996403785.jpg 4,288 × 2,848; 5.04 MB
Landing Ship Tank 325.jpg 907 × 1,209; 389 KB
LST 002.jpg 640 × 480; 113 KB
LST 325 Ship's awards.jpg 3,264 × 2,448; 1.1 MB
LST-325 LCVP landing boat during visit to Charleston, WV.jpg 3,264 × 2,176; 2.64 MB
LST-325 visits Charleston, WV.jpg 5,397 × 2,070; 4.26 MB
LST-325 visits Marietta, Ohio.jpg 2,384 × 1,270; 593 KB
LST-325 Willys Jeep MB.jpg 3,264 × 2,176; 2.46 MB
LST325-1944.JPG 787 × 576; 61 KB
LSTs 325, 388;1016032501.jpg 740 × 581; 80 KB
Multiple Gun Motor Carriage.jpg 640 × 480; 68 KB
New on the trail (4989670433).jpg 478 × 478; 31 KB
PortOfEvansville.jpg 3,504 × 2,336; 5.94 MB
Tallstacks - panoramio.jpg 3,504 × 640; 1.68 MB
Tank destroyer landing exercise at Slapton Sands, England (P012720).jpg 3,259 × 2,480; 3.45 MB
US Navy 050609-C-4938N-312 The USS LST 325, a vintage World War II tank landing ship arrives in the Boston Harbor escorted by the Coast Guard.jpg 1,977 × 1,137; 1.61 MB
US Navy 050611-C-4938N-328 U.S. Coast Guard patrol boats and a tugboat escort USS Constitution, Old Ironsides out to Island Castle Hill in south Boston prior to firing a 21-gun salute.jpg 1,938 × 1,052; 1.65 MB
US Navy 050611-N-8110K-137 LST 325, a vintage World War II tank landing ship, follows USS Constitution, Old Ironsides, as they make their way into Boston Harbor.jpg 2,080 × 1,528; 1.72 MB
US Navy 050611-N-8946D-063 Boston residents watch as LST 325, a vintage World War II tank landing ship, sails past prior to mooring in Boston Harbor as part of Navy Week Boston.jpg 2,048 × 1,360; 658 KB
US Navy 050616-N-8110K-069 Boston Herald reporter Tom Farmer interviews Commanding Officer of LST 325, Robert Jornlin.jpg 3,072 × 2,048; 2.73 MB
US Navy 050617-N-8110K-045 Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Army, Harry E. Soyster, right, presents LST Memorial Crew Captain Robert Jornlin with a World War II 60th anniversary commemoration medal.jpg 3,072 × 2,048; 2.99 MB
US Navy 050617-N-8110K-085 A member of the local media interviews LST Memorial Crew Captain Robert Jornlin on deck of LST 325.jpg 3,072 × 2,048; 3.31 MB
US Navy 050617-N-8110K-127 Musician 2nd Class Brian Hendrix of Navy Band Northeast, seated at keyboard, plays the National Anthem on the well deck of LST 325 during a reception for the LST Memorial Crew and their Captain.jpg 3,072 × 2,048; 3.92 MB
USS Boise (CL-47) shore bombardment off Gela from LST Operation Husky SC 175981.tif 5,754 × 4,531; 24.87 MB
USS LST-325 passes through Smithland Locks and Dam on the Ohio River at Brookport, Illinois.jpg 3,089 × 2,317; 3.34 MB
USS LST-325-4.jpg 4,000 × 3,000; 8.49 MB
USS LST-325-5.jpg 4,000 × 3,000; 8.71 MB
USS LST-325-6.jpg 4,000 × 3,000; 8.89 MB
USS LST-325-7.jpg 4,000 × 3,000; 8.69 MB
USS LST-325-8.jpg 4,000 × 3,000; 7.48 MB
USS LST-325-9 (cropped).jpg 3,833 × 2,156; 7.51 MB
USS LST-325-9.jpg 4,000 × 3,000; 8.97 MB
USS LST-72 and USS LST-325.jpg 740 × 576; 113 KB

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