The Landing Ship, Tanks (LSTs) built for the United States Navy during and immediately after World War II were only given an LST-number hull designation, but on 1 July 1955, county or …

USS LST-325 is a decommissioned tank landing ship of the United States Navy, now docked in Evansville, Indiana, US. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to …

A Landing Ship, Tank (LST) is a ship first developed during World War II (1939–1945) to support amphibious operations by carrying tanks, vehicles, cargo, and landing troops directly onto a …

Large Slow Target: A History of the LST (p. 9) (Taylor Publishing Company, Dallas, TX) POST WWII. After World War II ended, LSTs continued to serve in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. …

USS LST-325 exhibits the features of an LST-1 sub-class including the distinctive elevator to the tank deck in the bows (with a truck on it). The ship’s bow doors are open, and there is a …

The first LST keel was laid down at Newport News, Virginia, United States, and the first production LST set sail four months later in Oct 1942. From the very first moment, the …

There were four (4) TYPES of sea going vessels listed by Allied Nations of World War II to become known as Landing ship, tank or the LST. Only the Type II were exclusively built in …

All US Navy Landing Ships of World War II, listed by type and class, with descriptions and links to pages for individual ships.

The United States Landing Ship, Tank (L.S.T.) Association was started in 1985. Its membership is composed of Navy and Coast Guard veterans who served in the Amphibious Forces aboard …

Regardless of what they were called, no one who ever saw one—certainly no one who ever rode in one—could mistake the tank landing ship (LST) for any other ship type. Today, 50 years …