USS LST 325 Making a Stop in the Quad Cities!
Living history is heading to the Quad Cities!
USS LST 325 is the only WWII Landing Ship Tank in the United States that is fully operational and has been restored to its original condition, and it will be temporarily docking at the Isle Casino Hotel (1777 Isle Pkwy Bettendorf) this Thursday Aug 30 through Monday Sep 3!
This particular LST was originally known as LST-325 during the second World War, USNS LST-325 during its arctic operations in the 1950’s, and later L-144 (A/G Syros) while it was in the service of the Greek Navy. It was acquired by The USS LST Ship Memorial, Inc., in 2000, and caught considerable public attention when the veteran crew with an average age of 72 brought it on a 6,500-mile journey from the Greek island of Crete to Mobile, AL. Today this ship is permanently docked in Evansville, IN. Once a year it travels to destinations throughout the United States for people to board and tour.
Group tours will take place from 9 – 11 a.m. and the ship will be open to the public for tours between 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Tickets are $10 for those 18 and over, $5 for ages 6-17 and ages 5 and under free. All WWII Vets will also be FREE! Tickets cannot be purchased in advance, they will only be available on the day of.
For more of the history on USS LST 325, visit http://www.lstmemorial.org/pages/history.html.
Do not miss the opportunity to tour this amazing amphibious vessel in all its glory!
