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WWII Amphibious Ship Sets Sail Along River System This Summer LST-325 will make its annual cruise in August and September, visiting LaCrosse, Wis., Dubuque, Iowa, and Hannibal, Mo. The amphibious ship served in World War II, including in the D-Day invasion. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

LST-325 will make its annual cruise in August and September, visiting LaCrosse, Wis., Dubuque, Iowa, and Hannibal, Mo. The amphibious ship served in World War II, including in the D-Day invasion. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

WWII Amphibious Ship Sets Sail Along River System This Summer

July 24, 2023

Those interested in volunteering their time for a few weeks could have the unique opportunity to serve on a World War II amphibious ship. LST-325, the only operational Landing Ship,… Read More

Evansville Officials Hope To Attract River Cruises With Former LST Dock Inland Marina in Evansville, Ind., is the former home of LST-325. Tourism officials hope to renovate it so that Evansville can become a port of call for visiting river cruise ships. (Photo courtesy of Visit Evansville)

Inland Marina in Evansville, Ind., is the former home of LST-325. Tourism officials hope to renovate it so that Evansville can become a port of call for visiting river cruise ships. (Photo courtesy of Visit Evansville)

Evansville Officials Hope To Attract River Cruises With Former LST Dock

May 23, 2022

Evansville, Ind., tourism officials want to rehabilitate the former dock for a World War II amphibious vessel and use it to attract riverboat cruises. Inland Marina was the home of… Read More

LST-325 Sails To New Home At Evansville Riverfront LST-325 rounds the Evansville bend of the Ohio River June 13 en route from Inland Marina, where it has been moored since 2005, to a new $3.6 million home along the Evansville, Ind., riverfront. The site was previously home to a casino boat from 1995 to 2017. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

LST-325 rounds the Evansville bend of the Ohio River June 13 en route from Inland Marina, where it has been moored since 2005, to a new $3.6 million home along the Evansville, Ind., riverfront. The site was previously home to a casino boat from 1995 to 2017. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

LST-325 Sails To New Home At Evansville Riverfront

June 19, 2020

Capt. Bob Jornlin, 81, didn’t let a little thing like a six-hour drive keep him from seeing the World War II amphibious ship he once captained dock for the first… Read More

Yager Launches Final Barge For LST Memorial Dock barge for LST 325 splashes into Ohio River. (Photo by Jason Koenig)

Yager Launches Final Barge For LST Memorial

November 1, 2019

Yager Marine has launched the second of two deck barges that will become a docking facility for the World War II amphibious vehicle LST 325. LST 325 is part of… Read More

WWII Landing Ship Heads To Iowa, Illinois This Summer LST-325

WWII Landing Ship Heads To Iowa, Illinois This Summer

February 19, 2018

The USS LST 325, a restored World War II landing ship docked in Evansville, Ind., will make its way to Iowa and Illinois for public tours this summer. The war… Read More