LST 325

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship Keel Laid 10 August 1942 - Launched 27 October 1942 USS LST-325 Commissioned 1 February 1943 - Decommissioned 2 July 1946 Transferred to Military Sea Transport Service (MSTS) 1951 USNS T-LST-325 Placed In Service 1951 - Out of service (Date unknown) Struck from the Naval Register 1 September 1961 Reacquired by U.S. Navy 1963 and placed in reserve SYROS L144 (Greek Naval Service) Transferred to Greece 1964 and renamed LST-325 (Museum Ship) Sold to USS LST Memorial Inc. in 2000 Now an historical museum at Evansville IN

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS LST-325 Covers Page 1    (1943-1944, 2001)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Commissioning 1 February 1943 to 2 July 1946

 

No Postmark

c 1943

N/A

Official Mail. USS LST-325 had no postal facilities.

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In Greek Service 1964-2000

 

Locy Type 2(n) (USS) USS Yancey AKA-93

1964-07-05

N/A

Welcome to Norfolk cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "US LST Association / Reunion Station" Mobile, AL

2001-09-21

Crewmembers Reunion, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Recommissioning / Station" Mobile, AL

2001-09-21

LST Memorial Dedication, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

USS LST-325 earned the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 2 Battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. G. C. Wells.

 

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