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.
- USS LST-325
Commissioned February 1 1943 - Decommissioned July 2 1946
Transferred to Military Sea Transport Service (MSTS) 1951
- USNS T-LST-325
Placed In Service - Out of service (Dates unknown)
Reacquired by U.S. Navy 1963 and placed in reserve
- HNS SYROS (Greek Naval Service)
Transferred to Greece 1964 and renamed
Sold to USS LST Memorial Inc. 2000
Now an historical museum at Evansville IN
LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship
Keel Laid August 10 1942 - Launched October 27 1942
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
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- LST-325 Covers Page 1 (1943-44, 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.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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USPS Pictorial |
2001-09-21 |
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Crewmembers Reunion, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS Pictorial |
2001-09-21 |
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LST Memorial Dedication, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Other Information
LST-325 earned two battle stars for World War II service
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Sicilian occupation July 9-15 1943
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Invasion of Normandy June 9-25 1944
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal
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