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@chrisfisichella6659 9 ай бұрын
Those were great ships. I had not idea they were that complicated. The functionality they provided makes sense, though. Thanks for posting this.
@charlesnorthway6203 Жыл бұрын
My dad was on the 919.
@shadovanish7435 Жыл бұрын
I wonder how the bow doors on an LST were kept water tight? There must have been large seals on the door perimeters, but the seals weren't clearly visible in the video, & door sealing against water intrusion wasn't explained. I don't suppose the doors were designed to allow water to enter the ship's hold, & then remove the water using bilge pumps.
@ifcdirector Жыл бұрын
My Grandfather served on LST 474 in the Pacific.
@tomservo5347 Жыл бұрын
The sailors assigned to these said the 'LST' stood for 'Large Slow Target'.
@johnkustra7978 Жыл бұрын
My dad was on lst 225 and he said after boot camp at Great Lakes in Illinois they took a bus to pick up their new vessel near starved rock and then down the Mississippi through the Panama Canal and transported the gallant marines in the vicious battle of saipan We are fortunate to reap the benefits of their courage God bless America
@railroad9000 2 жыл бұрын
Wondeful design and engineering!
@jaymeade9898 2 жыл бұрын
Narrated by Harlow Wilcox of Autolite and Fibber McGee and Molly fame.
@derekhieb7458 3 жыл бұрын
Worked on it a 1919 vintage tug that was repowered on 1957 with the starboard engine V-12 567 EMD and Falk reverse gear, both very reliable and serviceable. Also towed LST's converted to log and concrete barges into the 21st century. When we needed a new propeller we found a brand new surplus spare one for just $10,000. My fourth grade teacher was a signal man on a LST in WWII, Mr Hartwell was my favorite teacher.
@markmark2080 Жыл бұрын
Served on LST1032 during 66/67, when underway those two V-12 567's were only exceeded in noise production by Top Fuel, at the drags...
@barryhopesgthope686 3 жыл бұрын
I have seen pics and vids of "baby flattops) They had launch decks for launching spotter planes, piper cubs.
@irkiIIer 3 жыл бұрын
the transport in civilization 3
@simonyip5978 3 жыл бұрын
Many of the LST from the Second World War were later given to various US allies. Japan, The Peoples Republic of China, The Republic of China (Nationalist China/Taiwan), South Korea, Greece, Turkey, Spain, etc etc. Some were only used for a few years but some were still in active service up until the late 1980's and early 1990's at least. Many ex USN ships, including DD destroyers, LCU, LSM, mine warfare vessels, submarines, ocean tugs, etc etc in East Asia, South East Asia, Central America, South America, Africa, North Africa and the Middle East, Western Europe and the Mediterranean NATO countries used hundreds of different vessels and some are in limited regular service, training and reserve and in Naval museums. It would probably be possible for the US Navy or other organizations to buy them back and to refurbish and refit many of them and recreate original vessels that were used during WW2.
@90sNickfan91 3 жыл бұрын
17:27: My Grandfather was on that ship,
@buzzwinklemoose9853 4 жыл бұрын
My late Dad was an LST sailor in the South Pacific. Thanks for posting this video.
@heathcliff8624 Ай бұрын
What is he late for?
@markrowland1366 4 жыл бұрын
Great ships and great presentation. The Australian government gave their Antarctic research people one. They were drilling and bolting fishplates to her decks as Hugh seas opened and closed great cracks. It made it. Shows what a tough hull it had.
@michaelch5060 4 жыл бұрын
Nothing like the LST I served on!
@rodritchison1995 4 жыл бұрын
The USS LST 393 is a museum ship. She's at anchor in Muskegon, Michigan. Near the USS Silversides, the most successful US WW2 submarine still in existence.
@jeffreyb7665 4 жыл бұрын
Always wondered how it got off the beach. fantastic model and video!
@davidblyth6594 3 жыл бұрын
You drop the stern anchor before you hit the beach and use it to help pull the ship off the beach along with the engines in full reverse
@captianmorgan7627 4 жыл бұрын
My Grandfather served on one of these as a gunner in the Pacific. If you get a chance visit the LST Memorial in Evansville, IN. It has LST-325, the last fully operation one in existence.
@swaghauler8334 4 жыл бұрын
Of that generation. The US Army operates 8? new ones made in the '90s.
@captianmorgan7627 4 жыл бұрын
@@swaghauler8334 The 1940's on LST-941. An LST-542-class ship. Before that he was an Armed Guard in the Mediterranean on a merchant ship.
@Beemer917 3 жыл бұрын
It's a story worth hearing, about how a bunch of old guys repaired LST325 and sailed her home from the med.Its the only ww2 left.
@rodritchison1995 9 ай бұрын
@@Beemer917 LST 325 is the last operational boat; LST 395 is a museum ship anchored of Muskegon, Michigan.
@antony3678 4 жыл бұрын
LST were operated by the Australian Army Small Ships Squadron. They were used to run tanks etc to South Vietnam from Australia.
@LandNfan 4 жыл бұрын
Very interesting, since I live in Evansviile, IN, where many LSTs were built. We have a restored LST that makes Evansville her home port.
@bbrisard 4 жыл бұрын
My Dad served on LST 555 during WW 2
@deejay0428 4 жыл бұрын
Typically American propaganda...cos they won every war .....right....???
@princeofcupspoc9073 4 жыл бұрын
Another part of the rapid production building toward the invasion of Japan. When that was cancelled, the production lines came to a rapid halt. Pretty much everything in the inventory, east or west, would have ended up on some Japanese beach. Kind of a whimper, instead of a bang. But that was a good thing. That campaign would have been hell on earth, for both sides.
@dennismccunney4462 2 жыл бұрын
Yep. The decision to drop nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was intended to avoid that. US planners estimated that invading the Japanese home islands might incur 200,000 casualties among US forces. God only knows what it would have cost the Japanese.
@kellyBorgman 4 жыл бұрын
Dad was on LST 473, he used to have a bumper sticker, LST crew the original Beach Bums !
@silverbullet7434 4 жыл бұрын
My uncle was on an lst during ww11 ,my father was on the Wisconsin his brother. Neither ever talked much about the war. Days had plank papers somewhere but I've never found them. First crews on Madden voyage get those so I understand.
@tonydee2069 4 жыл бұрын
A 'plank owner' usually got an 8x10 photo of the ship, the plank owner info was a brown paper frame around the photo- so if they weren't framed under glass soon, they didn't last.
@jimjonrs3932 4 жыл бұрын
World war eleven. Wow.
@jameshartsfield8585 4 жыл бұрын
Useful info, My dad served.
@51WCDodge 4 жыл бұрын
They did have a civillian use , the front unload LST. I remember as a kid in the early 1960's a large power station armature was delivered to Jersey in the Channel Islands via and LST onto St Aubins beach. All us kids were down to see her.
@COIcultist 4 жыл бұрын
They provided the first roll on roll off ferry service. Preston to Larne. www.freightlink.co.uk/knowledge/articles/preston-docks-roll-roll-ferry-history
@applesucks2633 4 жыл бұрын
I remember my grandfather telling me he was on an LST. I asked him what that meant he said it was a “large. Stationary. Target“ LOL
@kellyBorgman 4 жыл бұрын
Also stands for Laughing, Seasick and Terrified !
@ryandavis7593 2 жыл бұрын
Or Long Slow Target.
@Wahbooz 11 ай бұрын
@@kellyBorgman Being the mess decks Master At Arms aboard an LST I can vouch for that
@warrenchambers4819 4 жыл бұрын
My great uncle was a Lt Cmdr of an LST in WWII. Hit many a beach including Normandy. Any idea how to find more info on his ship? Lt Cmdr Chambers.
@tonydee2069 4 жыл бұрын
If you have your uncle's discharge, the DD214 info on the back should have the number of any ships he was on long enough to draw pay. There were over 1000 LST skippers out there, so you need more info on him.
@captianmorgan7627 4 жыл бұрын
For info on the ship itself try NavSource.org. But you'll need to know the ship number/name.
@ConvairDart106 4 жыл бұрын
The anchors on the bow are Navy stockless type. The stern anchor, is called a Danforth. My favorite type, for the Bering Sea.
@tomt6040 4 жыл бұрын
No Beach Out of Reach, No Bar Too Far!!! Go Gator Navy!!
@Wahbooz 11 ай бұрын
Spoken like a true Gator!
@robertevans8126 5 жыл бұрын
A "Large Slow Target", but a fine ship! :)
@Conn30Mtenor 3 жыл бұрын
If seasickness is your thing.
@jomancell6566 3 жыл бұрын
@@Conn30Mtenor 8ö 1000iu 1000iu
@nancysomerville3964 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing, My father, Morris Somerville, was also a crew member of the LST660 and attended almost all of their reunions.
@BornRandy62 5 жыл бұрын
I was on LST 963 renamed designated ARL 24 USS Sphinx. The last USN ship to use 40 MM Bofors ammunition in 1989. I was also on LST 1194 USS La Moure County.. and 3 other ships
@cjdavis2684 5 жыл бұрын
And how are these gallant ships repaid for their faithful service the bulk of them after the war were scrapped and those that weren't scrapped for use for target practice today there's only one remaining where has several of them should have been turned into museum ships.
@tonydee2069 4 жыл бұрын
One little know museum ship- on Lake Huron? There are several 'hulls' in the US, not all as museums, some are 'customized' beyond recognition. One is a car ferry on Long Island sound, and when ever retired, it will be donated for preservation, but she has no military gear anymore, it looks more like a luxury line! There are several dozen still in foriegn military use in Europe and Asia. As long as what needs a ride fits thru the bow doors. My father's #760 was scrapped at Bremerton within months of being decommissioned, only battle damage was a Japanese 'knee mortar' hole. Dent?
@COIcultist 4 жыл бұрын
They were service and "Hotel" ships for the brown water navy and their helicopter support in Vietnam.
@princeofcupspoc9073 4 жыл бұрын
How is a ship gallant exactly? They were made cheap to survive a few years only. I'm surprised if any made it past 1950 without rusting to pieces.
@davidthelander1299 4 жыл бұрын
I saw one in Tahiti, operated by French navy in 1973 or 1974. I was aboard a Coast Guard icebreaker (Burton Island), on our way to Antarctica. The French invited us aboard for a party, treated us very nice, and a good time was had by all. I was particularly interested in the LST because my father served aboard one in ww2.
@rogerritchie9132 4 жыл бұрын
I served in Vietnam on a WW2, refurbished 542 class LST. While on her, for 2+ years, during 1966-67. We operated from the Cau Viet estuary, near the DMZ, in the I-Corps, to the SE tip in South VN (VungTau area.) 50+ plus years on, we still get together with other LST crews, to tell stories and other lies (lol). . . I worked for a superb bunch of Black and Brown Petty Officers and some, not all, white officers! The skipper was a southerner (blink blink - nod nod) a couple of other officers were great and fair men. In heavy seas LST,s suck. We were sent to the operational areas known as 'Operation Market Time' in the brown water of the Mekong River - supporting the Navy-Army Riverine Forces! An experience I will never forget!
@leesnotbritish5386 5 жыл бұрын
How does a flank speed of only 10 knots not slow down the whole amphibious force?
@princeofcupspoc9073 4 жыл бұрын
@obrbob194 No silly. The LSTs make their way to the target beach with appropriate support/air defense craft. The main fast fighting ships would be on a different schedule, either earlier for shore bombardment or else later to arrive around the same time.
@tonydee2069 4 жыл бұрын
Tell ya prince, I would say, in the last year of the war, especially after the European theatre ended, the allies could afford a big ship convoy, amphib convoy, and supply convoy etc. In '42, Before my father got on the LST, his coast guard lighthouse tender did convoy duty. From New York- to half way to Iceland, because of fuel limits. A convoy of new escorts and faster cargo ships left New York, then Boston, then picked up more ships in Halifax and Newfoundland. One was a sailing ship with a coal boiler. It went 3 knots. Guess who else went 3 knots? The Free French cruiser, RN carrier, brand new US distroyers, and EVERYONE else. Who knows what her cargo was, you weren't leaving it behind. Now, if this X China clipper/ 'swayback scow from Liverpool' - was then to carry supplies for an invasion- Torch? Sicily? Along side new LST's... too bad. then they all went her 3 knots... more like what obrbob said... into late '44 I bet.
@ryandavis7593 2 жыл бұрын
It was different tactics in WW2 then it is now.
@lowerorlop 5 жыл бұрын
Too bad this film is cropped
@Lockbar 6 жыл бұрын
God bless the LST!!! One of the top two or three reasons why we won the war. Without these, we could never have gotten enough ammo and equipment inland to supply the troops.
@andrewtaylor940 4 жыл бұрын
Normandy always gets the glory, but if you happen to stumble across some of the post war interviews and investigations of the Japanese Commander's it becomes clear just how astonished and horrified they were by these ships and by the American Abilities at Amphibious Landings. There's a great bit of footage where one of the Japanese Generals is discussing how stunned they were that the US never once failed at an amphibious landing. How no matter what the Japanese did, they could not stop them, or even really slow them down. That's why by Okinawa they largely gave up trying to stop them on the beaches and instead pulled back to fortified positions inland. The American's could get too much heavy firepower on land too fast for them to effectively contest. It's one of the American Skill sets alongside shifting Carriers from tactical raiders to massed strategic power projection that the US really evolved over the PAcific War. And these ugly flat bottomed ships were at the heart of it. In addition to the well known glory ships such as the Essex Carriers, the US produced vast fleets of three ships on cheap modularized merchant hulls that did far more to win the war on both fronts than most realize. These, the Liberty Ships and the Escort or "Jeep" Carriers.
@princeofcupspoc9073 4 жыл бұрын
Sorry, BS. Other nations had no problem getting gear ashore without such a craft. It made it easier and faster. It helped save lives. But it was not exactly a requirement.
@janehorn 7 жыл бұрын
My dad was Lt. John M.Harrigan. He commanded the ship. He is seated in the middle of the first row of the formal crew picture. He loved the navy and his men. He always spoke of them with fondness and respect. I hoped they liked him, too. He was a great guy. Daddy died of lung cancer in 1968. He was 59 years old.
@Beyondthechaos1984 6 жыл бұрын
Jane Horn Hi Jane, wow that's great information and I'm sure they did. I bet your dad had a lot of interesting stories to tell and thank you for sharing the information. I'm also sorry to hear about your dad's passing.
@johnringhoffer3476 10 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this. My father, George Ringhoffer, served on the LST 660 in WWII from January 1944 to December 1945. He served with Tom Kehoe and enjoyed many of the LST 660 Crew Reunions in his later years. Thanks, John Ringhoffer
@Beyondthechaos1984 8 жыл бұрын
hello, no problem I wanted to share my conversation with Tom for just that reason so others could enjoy his wisdom and the crew members experiences during World War II on the LST 660. my grandfather also really enjoyed the reunions and I'm sure was friends with your dad. I sure do miss him, he was a great guy and was also absolutely hilarious. sorry for the delay in responding by the way. only a couple of years off LOL
@joemarx7589 10 жыл бұрын
Leon Kline (my wife grandfather) Found him on several photos.
@TheCherrybomb0824 12 жыл бұрын
wow great i love it thanks, my dad thomas burgan sr was on the 660 also, he went to alot of the reunions too
@thuytrado 12 жыл бұрын
Trixi is very pretty, with her big black eyes, and her little teeth. I watch Trixi every day !! All my wishes of health to you and Trixi !
@thuytrado 12 жыл бұрын
So nice, my dear Trixi !! I love Trixi....
@Beyondthechaos1984 4 жыл бұрын
Hello, yes Trixi is so sweet. I love her so much and I am worried about her. Please say a prayer for her is she is now past 14 years old. My little girl who I love, but I have not seen for almost 6 months from being in the VA Hospital. I miss her and our brother Pugsley so much, and my wife Kim. It is painful to be away from them for so long, and this time of year especially, makes me humble and thankful that I've had them in my life. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas, and please pray for trixi and my family
@SchusterJames 12 жыл бұрын
My father is Victor Schuster, I'm not sure what his rate was, maybe a Coxsain. He attends the LST reunions.
@MS0052811 12 жыл бұрын
ShusterJames who's your Dad? I am Still in contact with some of the last Surviving shipmates. Especially Mr. Kehoe. Truly a hero and a wonderful man!
@MS0052811 12 жыл бұрын
Hello sdv1964. I can definitely send you a copy. Contact me at my other channel. Beyondthechaos1984 Is your Grandfather still around?
@flyseventeenthirtytw 12 жыл бұрын
Is it just me or are they missing 7 pugs or would the Rudolph pug make that 8?
@thuytrado 12 жыл бұрын
I see the video of Trixi with big black eyes and I" fell in love" with her (she's a girl I think).Trixi is very nice to watch with her red & black dress and a flower on the side.. Hope to see more videos and have some news of Trixi. Wishes of joy and happiness every day with Trixi. thuytrado from Paris