Landing Ship Tank "USS LST 393" Tour

[@tomt6040]

The engines are 12v-567 EMD engines. 12 cylinders in a 45 degree Vee, 567 cu. inch per cylinder, rated at 1080 Hp at 850 RPM. My tug boat had one as it's main propulsion, it was government surplus after the war. Wonderful engine still purred after 70 years and could keep up with most of the new stuff. The 3 smaller engines are diesel generators supplying electrical power to the ship, this ship was most likely DC instead of the AC which would be common now.

[@bobsmith2637]

For those unaware, EMD = Electro-Motive Division of General Motors, far more famous for their diesel-electric locomotives that used this same type of engine. The EMD 567 did more than anything else to kill the steam locomotive in North America, and EMD later enlarged the design into the 645 and 710 engines (also ci displacement/cylinder), with the turbocharged 710 still in new production today. Fun fact - all those EMD engines are 2-strokes, and can be built to turn either direction.

[@garypellerin5576]

Talked to an old timer that crewed one of these. He said the LST stood for Large Slow Target.

[@gerhardrichter8626]

That's what my Uncle said. He was in the Pacific during WWII.

[@joolee4082]

Thank you for this video of USS LST 393. My husband took me here for my birthday so I could see the ship and especially the engine room. I enjoyed it very much. My dad served as a Chief Motor Machinist Mate on USS LST 197 in WWII. His ship earned four battle stars and the Navy Unit Commendation Medal. His tour in the European Theater mirrored LST 393's pretty closely.

[@richardhudak685]

MY 1ST SHIP IN 1969 WAS A LST

[@army19661969]

I rode on one in 1967 from Qui Nhon to Chu Lai Vietnam for 3 days. I slept on top deck on the back end of a duce n half between the bows on top of the tarp. Nice breeze through the night but when morning come & the sun started heating up the canvas, the chemicals in the canvas started to burn bare skin real quick......wow.

[@LelandRogers]

LST 325 came to Nashville a few years ago crewed by a volunteer crew. I got to tour it with my cousin. When they sailed back to their home port they got stuck on a sandbar. They had to take small boats and take the anchors out into the river and use the winch to get themselves free the same way they would have pulled themselves off the beach.

[@TechnikMeister2]

They each carried 1000 dead and wounded back from the beaches to Britain and when Eisenhower watched them being unloaded he was heard to say that he didn't think of it at the time of planning but it hit home very hard. At the end of D Day +3, 17 LSTs full had made the trip. We have no idea these days. In comparison, at the end of D Day at Tarawa, more casualties were suffered there than that 1st day at Normandy. General Marshall confided in his memoirs that he didn't think the American people could cope with the stats, so they were kept secret.

[@fractuss]

Thanks for this, I toured it years ago when the restoration was much less complete. My Dad served on LST 20 in the Pacific Theater.

[@ericcriteser4001]

Cool to hear. My dad was on U.S.S. LST 960 from '44 to '46.

[@walterquick8649]

Cool Dad

[@darrellmintz3623]

For not being a sailorman, you did a pretty good job figuring out what is what and describing what you saw. Congratulations and keep those videos coming. I was a QM2 (SS) on diesel boats in the mid-1960's and was pleasantly surprised to see and tour the sub close by (forgot her name).

[@cmsracing]

Engine room never looked better. When you walked on the deck plates in the engine room the clanking sure brought back a lot of bad memories!

[@jrussell9222]

My father was an officer on LST444.

[@LelandRogers]

I agree with you about the music.

[@paulbervid1610]

My father was on LST 429 and 500 in WW2

[@cogitatione1]

Thank you, sir. Enormously helpful. My father served on an LST through eighteen landings in the Pacific 1944-45. One small but important correction to the comment on the screen at the 1 minute mark: This is a ship, not a boat.

[@youtuuba]

cogitatione1, indeed, the distinction between ships and boats is a nagging one. I usually go to great lengths to try and educate myself on which term to use, and have often been roundly lambasted by KZbin viewers, and others, for what I end up saying. You should see some of the angry comments I get from people about what I chose to call a submarine in my USS Silversides video....even though I had made inquiries to the Great Lakes Naval Base (which is near where I live and work, and I know many people who work there who are in a position of knowing such things) and was following their advice. But in the case of the LST, I don't think I had looked into it, and was just being casual with my terminology. Certainly, there is a LOT of precedent out there for people calling ships "boats", even by people serving on them, if only as a casual in-joke of sorts.

[@cogitatione1]

@@youtuuba My father never got ticked about it, but always calmly corrected us when we referred to the LST as a "boat". It would be like asking an infantryman about his "gun". Anyway, though we're not experts, it was useful the way you connected the sections of the ship by walking between them.

[@jlpytlewski]

At 7:45...the area would be called 'sick bay'. Thanks for the video!

[@jamestaylor8054]

LST 1156 TERREBONNE PARISH was an awesome boat to serve on. Awesome crew and command. Miss those guys

[@glenkelley6048]

Thank You for trying Sir, you should have taken a guide.

[@normsweet1710]

My Dad served aboard LST 903 ( USS Lyman County) Aug 44 to June 46, making comment about how rough the Carribean was during storms. With a round hull and shallow draft it must of been a rough ride

[@Ed-ty1kr]

I agree, stop playing this modern day garbage that for some reason is called music. Excellent tour, thanks youtubaa'.

[@rizkiarifprabowo2244]

Indonesia just decommisioned this LST in 2019 (KRI Teluk Bone, ex USS Irredel County).

[@charlesnorthway6203]

My dadcwas on the LST 919 which served in the S.W. Pacific.

[@Lee-70ish]

Another great US designed transport vessel next to the liberty ship I'd say war winning.

[@flick22601]

Great video. LST's would typically not head to shore until a beachhead had been established. They were to expensive, carried a significant amount of materiel, and were a large slow target (LST). They would never 'charge' to the shore because they had to leave it and although lighter (assuming they discharged cargo) the winches were not powerful enough to pull a ship that had been run aground. Sometimes, they would be landed with a little more force if it was low tide or if there was so much cargo that it would take until the following high tide to get it all unloaded.

[@brianparent8901]

My Uncle Patrick Manuel served on a Landing Ship Tank (LST).

[@philipcollins5440]

My Dads Ship, will one like it. He was in the Aisain islands. He steered the boat 🚢 ww2

[@ScarabChris]

The smaller yellow engines are likely the generators for electrical power.

[@cdubois13]

Wonder how long this LST has been on display?

[@sushiromifune7096]

Why isn't "Tank Landing Ship" rather "Landing Ship Tank" ?

[@timpetta2974]

Who cares what you think of the music. Obviously, the present crew takes great pride in the 393.

[@youtuuba]

Tippett, well this is my video, so I get to comment on things in it. In this regard your comment is both silly and pointless.

[@richardatkinson6031]

wow, I liked this video. I live in Michigan near Detroit. I have to visit this place. You have good videos, I looked at the Christmas story house one. I remember buying my son a bb gun for Christmas, I didn't realize at the time but it caused an uproar in my wife. I had a bb gun when I was a kid and never thought about shooting anyone. I took the bb gun back to the store. Train rides and Muskegon are on my list. I liked the calculator and museum videos also.

[@ericlakota1847]

Picking up some evp or interference in the showers

[@vincentcalvelli6452]

Thanks for the tour my Uncle served on an LST in the Pacific.

[@ericlakota1847]

Like how it's set up u can walk threw check it all out

[@Buck1954]

Three engines forward of the drive engines are probably generators. Most WW2 ships are not ADA friendly. Go check out an aircraft carrier sometime. LCVP's in the davits. Bridge is also a good target for aircraft. When on the main deck forward there was a large rectangular area roped off; that was a ramp up to that deck where equipment was also stored there. Interesting tour. Most ships now have directional walkways; you must go that way. That ship seems still open to probing around. Thank you.

[@privateer177666]

Brad Taylor The gensets look like Continental Diesels driving what should be period correct D.C. generators,

[@ericlakota1847]

That is so cool you can check engin room out

[@robscott8296]

6:32 , 6:38 unknown Morse code

[@garygreen7552]

I served on USS Stone County (LST 1141) in the late 1960's. We were in Viet Nam in late 1968. The main deck and below are very similar to what I remember. The wheel house and bridge are much different. Later T's had the bridge on the 3rd level above the main deck. That was added because there were visibility problems with a lower bridge. The spaces off the tank deck were work shops and some storage on our ship. We had two additional davits and carried 3 LCVP's and one boat with a small cabin. The space one level below the main deck had a berthing space at the stern and the mess deck just forward of that. The berthing spaces along each side of the ship were for troops although we used the port side quarters for ships crew. I was the ship's Yeoman working in the ship's office in Officers' Country. It was memorable to see a LST again.

[@dajones1128]

TOP DECK had a section of DECK that could be rigged to use as an elevator so transported vehicles on the top deck could be lowered into the cargo hold and unloaded. It was a pie e of deck, a couple of jury-rigged glide post and a cable/winch system using the deck winches used for capstan and mooring. The Stern ANCHOR was needed to get off the beach. It was dropped a few hundred feet off the beach before ramming unto the beach. The Many VALVES in the PUMP ROOM were so you could BALLAST the vessel so it was tilted nose up and port/starbould for proper unloading angle and adjusted as unloading by moving FUEL and WATER around to needed spaces to accomplish the task. The 3 engine were GENERATORS for DC electric power. Many vessels were 240 Volts direct current so elecgric reversible motor could power various winches and motors. The upper deck had vent fans so cargo of trucks and tanks could run their motor with out gassing the humans operator to death. Rafts, Lifeboat, and FUEL barrels were stored on deck. Fuel was throwen overboard to float ashore so unloaded vehicles had extra fuel.

[@p.a.reysen3185]

Would have been better had the commentator had at least a tiny bit of naval nomenclature identification. After sixty years since I walked aboard a ship, I still can identify the difference between main engines and the Auxiliary power diesels.

[@philiplettley]

When I was in the UK sea cadets, the units parent ship was HMS Fearless, a landing platform Dock which was involved in the Falklands war of 1982, and got to visit her in 1990 with the unit. Brechou, the island closest to sark where I live, had an LCT (landing craft tank) as a cargo boat, the LCT was one from fearless, and had seen action in the Falklands. Fearless was probably at least twice the size of this LST

[@georgebrill6549]

I served on an LSD. #15. When we went on cruse there was always a couple of LST around. Its too bad that they couldn't have someone who knew the ship, any ship, giving the tour.

[@MrJeep75]

The crazy thing i used to work on the 1166 and found a fuse pull in the old electric shop engraved with lst 393

[@granskare]

we visited the LST 325.

[@kevkyl1967]

Thanks for the tour, the engine compartment was nice to see as my father was an MoMM1C on LST612 in the pacific. Thank you.

[@UTubeGlennAR]

>^..^< My dad was the Chief QuaterMaster (navigator) on teh LST 1110 for it's DEW Line duty out of Pearl in the mid to late 50s. The 1110 was D commissioned in the fall of 1958 I believe and transfered to the Chinese.

[@remko1238]

Perfect tour,, thank you sir 👍🏿

[@lorrainetavis1443]

Yes, well done.

[@lila-yw2gn]

Ignore this comment as this is a personsl msg for someone For the woman Wow u will hurt him just because of one song? Have some consideration

[@rleeAZ]

That big flat exposed deck was also storage area for vehicles and other rolling gear. The roped off area in the bow has a ramp at it's center that can be lowered to access the bow doors and its ramp to offload the top deck. upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Tank_landing_ship_technical_diagram_1959.png

[@alanbiddle]

My father served on one in the Pacific, though I don't know the side number. Like most veterans of that period, he only told stories about the funny things.

[@Wahbooz]

Those are bulkheads, and that was sickbay. (LST 1157)

[@rpetronk]

How do I find out which LST my dad served on - he was on Omaha Beach

[@ghost307]

I have gone there 3 times to tour this ship.The website said it was open but it was shut tighter than a drum...EVERY SINGLE TIME.Never again.Go to the one in Evansville Indiana.That one is actually open...and is very nice.It even runs under its own power.

[@shawnhammack8479]

I live about 10 min. away from this ship. My dad & I toured it.

[@hrxy1]

horrible music

[@cjdavis2684]

Sad thing is that the lcvp's are missing from the Davit's those landing craft or what would have been hanging in those not lifeboats. Also it looks like the gun sub on the stern is also missing. along with the 40 millimeter that would have been sitting inside of it. Also I don't know why they have a 3-inch 50 mount sitting on the ship as LST he's never carry a 3-inch 50 Mount that I know of they only carried 40 mm and 20 mm guns. Other than those missing things it looks like it's a nice museum but I think would enhance the experience a little bit better if they could wind up getting some sheet metal and replacing the after gun mount it would look more like an LST then and if they can also put the lcvp's back into the Davit's. I know when I was up at lake Erie visiting the USS cod I have seen some lcvp's I'm tied up to a dock up there if they can purchase one or two of those and have one hanging back up or both of them hanging back up in the Davit's it would help to make it look more like a LST. Also I don't know why they changed the front of the pilot House as LST he's never had square Windows in the pilot House they were round portholes there are nine of them.

[@stevengrant4651]

This ship was adapted for civilian use. That would explain the square windows. It was used as a car ferry. I was looking for the clover leafs in the deck to tie things down with and they are gone. Also missing were the fire hydrants. There was a ramp from the main deck down to the level of the tank deck which wasn't shown. Janes fighting ships 1970-1971 says armament for this class was 8 40mm. Picture of next class shows a single barrel gun mount in the stern gun tub. Might take a bit of work to get the LCVPs back in the davits if the davits don't work.

[@ARaven-xf2lg]

I seen pex in the restrooms, they didn't have pex in 1942!!!! If you want to know what pex is it's plastic pipe for plumbing.....

[@youtuuba]

So what? They obviously have a few things jerry rigged on the boat.

[@davidsanders1991]

What is the name of this ship, LST 393?. that is the ship's number. not the name. the name should be :" USS Name of the ship" The LST's and LSD's were named after counties, if my memory is right.

[@blueboats7530]

Apparently from WWII through 1954 they were only designated by number. In 1954 new units and old ones still in service got the county names.

[@andrewsmactips]

Thank you for that. Speaking of car manufacturers, I believe Dodge build the gyro compasses for Sperry during the War.

[@stevengrant4651]

We had ww 2 gun mounts built by singer sewing machine company. Worked for Caterpillar Tractor who made 20 mm cannon shells during the war. I believe Ford made B24 bombers.

[@luacreskid]

I have the utmost respect for "T" sailors

[@darrylwright8850]

A nice tour. But please keep the camera pointed up. I know what a deck looks like.

[@youtuuba]

The camera was aimed down because it was so bright that the CCD was being overwhelmed by the light and details that were important to me were being washed out. The solution to this is to aim down more. Now, there were times when I was busy doling something else and let the camera aim downwards while I considered the additional things (but I kept the video because of the narration).....but for the most part it was due to the very bright day.

[@trudsrensen5486]

M9

[@youtuuba]

Trud Sorensen, M10....tag, you're it.

[@jerrygania4458]

My dad was on the LST 762.

[@danhoward5405]

I served on the LST 762 also 1954 Operation Castle.

[@mikee1449]

Great tour , thx !

[@Buck1954]

3 wide

[@joshmoore6165]

One of two remaining? Where is the other one? I think I know...

[@bradholland4100]

The other he’s referring to is LST 325. Her home port is in Evansville, IN. LST 325 is a operational and actual sailing ship and she’s very different than the stationary museum that this one is. LST 325 will at times each year leave Evansville and she will go under her own power and functional engines to other river ports around the Eastern United States. LST 325 very likely could come to a port closer to you if you check her all volunteer crew tour schedule which can be found at www.LSTmemorial.org

[@joshmoore6165]

@@bradholland4100 Actually, that's not the one I'm talking about. Give me a minute...

[@joshmoore6165]

@@bradholland4100 Google this: dredge columbia dutra. I worked that dredge several years ago.

[@krissfemmpaws1029]

Thank you for sharing this with us, most people have no idea how things were done in the era of World War Two. I'm wondering when was this craft decommissioned? When you went through the pilot house I was seeing electronic equipment that's from the 50s and the 60s like the radar, and radio-telephones.

[@tcoker6616]

One of the worst tours of a Navel Vessel I’ve ever seen.