What This Story Is About
- The USS LST-325, a World War II-era landing ship tank that now operates as a floating museum, is bringing its annual cruise to Hendersonville, Ashland City and Clarksville.
Why It Matters
- Visitors will have an opportunity to tour one of the last operational World War II landing ship tanks while it is docked in Middle Tennessee.
- The ship will be open for tours in Hendersonville in late September, Ashland City in early October, and Clarksville in mid-October.
For Context
- The LST-325 was commissioned in 1943 and took part in Allied landings in Sicily, Italy and Normandy during World War II. It later served in the Greek Navy before becoming a floating museum based in Evansville, Indiana.
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A World War II-era naval ship is making stops in three Middle Tennessee cities during its annual cruise.
The USS LST-325 will be open for self-guided tours in Hendersonville, Ashland City and Clarksville.
Here’s where and when the ship will be in Middle Tennessee:
- Hendersonville at Sanders Ferry Park in Hendersonville from Sept. 23 through Sept. 29.
- The ship will then dock at River Bluff Park in Ashland City from Oct. 1 through Oct. 6.
- Then it will travel to McGregor Park and Cumberland Riverwalk in Clarksville from Oct. 8 through Oct. 12.
What makes this ship special?
The ship was commissioned in 1943 and participated in invasions at Gela, Sicily, Salerno, Italy and the Normandy landings at Omaha Beach. It served in the Greek Navy from 1964 through 1999…