The old navy ship is in Pittsburgh as part of the nonprofit USS LST Ship Memorial's annual fundraiser cruise down the Ohio River. Before the Steel City, the LST-325 visited Owensboro, Kentucky.
Two green helmets with scratches sit on a bunk. Metal dinner trays are stacked in the kitchen — the actual ones used by servicemen for meals. An old Jeep is parked on board with a Red Cross ...
The U.S. Navy has employed a variety of rocket delivery ships for decades now, so it's not unusual for a missile frigate, ...
PITTSBURGH — The last fully operational World War II landing ship just arrived in Pittsburgh for the third time in its 80-year history. “It’s a great ship,” said LST 325 Cruise Director ...
Today's US Navy is poorly equipped to support a landing force, but that wasn't the case decades ago when it had ships like ...
YOU MAY REMEMBER THE PITTSBURGH ZIPLINE PROPOSAL IN 2020 THAT WOULD HAVE RIDERS FLY OVER THE OHIO RIVER. THE ONLY REASON WHY THAT IS NOT WORKING OR CAN’T GET OFF THE GROUND, PUN INTENDED, IS THE ...
The ship’s owner and manager … sent an ill-prepared crew on an abjectly unseaworthy vessel to navigate the United States’ ...
Riverlife's mission to create, activate, and celebrate Pittsburgh's riverfronts comes to life through moments like the Flotsam River Circus,” said Riverlife President and CEO Matthew Galluzzo.
ON THE COUNTER at the museum, in Pirate black-and-gold, are circular stickers that read "RETIRE 21," a plea for Major League ...
THIS IS THE UNITED STATES NAVY’S LAST OPERATIONAL LANDING SHIP FROM WORLD WAR TWO. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. GETTING AN INSIDE LOOK. THE SHIP WAS INVOLVED IN THREE MAJOR BATTLES MAKING 44 ...
where it serves as a museum and memorial to those who served aboard landing ship tanks. The LST-325 is in Pittsburgh as part of its annual cruise down the Ohio River. Before the Steel City ...