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WW2 LST-393 Photo Tour - Muskegon, MI Aug.2009


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When you go inside the staff & volunteers have been very creative in how they use all that space. Rather than have just a blank, empty tank deck, they have used all the nooks and crannies and such for various displays of uniforms, helmets, gear, etc etc etc. They have built in wooden display cases and housed some of it in there, others are in areas enclosed / sealed off with clear plexiglass or ropes so you can see but not touch. They also have a nice section dedicated to Muskegon local military vets. Ira Kepford, a very famous WW2 US Navy fighter ace, is from there and he is one of the many local veterans they honor.

 

 

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This is another small compartment right off the tank deck - it was called the battery room. In this room, they would work on and keep charged all the batteries from the vehicles the LST was carrying.

 

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Another view of that cargo hatch, then after that a view of the hatch opening. See how thick the hull is. Also note how big that fishing boat going by the LST is. Gives an idea on size.

 

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Up a ladder, through a hatch, and then into one of the berthing areas, but not before reading the little sign that they have telling some more basics about the LST.

 

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Degaussing cable that runs or ran completely around the entire ship, to keep the ship demagnatized in order to lower the chance the LST would set off magnetic mines. The number is what the LST uses to corespond with the little self tour guide you get when you go on the self tour.

 

 

 

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