Friday, February 7, 2014

2014 Cruise Update

We are beginning to lay plans for this year's cruise.  We have Chattanooga TN lined up for September 11-17th.  We will be adding another stop or two to the schedule, details will be posted as soon as they are available.  

Photo Courtesy of Harry Zillion, Charleston WV 2013

To all of you who may be interested in our "Cruises".  We don't offer rides to the public; instead, our annual cruise is used to share the ship with other ports along the inland rivers to educate the public about LSTs via tours.  The crew is ALL VOLUNTEER and come from all walks of life, skill, and experience.  


Photo Courtesy of Harry Zillion, Charleston WV 2013

They made crew by volunteering a minimum of 80 hours on ship and submitted an application.  This is no pleasure cruise, but a working ship manned by dedicated men!  You may be saying, "Well how do I put in 80 hours, I live out of town and am not a Navy man".  That doesn't matter!  Most of our volunteers are not Navy men, and many aren't veterans but men who care about preserving this wonderful ship.  


Photo Courtesy of Harry Zillion, Clarksville TN 2012

For out of town volunteers we host 2 Work Weeks a year.  During that time men stay on board ship, have 3 meals a day, and work about 8 hours a day on all types of projects, from painting to welding to cooking; some guys like to help by giving tours to the public who come on board.  We are will to train you for the work you want to do!  Free training, free meals, free sea stories all on board the LST 325!  Contact the office if you are interested in volunteering or check out our Donate Page and scroll through the rest of the posts to see more pictures of volunteers on board the LST 325!


Photo Courtesy of Jim Schwass, Nashville TN 2012


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