We continue to move the displays off of the Tank Deck to prepare for painting 

during the Deck Work Week April 10th to 15th.

The Clean Sweep Broom is run up the mast once a ship complete her Sea Trials.

The broom is from LST 1106.

Zane and Scott Anderson helped Patrick Shubel dismantle the display.

Most of the items left are large and require the forklift.

The LST 177 was donated along with another model of the 177 by LST 177 Reunion Committee.

J. Kenneth Grant and Andrew Schade carefully take down the LST 177 model for storage.

The 20 mm Oerlikon Display needs the forklift to be moved.

J. Kenneth Grant and the Army Mannequin donated by Sarge Goodall are helping each other to dismount the cargo net.

Andrew Schade helped to free J. Kenneth and the mannequin from the cargo net.

Everything is being moved either off ship or to Archives Storage.

The 20 mm was wired for sound by Bob Pointer. You can see the speaker and assembly at the base of the gun mount.

The L-Bird model shown represents a little known piece of history about LSTs. A handful of LSTs were outfitted with a Brodie Device to act as a floating runway for these small planes.

The weight and shape of the gun and mount are hard to maneuver through the tank deck.

With the help of Zane Anderson and Andrew Schade, the uneven tank deck was easily navigated.

The Cargo Net could be used to carry or secure cargo and it could also be used to help soldiers climb on and off ship in a hurry.

The Rope Ladder would also be used by soldiers to climb on and off ship or for work over the side of the ship just like the Bosun's Chair.

Many of the pulleys will be taken off ship for storage to make room for dynamic displays.

Scott Anderson loosens the rigging holding a windless motor on display.

The cracked manifold that was on display will also be moved to storage.

Displaying these large pulleys requires large chains.

All of the chain is stored along the tank deck in an elevated chain trough that runs the length of the tank deck on either side.

These chains were put in place by Herb Quick for the pulleys.

Everyone pitches in to unhook the pulleys and the block and tackle.

Zane Anderson steadies the block and tackle on the forklift.

The set of pulleys shown here were taken down together.

Using the forklift, John Engstrom lifts both pulleys by the cables over to the other heavy items to be moved.

During the April Deck Work Week the overhead and bulkheads will be painted and even the lights need to come down.

Final cleanup of chains, cables, and ropes.

Without displays, the tank deck seems immeasurable.

There were over 100 feet of displays on the tank deck.