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Saturday, November 21, 2009
LST-325 World War II ship docks in Cape Girardeau

Photos by Fred Lynch

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This is a view of the main deck across from the Cape Girardeau Riverfront Park. The 326-foot-long ship is one of more than 1,000 such ships that were designed for beach landings during World War II.

Rows of bunks line the walls in the crew quarters inside the LST-325.

The tank deck could hold 20 large tanks that were anchored with chains to the floor under the yellow covers.

Executive officer James Edwards stands in the wheelhouse. He and other volunteers are restoring the ship for a floating museum.

Cape Girardeau firefighters get a tour of the ship which saw combat on the beaches of Normandy and the invasion of Sicily.

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