Uss Lst Ship Memorial, Inc

U S S L S T S H I P M E M O R I A L , I N C .

2018 年 4 月 25 日

Lstmemorial.org LST 325 UPDATE

LOIS AND I LEFT FOR THE SHIP IN EARLY FEBURARY. ON ARRIVING I WAS VERY MUCH SURPRISED AT ALL OF THE WORK THAT HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. THE GALLEY IS ALL DONE; THE STBD HEAD WAS ALMOST DONE. PUMPS IN HOUSTON WERE READY TO BE PICKED UP. THE FRESH WATER VALVES WERE BACK AND READY TO BE INSTALLED. THE MAIN ENGINES WERE BACK TOGETHER, EXCEPT NOW WE NEED A MUCH LARGER AIR TANK TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY AIR TO THE AIR STARTERS THAT HAD BEEN PUT ON THE 12-567 ENGINES. IF THERE IS NOT ONE PROBLEM THERE ARE TWO!

ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WE MUST SOLVE ARE PROJECTS STARTED BUT NOT COMPLETED. WE HAVE TOO MANY OF THESE. GARY AND BILL HAVE DONE A VERY GOOD JOB KEEPING EVERYONE WHO HAS COME DOWN TO THE SHIP TO WORK BUSY. SOME ONLY COME FOR A FEW DAYS AND END UP STAYING FOR WEEKS. WE LOVE IT AND NEED ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET.

WE HAD A BOARD MEETING ON FEB. 12, 2003 WITH ALL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS THERE EXCEPT MR. BARTLETT AND MR. KAUPAS.. WE DISSCUSSED NUMEROUS BUISNESS ITEMS AS TO THE SUMMER CRUISE. APPLICATIONS FOR CREW, DEADLINES FOR RETURN OF APPLICATIONS, DEADLINES FOR SELECTION OF CREW AND CRITERIA. MR EDWARDS GAVE A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM UPDATE. HE SAID HE WOULD BE ON THE SHIP APRIL 1 TO HELP INSTALL IT. THE INSTALLATION WILL BE FREE. WE TALKED ABOUT MEMBERSHIP, DUES, FUNDRAISING, AND THE NEWSLETTER.

A POSIBBLE MOVE TO THE NEW CITY PIER WAS DISSCUSSED FOR ITS DEDICATION. CONGRESSMAN SHELBY OF ALABAMA TO DO THE CEREMONY WITH MAYOR DOW. IT WAS DECIEDED IF WE COULD GET A TUG COMPANY TO PUSH US DOWN AND BACK THAT WE WOULD MOVE THE SHIP TO HELP MOBILE WITH THE CERIMONY.

RIVER TRIP – UNIFORMS WERE DISCUSSED. EACH CREWMEMBER TO SUPPLY THEIR OWN. WE WILL PURCHASE FOR THEM THROUGH THE COAST GUARD. GOLD CREW TO USE THEIR KHAKI UNIFORMS AS PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW WHO SAILED THE SHIP BACK AND THIS WOULD SAVE THE SAILING CREW SOME MONEY. TOUR ROUTE WAS DISCUSSED. GOING OFF THE MAIN DECK FWD THROUGH THE DOGHOUSE ON PORT SIDE THEN AFT AND DOWN TO TANK DECK. BACK UP STBD SIDE AFT TO STERN WINCH. UP TO 01 LEVEL FWD THROUGH RADIO ROOM AND WHEELHOUSE. DOWN PORT SIDE TO MAIN DECK AND OFF. THIS WAS DECIDED AS THE BEST ROUTE. THIS KEEPS THE STBD SIDE FOR THE CREW WITH NO VISITORS ALLOWED. THE NIGHT WATCHSTANDERS CAN SLEEP, SHOWER, ETC.

EQUIPMENT NEEDED: LIFE JACKETS, MATTRESSES, LOCKERS, FUEL, AND FRESH WATER. – 2 – April 25, 2018

PRICE OF TICKETS: $8 FOR ADULTS, $4 FOR K-12TH GRADE, AND $20 FOR A FAMILY.

WE HAD A FULL 10 DAYS ON THE SHIP. IT WAS GOOD TO FINALLY BE BACK AGAIN. THEN IT WAS TIME TO TAKE LOIS TO FT. MYERS, FL. WE HAVE BEEN GOING TO SANIBEL ISLAND FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS. THISGAVE ME A BREAK FROM MY JOB, THE FARM, ANDLOIS TIME OFF FROM LOOKING AFTER OUR PARENTS, PAYING THE BILLS ANDHERMANY VOLUNTEER JOBS --- THIS YEAR IT WAS A CHANCE TO GET AWAY FROM THE PHONE, E-MAIL, SHIP’S BUISNESS AND GET WHERE IT WAS WARM.

ON THE WAY TO FT. MYERS, WE STOPPED TO SEE DEWEY TYLOR AND HIS WIFE LIZ. THEIR HOSPITALLITY WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN, OR THE GREAT DEWEY TOUR OF PALM BEACH. ON OUR WAY BACK TO ILLINOIS, WE STOPPED FOR A SHORT VISIT WITH JOHN AND JUNE CALVIN. JUNE IS RECOVERING FROM BACK SURGERY AND DOING JUST FINE, BUT WE DID NOT STAY AS LONG AS WE WOULD HAVE LIKED, ALL THOUGH JOHN WAS INSISTING. .OH! JOHN IS DOING FINE ALSO.

THE SHIP WAS MOVED DOWN TO THE NEW PIER BY COOPER, PRIDE, AND WATERWAYS TOWING COMPANIES. I THANK EACH OF THESE COMPANIES AND THE MEN THAT MAN THE TUGS FOR MOVING OUR SHIP, AND MR. SLADE HOOKS AND CAPT. HAL PIERCE FOR ALL OF THEIR EFFORTS TO GET THIS JOB DONE. I ALSO THANK MR. CARL BLACK OF ALBATROSS MARITIME FOR HELPING US WITH THE LINES. THE LST 325 HAS A LOT OF FRIENDS IN MOBILE. YOU CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MANY, BUT WE ARE TRULY BLESSED.

I AM GOING BACK TO THE SHIP THIS SATURDAY MARCH 22, AND HELP WITH TOURS. WE ANTICIPATE A LOT OF MOBILE PEOPLE COMING ABOARD TO SEE OUR PROGRESS. IN ADDITION, TO BE PRESENT FOR THE DEDICATION OF THE PIER. WE HAVE A LOT OF GOLD CREW DOWN IN MOBILE, DON LOCKAS, BRUCE VOGES, DEWEY TAYLOR, RON MARANTO, JIM BARTLETT, AND GARY LYON. IT IS HARD TO LET A BUNCH LIKE THAT BE THERE UNCHAPERONED! THEY COULD GET IN TROUBLE!

Bob Jornlin, Capt. LST 325