Photos From The First Cruise

Photos Contributed by Damon Casey

LST 1159's First Time Underway

Fun Ashore

This is called rest and recreation

Shipmate

Underway Training At Gitmo

Liberty boat getting ready

The Bow Twin 20s

Chopper Ops

Remaining Plank Owners

Approximately half the plank owners left the ship before the cruise across the Pacific.

Navy Training Being Put to Good Use

First Anniversity of the Ship

Tachen Island Evacuation

1100 refugees were evacuated. Looking at the aft Tank Deck

Looking at the forward tank deck.

Loading Ammo at the Tachen Islands

Low Tide Left Us High and Dry

Deck Load During French Indo-China Evacuation

A Sailors Reward - Beer and Babes