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  • Hero Ships LST 325 (Season 1, Episode 1)
  • TV Episode | Documentary, History, War

Hero Ships

LST 325 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Documentary, History, War
"Landing Ship Tanks" weren't deemed noble enough even to have names. They were not thought of as warships even though they were always the first floating metal to touch fire-swept beaches from North Africa, to Sicily, to Normandy, and from...See more"Landing Ship Tanks" weren't deemed noble enough even to have names. They were not thought of as warships even though they were always the first floating metal to touch fire-swept beaches from North Africa, to Sicily, to Normandy, and from the Philippines to Iwo Jima and Okinawa. The story of these ships is therefore one of an unsung hero, as it reveals not just the considerable war-long battle action of one ship, but exemplifies the collective saga of a design class that had absolutely no military precedent before the first keel was laid in June of 1942. We learn the dire necessity of these ships from crucial roles in D-Day--how the date was postponed to allow for more to be constructed, and how precariously close they came to disaster with the tragic story of Exercise Tiger, the botched D-Day dress rehearsal that claimed the lives of hundreds of LST sailors and put the entire mission in jeopardy Written by Lou Reda Productions See less
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Director
Henry Nevison
Writer
Ron Marans
Producer
Liz Reph
Cinematographer
Sammy Jackson
Editor
Henry Nevison
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Status
Edit Released
Updated May 26, 2008
Release date
May 26, 2008 (United States)

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