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Title: Flags of our fathers : picture
Post by: Sylvie on June 26, 2005, 10:02:53 AM

(http://eastwoodclint.free.fr/nouvelles/bateau.jpg)


The USS LST 325 in Evansville harbour (Indiana).
Inside the boat (restorated in 1951) had been realized the first shootings of the movie.

http://eastwoodclint.free.fr/nouvelles.htm

Title: Re: Flags of our fathers : picture
Post by: Grizzled on June 26, 2005, 10:35:56 AM

Nice pic - thanks, Sylvie!  :)

Title: Re: Flags of our fathers : picture
Post by: Philo Beddoe Jr on June 26, 2005, 01:06:19 PM

Great Stuff,

thanks Sylvie!

WKC.

Title: Re: Flags of our fathers : picture
Post by: vik on June 26, 2005, 01:13:53 PM

cool

here is the official website of the boat - alot seems to get posted now about the film

http://www.lstmemorial.org/

somebody got happy

http://www.network54.com/Forum/message?forumid=256293&messageid=1117543268

Title: Re: Flags of our fathers : picture
Post by: Lenny on June 28, 2005, 03:38:49 PM

Coolness in the poolness

Title: Re: Flags of our fathers : picture
Post by: The Schofield Kid on July 07, 2005, 04:17:33 AM

The USS LST 325 may now not be used for Flags of our Fathers:

Quote

Plans to use old warship in movie may be abandoned.

Plans to use a World War Two ship in Evansville for scenes of a Clint Eastwood movie may be scrapped. Officials had hoped that a film crew would come to Evansville to shoot scenes involving the LST 325.

But the ship's commander, Captain Robert Jornlin, says the craft will not be used because movie officials wanted to take the ship to Iceland for filming. Iceland's terrain resembles the Pacific island of Iwo Jima, where the film "Flags of Our Fathers" is set.

Jornlin plans to meet with movie officials in Iceland next month. He hopes to persuade them to film at least the inside of the ship in Evansville.

Eventually, the L-S-T will be permanently docked on Evansville's riverfront as part of a World War Two museum. Similar ships were built at the Evansville Shipyard during the war.

fox19 (http://www.fox19.com/Global/story.asp?S=3562357)

Title: Re: Flags of our fathers : picture
Post by: vik on July 07, 2005, 04:20:02 AM

whats the prob of taking the ship to iceland

fit in a jumbo won't it

Title: Re: Flags of our fathers : picture
Post by: The Schofield Kid on July 14, 2005, 04:57:18 AM

The USS LST 325 may not be going to Iceland,but the "Alligator" is:

                             (http://images.zwire.com/local/Z/Zwire1719/zwire/images/AT2_N648.jpg)

The Telegraph (http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14856868&BRD=1719&PAG=461&dept_id=25271&rfi=6)

Title: Re: Flags of our fathers : picture
Post by: Lin Sunderland on July 14, 2005, 05:02:58 AM

Cool find tgy. O0

Title: Re: Flags of our fathers : picture
Post by: vik on July 14, 2005, 05:36:32 AM

cool  - keep mr clint going - saw one simililar in the museum at utah beach i think ( actually THEY ARE LVT-2 - if they need any there are some outside the museum)

hope they don't lose it
or it will be one of our alligators is missing  ;D

presumably they still need the other boat cus they are not the same type of vehicle?

(http://ciarraide.org/images/smilies/cav_scout.gif)

Title: Re: Flags of our fathers : picture
Post by: Lilly on July 14, 2005, 11:13:20 AM

Nice find, tgy, thanks. O0

Here is a pic of LVTs approaching Iwo Jima.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Tracked_landing_vehicles_%28LVTs%29_approach_Iwo_Jima%3Bfig14.jpg)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_Vehicle_Tracked

The discussions about these ships have got split between two threads.  Should we stick to this one now or merge them?

Title: Re: Flags of our fathers : picture
Post by: Dave on July 14, 2005, 12:44:22 PM

Great Stuff! I was on an LSD (very similar to the LST) during VietNam. I have been a Hoosier all my life and didn't know that Evansville had a harbour!! (Ohio River of course). Very cool. 8)