Yes it was am an LST .. The movie was hit the beach basied on a book of
the same name..
Bob B
m: "Raimondo L. Torelli" <thealamo@iigbna.iigb.na.cnr.it>
>To: <mil-veh@mil-veh.org> (Military Vehicles Mailing List)
>Subject: Re: [MV] on LST/Jeff Chandler movie...
>Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 11:29:18 +0100
>
>At 11.48 16/12/00 EST, TOM wrote:
> >Copied this report from their web site. Thought you might like to hear
>about
> >some old iron that's running well and a LONG way from help.
> >
> >Tom Campbell - Birmingham, Alabama
>
>Dec 19 2000
>
>Tom & List
>
>Is the LST the ship of a war movie starring Jeff Chandler? Sorry, I do not
>have the original title, in Italian is "Scialuppe a Mare". It was the
>story of a ship which traveled from the USA to the Pacific theatre and was
>bombed by the Japanese and was sinking... but her landing crafts were still
>able to tow her to a port for repair. The Cpt., Jeff Chandler, was
>injuried and IIRC, died... but the ship was in a safe port.
>
>Do you remember this movie?
>Is the LST the same type of ship/H.M.V. of the movie?
>
>Regards
>
>Raimonmdo - MVPA 15878 & IMPS 2320
>
>
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