LST 507 & 531 Receive Protected Status


Please see the following Articles on the Protected Status of LST 507 & LST 531

 

The following article was originally published by The American (www.theamerican.co.uk)

https://historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/news/american-landing-ships-protected/

 

 and another article from Local BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-52505122?fbclid=IwAR2mlX8qmkdGT75SOxtQGxel1ExSjCVLulKYoaSHSN-IsAGXXvJA40sKh8Y

 

Exclusive Video Footage provided by Chris Kirsten
 of the LSTs on the seabed from the 70th Anniversary, as described by Graham Jinks, of Seatech,
who dove the wrecks with colleagues, in 2003, to place an American Flag and Plaque on the hull of LST 507 and LST 531.
See Link Below:

https://youtu.be/U6eAolMrUHA