LST 393 museum in Muskegon opens for seventh season on Saturday | MLive.com
LST 393 was built in 1942 to help America defeat the Axis powers in World War II.
She has three battle stars and made 30 round trips to Omaha Beach during the invasion of Normandy, delivering weapons of war.
Sold as surplus in 1948 to Sand Products Inc., owners of West Michigan Dock and Market in Muskegon, she was converted to a cross-lake ferry called Highway 16 and was a fixture on Lake Michigan for three decades.
She was retired from service in 1979.
LST 393 is located at the Mart Dock adjacent to Heritage Landing county park on the downtown Muskegon waterfront. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. seven days a week.
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