From the january 25, 2013, Oregonian by Dean Baker.
A couple dozen buffs have been working on the USS LCI-713 for the last 14 years. It was an infantry landing craft used in amphibious operations.
Thirty-six days the ship was on its side and sunken in the Columbia River at the Stevenson Amphibious Forces Memorial Museum. Working along with a maritime museum, $200,000 has been raised so far.
They also hope to include Portland's fully restored PT 658 and an old sternwheeler in a maritime museum.
Today, the LCI-713 is located a half mile downstream of the I-5 bridge. Nearby it is 1926 Coast Guard Cutter Alert and the World War II-era seagoing tug Sakrissa YT-269. There is also the hull of the Vietnam War-era USS Washtenaw County LST-1166.
More to Come. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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