The Landship (Building 415)

The Landship was constructed during the first era of permanent construction from 1952 to 1958 associated with the Transportation Corps at Fort Eustis. Designed as a mock training ship, it is constructed of metal materials and equipped with a variety of crane mechanisms. Located at 3rd Port, it is one of two historic buildings on Fort Eustis. Built in 1954 at an approximate cost of $2.9 million, it is still used as a shipload mock-up training module for soldiers at Fort Eustis. One of the few mock training ships constructed by the Department of Defense after World War II, it has played a pivotal role in training at Fort Eustis from its construction to today.

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