Circle Line X
| Name | USS LCI(L)-758 |
|---|---|
| Completed | 10 April 1944 |
| Commissioned | 20 May 1944 |
| Decommissioned | May 1946 |
| Reinstated | 1951–2007 (passenger service) |
| Fate | Repowered and converted to passenger vessel in New York City (1951) |
| United States | |
| Name | Circle Line X |
| Owner | Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises |
| Identification |
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| Status | Out of service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | LCI(L)-351-class large landing craft |
| Displacement | 246 t (242 long tons) |
| Length | 158 ft 5+1⁄2 in (48.298 m) |
| Beam | 23 ft 3 in (7.09 m) |
| Draft | 3 ft 1+1⁄2 in (0.953 m) |
| Speed | 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Complement | 4 Officers, 24 Enlisted |
| Armament | 5 × 22mm gun |
| Designated | 22 September 2014 |
| Reference no. | 14000702 |
Circle Line X (formerly USS LCI(L)-758, Normandy Two, and Normandy) is a retired ferryboat that typically operated in New York City. Built in 1944 as a Landing Craft Infantry (Large) for the United States Navy, she was decommissioned in 1946 and sold in the 1950s. After briefly being owned by two other companies, she was sold in 1955 to Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises, which converted her into a tourist vessel. Circle Line X operated in this capacity until 2007 when she was retired. In 2014, Circle Line announced plans to convert Circle Line X into a museum; the vessel was added to the National Register of Historic Places the same year. Circle Line X's hull is made of welded steel, with an angle iron frame; she has three decks.