Kiel Canal and Kiel, Germany, Olympics 1972. My ship, the USS Harlan County LST-1196, delivered the American Yachts to Kiel, Germany, in late July for the 1972 Olympic Games. We arrived via the Kiel Canal which runs from the North Sea, under Denmark, to the port city of Kiel on the Baltic Sea. The yacht races were held there on the northern coast at Kiel, whereas the hostage situation was south in Munich.
