 Model of ROCS Chung Ting
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | LST-537 |
| Builder | Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co., Evansville |
| Laid down | 27 October 1943 |
| Launched | 31 December 1943 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Robert C. Dean |
| Commissioned | 2 February 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 29 May 1946 |
| Stricken | 12 March 1948 |
| Identification |
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| Honors and awards | See Awards |
| Fate | Transferred to Republic of China, 1946 |
 Taiwan | |
| Name |
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| Acquired | 29 May 1946 |
| Commissioned | 29 May 1946 |
| Decommissioned | 18 February 1989 |
| Identification | Hull number: LST-203 |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | LST-491-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Draft |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Range | 24,000 nmi (44,000 km; 28,000 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) while displacing 3,960 long tons (4,024 t) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 6 x LCVPs |
| Capacity | 1,600–1,900 short tons (3,200,000–3,800,000 lb; 1,500,000–1,700,000 kg) cargo depending on mission |
| Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
| Complement | 13 officers, 104 enlisted men |
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USS LST-537 was a LST-491-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy during World War II. She was transferred to the Republic of China Navy as ROCS Chung Ting (LST-203).
Construction and commissioning
LST-537 was laid down on 27 October 1943 at Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company, Evansville, Indiana. Launched on 31 December 1943 and commissioned on 2 February 1944.
Service in the United States Navy
During World War II, LST-537 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She then participated in the Invasion of Normandy from 6 to 25 June 1944. She was assigned to occupation and China from 2 to 22 January 1946.
She was decommissioned on 29 May 1946 and struck from the Naval Register, 12 March 1948.
Service in the Republic of China Navy
She was acquired and commissioned into the Republic of China Navy on 29 May 1946 and renamed Chung Ting (LST-203).
Chung Hai was decommissioned on 12 March 1989.
Awards
LST-537 have earned the following awards:
- China Service Medal (extended)
- American Campaign Medal
- European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1 battle star)
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
- Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
Citations
- ^ "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "LST-537". NHHC. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- "231 中業艦". 新浪部落. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- "中華民國海軍 >>軍武展示 >>老軍艦的故事". 10 May 2013. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
Sources
- United States. Dept. of the Treasury (1962). Treasury Decisions Under the Customs, Internal Revenue, Industrial Alcohol, Narcotic and Other Laws, Volume 97. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- Moore, Capt. John (1984). Jane's Fighting Ships 1984-85. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710607959.
- Saunders, Stephen (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710628886.
- Fairplay International Shipping Journal Volume 222. United Kingdom: Fairplay Publishing Limited. 1967.
