LST-491-class landing ship tank
![]() Model of ROCS Chung Ting
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History |
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 | |
Honors and awards | See Awards |
Fate | Transferred to Republic of China, 1946 |
Taiwan |
Name | |
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 |
- 1,625 long tons (1,651 t) (light)
- 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) (full (seagoing draft with 1,675 short tons (1,520 t) load)
- 2,366 long tons (2,404 t) (beaching)
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft |
- Unloaded: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft
- Full load: 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
- Landing with 500 short tons (450 t) load: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
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Installed power | |
Propulsion | |
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 |
Armament | |
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).[1]
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.[2]
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.[1]
She was decommissioned on 29 May 1946 and struck from the Naval Register, 12 March 1948.[2]
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).[3]
Chung Hai was decommissioned on 12 March 1989.[4]
Awards
LST-537 have earned the following awards:
Citations
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