USS LST-537
 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 | |
| Honors and awards | See Awards |
| Fate | Transferred to Republic of China, 1946 |
 Taiwan | |
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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).[1]
Construction and commissioning
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ a b "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
[edit]- 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.
