USS Sublette County

	ROCS Chung Yeh
History
United States
Name	LST-1144
Builder	Chicago Bridge and Iron Co., Seneca
Laid down	3 February 1945
Launched	2 May 1945
Sponsored by	Mrs. Evelyn B. Adams
Commissioned	28 May 1945
Decommissioned	11 February 1955
Namesake	Sublette County
Renamed	Sublette County
Stricken	1 June 1960
Identification	Pennant number: LST-1144
Fate	Transferred to the Republic of China, 1961
Taiwan
Name	Chung Yeh; (中業);
Acquired	September 1961
Commissioned	21 September 1961
Homeport	Kaohsiung
Identification	Pennant number: LST-231
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light; 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full;
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Unloaded :; 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft; Loaded :; 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft;
Propulsion	2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	2 × LCVPs
Troops	16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement	7 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	8 × 40 mm guns; 12 × 20 mm guns;

USS Sublette County (LST-1144) was a LST-542-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 Yeh (LST-231).^[1]

Construction and commissioning

LST-1144 was laid down on 3 February 1945 at Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, Seneca, Illinois. Launched on 2 May 1945 and commissioned on 28 May 1945.

Service in United States Navy

During World War II, LST-1144 was assigned to the Atlantic Fleet. She was assigned to occupation and Europe from 19 January to 5 May 1951, 17 October 1951 to 26 January 1952 and 14 January to 22 June 1953.^[1]

She was decommissioned on 11 February 1955 and struck from the Naval Register on 1 June 1960 after she was transferred to the Republic of China and renamed Chung Yeh (LST-231).^[2] While being mothballed on 1 July 1955, she was given the name Sublette County.

Service in Republic of China Navy

She participated in multiple naval exercises throughout the years.

Awards

LST-1144 have earned the following awards:

American Campaign Medal
National Defense Service Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Europe clasp)

Citations

^ ^a ^b "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
^ "231 中業艦". 新浪部落. Retrieved 22 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.

[:0-1] "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[2] "231 中業艦". 新浪部落. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

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