LST-542-class landing ship tank
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History |
United States |
Name | LST-1050 |
Builder | Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh |
Laid down | 23 December 1944 |
Launched | 3 March 1945 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Oscar Enigson Jr. |
Commissioned | 3 April 1945 |
Decommissioned | 27 January 1947 |
Stricken | 12 March 1948 |
Identification | |
Honors and awards | See Awards |
Fate | Transferred to Republic of China, 1946 |
Taiwan |
Name | |
Acquired | 1946 |
Commissioned | 1946 |
Decommissioned | 1 September 1990 |
Identification | Hull number: LST-209 |
Status | Decommissioned |
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
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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
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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 | |
USS LST-1050 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 Lien (LST-209).[1]
Construction and career
LST-1050 was laid down on 23 December 1944 at Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Launched on 3 March 1945 and commissioned on 3 April 1945.[2]
Service in United States Navy
During World War II, LST-537 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She was assigned to occupation and China from 25 September 1945 to 27 January 1947.[1]
She was decommissioned on 29 May 1946 and struck from the Naval Register, 12 March 1948 after she was transferred to the Republic of China.[2]
Service in Republic of China Navy
The ship was commissioned in 1946 with the name Chung Lien (LST-209).
Chung Lien was decommissioned on 1 September 1990.[3]
Awards
LST-1050 have earned the following awards:
Citations
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