USS LST-1075

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ROCS Chung Cheng (LST-207) in 1955.jpg
ROCS Chung Cheng on 8 February 1955
History
US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameLST-1075
Builder Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts
Yard number3465 [1]
Laid down5 March 1945
Launched3 April 1945
Commissioned25 April 1945
Decommissioned8 December 1946
Stricken12 March 1948
Identification
FateTransferred to the Republic of China, 8 December 1946
Flag of the Republic of China.svgRepublic of China
Name
  • Chung Cheng
  • (中程)
Acquired29 May 1946
Commissioned8 December 1946
Decommissioned1 November 1957
Identification Hull number: LST-207
Fate Scrapped
General characteristics [2]
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 (seagoing draft with 1,675 short tons (1,520  t) load)
  • 2,366 long tons (2,404 t) (beaching)
Length328  ft (100  m) oa
Beam50 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
  • Limiting 11 ft 2 in (3.40 m)
  • Maximum navigation 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed11.6  kn (21.5  km/h; 13.3  mph)
Range24,000 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		2 x LCVPs
Capacity1,600–1,900 short tons (3,200,000–3,800,000  lb; 1,500,000–1,700,000  kg) cargo depending on mission
Troops16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament
Service record
Part of:LST Flotilla 34
Awards:

USS LST-1075 was an LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.

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Construction and career

LST-1075 was laid down on 5 March 1945, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 3 April 1945; and commissioned on 25 April 1945. [3] [2]

Service in the United States Navy

Following World War II, LST-1075 performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until mid-December 1946. She was decommissioned and transferred to the Republic of China Navy on 18 December 1946. The ship was struck from the Navy list on 12 March 1948. [3]

Service in the Republic of China Navy

She was commissioned into the navy on 8 December 1946.

She took part in the Battle of Dachen Archipelago which lasted from January to February 1955. [4]

In 1957, she ran aground off Pingtung and later decommissioned on 1 November 1957. The ship was deemed unrepairable and scrapped. Her name was later taken over by LST-224. [4]

Notes

    Citations

    1. ↑ Bethlehem-Hingham 2011.
    2. 1 2 Navsource 2016.
    3. 1 2 DANFS.
    4. 1 2 "国共内战连载：金刚计划（三）-土立方～earththree 原创军事·人文杂志-搜狐博客". earththree.blog.sohu.com. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

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