USS LST-1075

ROCS Chung Cheng on 8 February 1955
History
United States
Name	LST-1075
Builder	Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts
Yard number	3465 [1]
Laid down	5 March 1945
Launched	3 April 1945
Commissioned	25 April 1945
Decommissioned	8 December 1946
Stricken	12 March 1948
Identification	Code letters: NAIX Hull number: LST-1075
Fate	Transferred to the Republic of China, 8 December 1946
Republic of China
Name	Chung Cheng (中程)
Acquired	29 May 1946
Commissioned	8 December 1946
Decommissioned	1 November 1957
Identification	Hull number: LST-207
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics [2]
Class & 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)
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 Limiting 11 ft 2 in (3.40 m) Maximum navigation 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m)
Installed power	2 × 900  hp (670  kW) Electro-Motive Diesel 12-567A diesel engines 1,800  shp (1,300  kW)
Propulsion	1 × Falk main reduction gears 2 × Propellers
Speed	11.6  kn (21.5  km/h; 13.3  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	2 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	Varied, ultimate armament 2 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors guns 4 × single 40 mm Bofors guns 12 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons
Service record
Part of:	LST Flotilla 34
Awards:	China Service Medal American Campaign Medal Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Navy Occupation Service Medal w/Asia Clasp

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.

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. Navsource 2016.
3. DANFS.
4. "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.

Bibliography

Online resources

• "LST-1075". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 20 July 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
• "Bethlehem-Hingham, Hingham MA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
• "USS LST-1075". NavSource. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2017.

External links

• Photo gallery of USS LST-1075 at NavSource Naval History