USS LST-537

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Model of ROCS Chung Ting
History
US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameLST-537
Builder Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co., Evansville
Laid down27 October 1943
Launched31 December 1943
Sponsored byMrs. Robert C. Dean
Commissioned2 February 1944
Decommissioned29 May 1946
Stricken12 March 1948
Identification
Honors and
awards
See Awards
FateTransferred to Republic of China, 1946
Flag of the Republic of China.svgTaiwan
Name
  • Chung Ting
  • (中鼎)
Acquired29 May 1946
Commissioned29 May 1946
Decommissioned18 February 1989
Identification Hull number: LST-203
StatusDecommissioned
General characteristics
Class and type LST-491-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
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed12  kn (22  km/h; 14  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
6 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

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]

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Construction and commissioning

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

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

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

LST-537 have earned the following awards:

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 "LST-537". NHHC. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  3. "231 中業艦". 新浪部落. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. "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.

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