USS LST-993

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USS LST-933 Tarakan, Borneo, 1 May 1945.jpg
USS LST-933 at Tarakan on 1 May 1945
History
US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameLST-993
Builder Boston Navy Yard
Laid down7 March 1944
Launched7 April 1944
Commissioned12 May 1944
Decommissioned1 June 1946
Stricken12 March 1948
Honours and
awards		3 battle stars (World War II)
FateTransferred to the Taiwan, 7 February 1948
History
Flag of the Republic of China.svgTaiwan
Name
  • Chung Shun
  • (中訓)
Acquired7 February 1948
Commissioned7 February 1948
Decommissioned31 December 1954
Identification Hull number: LST-208
Fate Scrapped, 31 December 1954
General characteristics
Class and type LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement
  • 1,490 long tons (1,514 t) light
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full
Length328 ft (100 m)
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft
  • 8 ft (2.4 m) forward
  • 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) aft
Propulsion2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts
Speed10.8 knots (20.0 km/h; 12.4 mph)
Complement7 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament

USS LST-993 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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LST-993 was laid down on 7 March 1944 at the Boston Navy Yard; launched on 7 April 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Gladys L. Morey; and commissioned on 12 May 1944.

Service history

Service in United States Navy

During World War II, LST-993 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the following operations:

Following the war, LST-993 performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until early June 1946. She was decommissioned on 1 June 1946. On 7 February 1948, the ship was transferred to the Republic of China. She was struck from the Navy list on 12 March 1948.

LST-993 earned three battle stars for World War II service.

Service in Republic of China Navy

On 14 August 1954, ROCS Chun Shun ran aground in the waters of the Nanji Islands in Zhejiang Province and her hull was seriously damaged. It was finally decided to abandon the ship and was scrapped on 31 December of the same year. In 1955, her name and pennant number was taken over by another LST. The second ship is ROCS Chung Shun, this makes her the second ship with the same name that has been in service so far. [1]

Notes

  1. ↑ FlyingName (flyingname) (2 July 2016). "曾經泊靠南京的"二代"中訓艦 (LST-208) @ 滄海一角 ~ FlyingName's Photo Blog :: 痞客邦 ::". 滄海一角 ~ FlyingName's Photo Blog (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 21 August 2021.

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References

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