USS Sublette County

ROCS Chung Yeh
History
United States
Name	LST-1144
Builder	Chicago Bridge and Iron Co., Seneca
Laid down	3 February 1945
Launched	2 May 1945
Sponsored by	Mrs. Evelyn B. Adams
Commissioned	28 May 1945
Decommissioned	11 February 1955
Namesake	Sublette County
Renamed	Sublette County
Stricken	1 June 1960
Identification	Pennant number: LST-1144
Fate	Transferred to the Republic of China, 1961
Taiwan
Name	Chung Yeh (中業)
Acquired	September 1961
Commissioned	21 September 1961
Homeport	Kaohsiung
Identification	Pennant number: LST-231
Status	Active
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
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
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	8 × 40 mm guns 12 × 20 mm guns

USS Sublette County (LST-1144) 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 Yeh (LST-231). ^[1]

Construction and commissioning

LST-1144 was laid down on 3 February 1945 at Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, Seneca, Illinois. Launched on 2 May 1945 and commissioned on 28 May 1945.

Service in United States Navy

Sublette County in the 1950s

During World War II, LST-1144 was assigned to the Atlantic Fleet. She was assigned to occupation and Europe from 19 January to 5 May 1951, 17 October 1951 to 26 January 1952 and 14 January to 22 June 1953. ^[1]

She was decommissioned on 11 February 1955 and struck from the Naval Register on 1 June 1960 after she was transferred to the Republic of China and renamed Chung Yeh (LST-231). ^[2] While being mothballed on 1 July 1955, she was given the name Sublette County.

Service in Republic of China Navy

She participated in multiple naval exercises throughout the years.

Awards

LST-1144 have earned the following awards:

• American Campaign Medal
• National Defense Service Medal
• World War II Victory Medal
• Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Europe clasp)

Citations

1. "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
2. "231 中業艦". 新浪部落. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

Sources

• United States. Dept. of the Treasury (1962). Treasury Decisions Under the Customs, Internal Revenue, Industrial Alcohol, Narcotic and Other Laws, Volume 97. U.S. Government Printing Office.
• Moore, Capt. John (1984). Jane's Fighting Ships 1984-85. Jane's Information Group. ISBN   978-0710607959.
• Saunders, Stephen (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010. Jane's Information Group. ISBN   978-0710628886.
• Fairplay International Shipping Journal Volume 222. United Kingdom: Fairplay Publishing Limited. 1967.