USS LST-1050 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 Lien (LST-209).[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | LST-1050 |
| Builder | Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh |
| Laid down | 23 December 1944 |
| Launched | 3 March 1945 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Oscar Enigson Jr. |
| Commissioned | 3 April 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 27 January 1947 |
| Stricken | 12 March 1948 |
| Identification | |
| Honors and awards | See Awards |
| Fate | Transferred to Republic of China, 1946 |
 Taiwan | |
| Name |
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| Acquired | 1946 |
| Commissioned | 1946 |
| Decommissioned | 1 September 1990 |
| Identification | Hull number: LST-209 |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | LST-542-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Draft |
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| 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 |
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Construction and career
editLST-1050 was laid down on 23 December 1944 at Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Launched on 3 March 1945 and commissioned on 3 April 1945.[2]
Service in United States Navy
editDuring World War II, LST-537 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She was assigned to occupation and China from 25 September 1945 to 27 January 1947.[1]
She was decommissioned on 29 May 1946 and struck from the Naval Register, 12 March 1948 after she was transferred to the Republic of China.[2]
Service in Republic of China Navy
editThe ship was commissioned in 1946 with the name Chung Lien (LST-209).
Chung Lien was decommissioned on 1 September 1990.[3]
Awards
editLST-1050 have earned the following awards:
- China Service Medal (extended)
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
- Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
Citations
edit- ^ a b c "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ a b "LST-1050". NHHC. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ 2021.04.01 LST-208中訓軍艦除役塗銷舷號, retrieved 21 August 2021
Sources
edit- 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.