USS Sweetwater County (LST-1152) was a LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Coast Guard during World War II. She was transferred to the Republic of China Navy as ROCS Chung Ming (LST-227).[1]
_-_2.jpg) ROCS Chung Ming
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| History | |
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  United States | |
| Name | LST-1152 |
| Builder | Chicago Bridge and Iron Co., Seneca |
| Laid down | 5 March 1945 |
| Launched | 8 June 1945 |
| Commissioned | 30 June 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 1 July 1946 |
| Namesake | Sweetwater County |
| Renamed | Sweetwater County |
| Stricken | 6 February 1959 |
| Identification | Pennant number: LST-1152 |
| Honors and awards | See Awards |
| Fate | Transferred to the Republic of China, 1958 |
 Taiwan | |
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| Acquired | 21 October 1958 |
| Commissioned | 21 October 1958 |
| Homeport | Kaohsiung |
| Identification | Pennant number: LST-227 |
| Status | Active |
| 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 commissioning
editLST-1152 was laid down on 5 March 1945 at Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, Seneca, Illinois. Launched on 8 June 1945 and commissioned on 30 June 1945.
Service in the United States Navy
editDuring World War II, LST-1152 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater. She was assigned to occupation and Far East from 1 November to 22 December 1945.[1]
She was decommissioned on 1 July 1946 and struck from the Naval Register on 6 February 1956 after she was transferred to the Republic of China and renamed Chung Ming (LST-227).[2] While being mothballed on 1 July 1955, she was given the name Sweetwater County.
Service in the Republic of China Navy
editOn 18 March 2021, she participated in a military exercise.[3]
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Chung Ming underway, date unknown
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Awards
editLST-1152 have earned the following awards:
Citations
edit- ^ a b "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "231 中業艦". 新浪部落. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "中明軍艦搶退攤操演 強化戰訓". tw.news.yahoo.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 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.