 ROCS Chung Cheng on 8 February 1955
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| History |
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 United States |
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| Name | LST-1075 |
| Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
| Yard number | 3465 |
| Laid down | 5 March 1945 |
| Launched | 3 April 1945 |
| Commissioned | 25 April 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 8 December 1946 |
| Stricken | 12 March 1948 |
| Identification | |
| Fate | Transferred to the Republic of China, 8 December 1946 |
 Republic of China |
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| Name | |
| Acquired | 29 May 1946 |
| Commissioned | 8 December 1946 |
| Decommissioned | 1 November 1957 |
| Identification | Hull number: LST-207 |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics |
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| 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 (seagoing draft with 1,675 short tons (1,520 t) load)
- 2,366 long tons (2,404 t) (beaching)
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| Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
| Beam | 50 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
- Limiting 11 ft 2 in (3.40 m)
- Maximum navigation 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m)
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| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 11.6 kn (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph) |
| Range | 24,000 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 | 2 x LCVPs |
| Capacity | 1,600–1,900 short tons (3,200,000–3,800,000 lb; 1,500,000–1,700,000 kg) cargo depending on mission |
| Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
| Complement | 13 officers, 104 enlisted men |
| Armament | |
| Service record |
| Part of: |
LST Flotilla 34 |
| Awards: |
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USS LST-1075 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.
Construction and career
LST-1075 was laid down on 5 March 1945, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 3 April 1945; and commissioned on 25 April 1945.
Service in the United States Navy
Following World War II, LST-1075 performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until mid-December 1946. She was decommissioned and transferred to the Republic of China Navy on 18 December 1946. The ship was struck from the Navy list on 12 March 1948.
Service in the Republic of China Navy
She was commissioned into the navy on 8 December 1946.
She took part in the Battle of Dachen Archipelago which lasted from January to February 1955.[4]
In 1957, she ran aground off Pingtung and later decommissioned on 1 November 1957. The ship was deemed unrepairable and scrapped. Her name was later taken over by LST-224.[4]
LST-542-class tank landing ships
MARCOM Ships built by Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts
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