USS LST-716
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History | |
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Name | LST-716 |
Builder | Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co., Jeffersonville |
Laid down | 16 June 1944 |
Launched | 24 July 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Nancy L. Duggins |
Commissioned | 18 August 1944 |
Decommissioned | 12 June 1946 |
Stricken | 12 March 1948 |
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Fate | Transferred to Republic of China Navy, 7 February 1948 |
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Acquired | 7 February 1948 |
Commissioned | 7 February 1948 |
Homeport | Kaohsiung |
Identification | Hull number: LST-205 |
Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | LST-542-class tank landing ship |
Displacement |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft |
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Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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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 | 7 officers, 104 enlisted men |
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Aviation facilities | Deck as helipad |
USS LST-716 was an 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 Chien (LST-205).[1]
Construction and career
LST-716 was laid down on 16 June 1944 at Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co., Jeffersonville, Indiana. Launched on 24 July 1944 and commissioned on 18 August 1944.
Service in the United States Navy
During World War II, LST-716 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Iwo Jima from 19 to 26 February and Okinawa Gunto from 2 May and 30 June 1945. Following the war, LST-716 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-September 1945. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned and transferred to United States Army on 12 June 1946.
Under the Lend-Lease Act, she was transferred to the Republic of China on 7 February 1948, and served the ROC navy as Chung Chien (LST-205).
LST-716 earned two battle star for World War II service.[2]
Service in the Republic of China Navy
On 1 June 2018, ROCS Chung Jian and ROCS Chong He conducted a training maneuver.[3]
Gallery
- USS LST-716 on 20 February 1945
- ROCS Chung Chien on 17 May 2013
External links
- Photo Gallery-15 July 2017
- Navsource.org
References
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- Preceded by: LST-491 class
- Followed by: Talbot County class