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AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT
CHUNG SHENG tank landing ships (1942-1945/1946-1949)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 长白山 [Chanbaishan] (ex-中116 [Chung 116], ex-LST406) | Bethlehem-Fairfield, Baltimore, USA | 9.1942 | 28.10.1942 | 12.1942 // 1947 | stricken 1994 | ||
| 興安 [Hsingan] (ex-ARL41 Achilles, ex-LST455), later 大沽山 [Takushan] | U891 | Kaiser, Vancouver, USA | 8.1942 | 17.10.1942 | 1.1943 // 9.1947 | stricken 1980s/90s | |
| 中鼎[Chungting] (ex-LST537) | 203 | Missouri Valley Bridge, Evansville, USA | 10.1943 | 31.12.1943 | 2.1944 // 5.1946 | to Taiwan 7.1949 (中鼎[Chungting]) | |
| 中興[Chunghsing] (ex-LST557) | 204 | Missouri Valley Bridge, Evansville, USA | 2.1944 | 11.4.1944 | 5.1944 // 5.1946 | to Taiwan 7.1949 (中興[Chunghsing]) | |
| 中業Ⅰ[Chungye I], later- 中榮[Chung Yung] (ex-LST574) | 210 | Missouri Valley Bridge, Evansville, USA | 4.1944 | 5.6.1944 | 6.1944 // 5.1949 | to Taiwan 7.1949 (中榮[Chung Yung]) | |
| 中權Ⅱ[Chungchuan II] (ex-LST640) | 202 | Chicago Bridge, Seneca, USA | 5.1944 | 31.8.1944 | 9.1944 // 7.1946 | to Taiwan 7.1949 (中權Ⅱ[Chungchuan II]) | |
| 中建[Chungchien] (ex-LST716) | 205 | Jeffersonville, USA | 6.1944 | 25.7.1944 | 8.1944 // 2.1948 | to Taiwan 7.1949 (中建[Chungchien]) | |
| 中業 [Chungye] (ex-LST717) | Jeffersonville, USA | 6.1944 | 29.7.1944 | 8.1944 // 6.1946 | stricken 11.1947? | ||
| 中海 [Chunghai] (ex-LST755) | 201 | American Bridge, Pittsburgh, USA | 5.1944 | 11.7.1944 | 8.1944 // 5.1946 | to Taiwan 7.1949 (中海 [Chunghai]) | |
| 武功山 [Wugongshan] (ex-中111 [Chung 111], ex-LST805) | Jeffersonville, USA | 9.1944 | 31.10.1944 | 11.1944 // 1946 | stricken 1994 | ||
| 太行山 [Taihashan] (ex-中102 [Chung 102], ex-LST937) | 922 | Bethlehem, Hingham, USA | 7.1944 | 12.8.1944 | 9.1944 // 5.1946 | stricken 1960s/90s | |
| 中訓 [Chunghsun] (ex-LST993) | 208 | Boston N Yd, Charlestown, USA | 3.1944 | 7.4.1944 | 5.1944 // 5.1946 | to Taiwan 7.1949 (中訓 [Chunghsun]) | |
| 大別山 [Dabieshan] (ex-中122 [Chung 122], ex-LST1008) | 502/926 | Bethlehem, Quincy, USA | 2.1944 | 23.3.1944 | 4.1944 // 5.1946 | stricken 4.1999 | |
| 中基 [Chungchi] (ex-LST1017) | 206 | Bethlehem, Quincy, USA | 3.1944 | 25.4.1944 | 5.1944 // 12.1946 | to Taiwan 7.1949 (中基 [Chungchi]) | |
| (ex-中107 [Chung 107], ex-LST1027) | Bethlehem, Quincy, USA | 5.1944 | 2.6.1944 | 6.1944 // 1947 | stricken 1960s/90s | ||
| 中權 [Chungchuan] (ex-LST1030) | 202, later 221 | Boston N Yd, Charlestown, USA | 5.1944 | 25.6.1944 | 7.1944 // 5.1946 | to Taiwan 7.1949 (中權 [Chungchuan]) | |
| 中勝 [Chungsheng] (ex-LST(H)1033, ex-LST1033) | 211 | Boston N Yd, Charlestown, USA | 6.1944 | 9.7.1944 | 8.1944 // 5.1949 | to Taiwan 7.1949 (中勝 [Chungsheng]) | |
| 中練 [Chunglien] (ex-LST1050) | 209 | Dravo, Pittsburgh, USA | 12.1944 | 3.3.1945 | 4.1945 // 1.1947 | to Taiwan 7.1949 (中練 [Chunglien]) | |
| 中程Ⅰ[Chungcheng I] (ex-LST1075) | 207 | Bethlehem, Hingham, USA | 3.1945 | 3.4.1945 | 4.1945 // 5.1946 | to Taiwan 7.1949 (中程Ⅰ[Chungcheng I]) | |
| 吕梁山 [Luliangshan] (ex-Tantal) | Chicago Bridge, Seneca, USA | 10.1944 | 2.1.1945 | 1.1945 // 10.1951 | stricken 1990s | ||
| 天目山 [Tiangmushan] (ex-中120 [Chung 120]) | USA | // 1947 | stricken 1995 | ||||
| 沂蒙山 [Yimengshan] (ex-中121 [Chung 121]) | 925 | USA | // 1947 | stricken 1990s | |||
| 徂徠山 [Soraishan] (ex-中125 [Chung 125]) | 924 | USA | // 1947 | stricken 1990s | |||
| 大虎山 [Dahushan] (ex-中114 [Chung 114]) | 334/900 | USA | // 1947 | stricken 1978 | |||
| 四明山 [Simingshan] | 907 | USA | // 1947 | stricken 1995 | |||
| 井崗山 [Jinggangshan] | 538 | USA | // 1947 | stricken 1992 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1625 - 1780 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 3640 - 4080 |
| Length, m | 96.3 wl 100.0 oa |
| Breadth, m | 15.2 |
| Draught, m | landing: 1.19 fore, 3.00 aft, sea-going: 2.30 fore, 4.30 aft |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 General Motors diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 1800 |
| Max speed, kts | 12.1 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 24000 (9) |
| Armament | LST211 - 537: 1 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 5 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 12 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10 LST557 - 1075: 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 4 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 12 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10 |
| Military load | 4 (sometimes 2 or 6) LCVP, 20 medium tanks (25-t), 163 marines |
| Electronic equipment | probably SE or SF or SL or SO or SU radar (part of class) |
| Complement | 91 - 125 |
Standard scale images
Chungsheng 1946
Wugongshan 1990
Project history
Former USN LST-class ships transferred after war.
Modernizations
1950s, all were rearmed with 2 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 26, 3 x 2 - 37/63 type 61, 3 x 1 - 37/73 70K, mines instead of troops and cargo
1970s, all: - old radar; + type 756 radar
Naval service
Many ships escaped to Taiwan in 1949. In 1981 PLAN ships were numbered presumably as 341-343 (905-907 in 1990), 351, 355, 901-903, and 921-926.
© Ivan Gogin, 2011-15
