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CHUNG HAI tank landing ships (1942-1945/1949-1961)
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Chung Shun
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 中海 [Chung Hai] (ex-LST755) | LST201 | American Bridge, Pittsburgh, USA | 5.1944 | 11.7.1944 | 8.1944 // 7.1949 | stricken 2.2010 | |
| 中權 [Chung Kuan] (ex-[Heng Shan], ex-LST202, ex-LST640) | LST221 | Chicago Bridge, Seneca, USA | 5.1944 | 31.8.1944 | 9.1944 // 9.1954 | sunk 10.1.1955 | |
| 中鼎 [Chung Ting] (ex-LST537) | LST203 | Missouri Valley Bridge, Evansville, USA | 10.1943 | 31.12.1943 | 2.1944 // 7.1949 | deleted 1993 | |
| 中興 [Chung Hsing] (ex-LST557) | LST204 | Missouri Valley Bridge, Evansville, USA | 2.1944 | 11.4.1944 | 5.1944 // 7.1949 | stricken 10.1997 | |
| 中建 [Chung Chien] (ex-LST716) | LST205 | Jeffersonville, USA | 6.1944 | 25.7.1944 | 8.1944 // 7.1949 | in service (2019) | |
| 中基 [Chung Chi] (ex-LST1017) | LST206 | Bethlehem, Quincy, USA | 3.1944 | 25.4.1944 | 5.1944 // 7.1949 | deleted 1993 | |
| 中程 [Chung Cheng] (ex-LST1075) | LST207 | Bethlehem, Hingham, USA | 3.1945 | 3.4.1945 | 4.1945 // 7.1949 | wrecked 1.11.1957 | |
| 中訓 [Chung Shun] (ex-LST993) | LST208 | Boston N Yd, Charlestown, USA | 3.1944 | 7.4.1944 | 5.1944 // 7.1949 | wrecked 14.8.1954 | |
| 中訓 [Chung Shun] (ex-LST732) | LST208 | Dravo, Pittsburgh, USA | 1.1944 | 19.2.1944 | 4.1944 // 1.1955 | in service (2019) | |
| 中練 [Chung Lien] (ex-LST1050) | LST209 | Dravo, Pittsburgh, USA | 12.1944 | 3.3.1945 | 4.1945 // 7.1949 | deleted 1993 | |
| 中榮 [Chung Yung] (ex-LST574) | LST210 | Missouri Valley Bridge, Evansville, USA | 4.1944 | 5.6.1944 | 6.1944 // 5.1949 | stricken 10.1997 | |
| 中業 [Chung Yeh] (ex-LST...) | LST212 | USA | 1942-45 // 9.1954 | stricken 1.1955 | |||
| 中功 [Chung Kong] (ex-LST945) | LST213 | Bethlehem, Hingham, USA | 8.1944 | 16.9.1944 | 10.1944 // 9.1954 | stricken 1956 | |
| 中有 [Chung You] (ex-Portunus) | LST215 | Philadelphia N Yd, USA | 11.1942 | 11.2.1943 | 6.1943 // 9.1954 | stricken 1956 | |
| 中光 [Chung Kuang] (ex-LST503) | LST216 | Jeffersonville, USA | 7.1943 | 8.10.1943 | 12.1943 // 4.1955 | stricken 2.2009 | |
| 中肇 [Chung Suo] (ex-Bradley County, ex-LST400) | LST217 | Newport News, USA | 9.1942 | 23.11.1942 | 1.1943 // 6.1955 | stricken 12.2010 | |
| 中啟 [Chung Chi] (ex-Berkley County, ex-LST279) | LST218 | American Bridge, Pittsburgh, USA | 7.1943 | 19.9.1943 | 10.1943 // 6.1955 | in service (2019) | |
| 中熙 [Chung Hai] (ex-Dukes County, ex-LST735), 1.1962- 高雄 [Kao Hsiung] | LST219, 1.1962- LCC1 | Dravo, Pittsburgh, USA | 1.1944 | 11.3.1944 | 4.1944 // 5.1957 | in service (2019) | |
| 衡山 [Heng Shan] (ex-LST1030), 1.1958- 中權 [Chung Chuan] | LST221 | Boston N Yd, Charlestown, USA | 5.1944 | 25.6.1944 | 7.1944 // 8.1953 | stricken 5.2009 | |
| 中勝 [Chung Sheng] (ex-LST(H)1033, ex-LST1033) | LST211, 11.1957- LST222 | Boston N Yd, Charlestown, USA | 6.1944 | 9.7.1944 | 8.1944 // 5.1949 | wrecked 5.10.1995 | |
| 中富 [Chung Fu] (ex-Iron County, ex-LST840) | LST223 | American Bridge, Pittsburgh, USA | 9.1944 | 15.11.1944 | 12.1944 // 7.1958 | stricken 10.1997 | |
| 中程 [Chung Cheng] (ex-Lafayette County, ex-LST859) | LST224 | Chicago Bridge, Seneca, USA | 9.1944 | 15.12.1944 | 1.1945 // 7.1958 | deleted 1989 | |
| 中強 [Chung Chiang] (ex-San Bernardino County, ex-LST1110) | LST225 | Missouri Valley Bridge, Evansville, USA | 12.1944 | 9.2.1945 | 3.1945 // 8.1958 | stricken 1993 | |
| 中治 [Chung Chih] (ex-Sagadahoc County, ex-LST1091) | LST226 | American Bridge, Pittsburgh, USA | 1.1945 | 3.3.1945 | 4.1945 // 10.1958 | stricken 12.2010 | |
| 中明 [Chung Ming] (ex-Sweetwater County, ex-LST1152) | LST227 | Chicago Bridge, Seneca, USA | 3.1945 | 8.6.1945 | 6.1945 // 10.1958 | in service (2019) | |
| 中肅 [Chung Shu] (ex-T-LST520, ex-LST520) | LST228 | Chicago Bridge, Seneca, USA | 9.1943 | 31.1.1944 | 2.1944 // 9.1958 | deleted 1993 | |
| 中萬 [Chung Wan] (ex-T-LST535, ex-LST535) | LST229 | Missouri Valley Bridge, Evansville, USA | 10.1943 | 21.12.1943 | 2.1944 // 9.1958 | stricken 2.1993 | |
| 中邦 [Chung Pang] (ex-T-LST578, ex-LST578) | LST230 | Missouri Valley Bridge, Evansville, USA | 5.1944 | 19.6.1944 | 7.1944 // 9.1958 | stricken 8.2018 | |
| 中業 [Chung Yeh] (ex-Sublette County, ex-LST1144) | LST231 | Chicago Bridge, Seneca, USA | 2.1945 | 2.5.1945 | 5.1945 // 9.1961 | in service (2019) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1653 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | ex-LST1-510: 3640 ex-LST511-1152: 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 | 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 6 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 | SO radar |
| Complement | 100 - 125 |
Graphics
Chung Shun
Kao Hsiung 1999
Chung Suo 2000
Project history
Former USN LST type tank landing ships.
Modernizations
(1962-1964), Kao Hsiung as LCC (command ship) received armament and sensors consisted of 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 4 x 1 - 12.7/90, SPS-10, SPS-12 radars, without cargo capacity
1990s, Kao Hsiung: - SPS-12 radar; + SPS-6C radar
1990s, many survived ships: - SO radar; + CS/UPS-60 radar
1990s, many survived LSTs: - (2 - 4) x 1 - 40/60, (4 - 8) x 1 - 20/70; + (0 - 2) x 1 - 76/50 Mk 22
Naval service
Chung Kuan was sunk by Chinese aircraft 10.1.1955. Chung Cheng wrecked 1.11.1957. Chung Shun wrecked 14.8.1954. Chung Sheng wrecked 5.10.1995 and was stricken beyond repair in February 1996.
