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Revision as of 10:14, 22 August 2021
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | LST-716 |
| Builder | Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co., Jeffersonville |
| Laid down | 16 June 1944 |
| Launched | 24 July 1944 |
| Commissioned | 18 August 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 12 June 1946 |
| Stricken | 12 March 1948 |
| Fate | Transferred to Republic of China Navy, 7 February 1948 |
 Taiwan | |
| Name |
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| Acquired | 7 February 1948 |
| Commissioned | 7 February 1948 |
| Homeport | Kaohsiung |
| Identification | Pennant number: LST-205 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
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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 Template:Sclass- 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 commissioning
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, Lt. Richard H. Perry in command.
Service in 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 Taiwan Navy
On 1 June 2018, ROCS Chung Jian and ROCS Chong He conducted a training maneuver.[3]
Gallery
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USS LST-716 on 20 February 1945 -
ROCS Chung Chien on 17 May 2013
External links
References
- ^ "台军70岁中建舰 辉煌"老兵"依然威猛-中新网". www.chinanews.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "搁这耍大刀呢？台军反登陆空降低调演习有笑点_高清图集_新浪网". slide.mil.news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
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