USS LST-578
ROCS Chung Pang on 23 August 2018
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | LST-578 |
Builder | Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co., Evansville |
Laid down | 4 May 1944 |
Launched | 19 June 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. A. B. Morris |
Commissioned | 15 July 1944 |
Decommissioned | 22 March 1946 |
Renamed |
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Stricken | 1958 |
Identification | |
Honors and awards | See Awards |
Fate | Transferred to the Republic of China, 1958 |
Taiwan | |
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Acquired | 21 September 1958 |
Commissioned | 21 September 1958 |
Decommissioned | 23 August 2018 |
Homeport | Kaohsiung |
Identification | Pennant number: LST-230 |
Status | Decommissioned |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | tank landing ship |
Displacement |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft |
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Propulsion | 2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × LCVPs |
Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
Complement | 7 officers, 104 enlisted men |
Armament |
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USS LST-578 was a
tank landing ship in the United States Navy during World War II. She was transferred to the Republic of China Navy as ROCS Chung Pang (LST-230).[2]
Construction and commissioning
LST-578 was
Launched on 8 June 1945 and commissioned
on 30 June 1945.
During World War II, LST-578 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She then participated in the
Leyte landings from 5 to 18 November 1944. In 1945, she took part in the Lingayen Gulf landing from 4 to 17 January, the Mindanao Island landing from 10 to 18 March, 24 March to 14 April and 17 to 23 April 1945. She was assigned to occupation and China from 20 October 1945 to 29 June 1946.[2]
She was
Naval Register on 6 February 1956 after she was transferred to the Republic of China and renamed Chung Pang (LST-230).[3]
On 23 August 2018, she was decommissioned.
On 29 July 2019, her together with her sister ship Chung Kuang served as a target ship for multiple F-16s fired Harpoon missiles and was hit.[4]
In the exercise of
Awards
LST-578 have earned the following awards:
- American Campaign Medal
- battle stars)
- World War II Victory Medal
- Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
- Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
- Philippine Liberation Medal (2 battle stars)
Gallery
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Bow view of ROCS Chung Pang andROCS Chung Shun
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ROCS Chung Pang alongside ROCS Chung Shun
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ROCS Chung Pang's LCVPs and bridge
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ROCS Chung Pang's aft
Citations
- ^ "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "231 中業艦". 新浪部落. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "F-16戰機試射魚叉飛彈命中靶艦 成功驗證對海戰術 | 政治 | 中央社 CNA". 29 July 2019. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "海軍明實施潛艦戰雷射擊 靶艦濟陽艦最後雍容身影曝光". 14 July 2020. Archived from the original on 14 July 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "歷劫歸來 中邦艦擔任靶船未沉 拖回高雄港 | 軍事 | 要聞 | 聯合新聞網". udn.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
Sources
- United States. Dept. of the Treasury (1962). Treasury Decisions Under the Customs, Internal Revenue, Industrial Alcohol, Narcotic and Other Laws, Volume 97. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- Moore, Capt. John (1984). ISBN 978-0710607959.
- Saunders, Stephen (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710628886.
- Fairplay International Shipping Journal Volume 222. United Kingdom: Fairplay Publishing Limited. 1967.