USS LST-1075

	ROCS Chung Cheng on 8 February 1955
History
United States
Name	LST-1075
Builder	Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts
Yard number	3465
Laid down	5 March 1945
Launched	3 April 1945
Commissioned	25 April 1945
Decommissioned	8 December 1946
Stricken	12 March 1948
Identification	Code letters: NAIX; ; Hull number: LST-1075;
Fate	Transferred to the Republic of China, 8 December 1946
Republic of China
Name	Chung Cheng; (中程);
Acquired	29 May 1946
Commissioned	8 December 1946
Decommissioned	1 November 1957
Identification	Hull number: LST-207
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,625 long tons (1,651 t) (light); 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) (full (seagoing draft with 1,675 short tons (1,520 t) load); 2,366 long tons (2,404 t) (beaching);
Length	328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Unloaded: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft; Full load: 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft; Landing with 500 short tons (450 t) load: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft; Limiting 11 ft 2 in (3.40 m); Maximum navigation 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m);
Installed power	2 × 900 hp (670 kW) Electro-Motive Diesel 12-567A diesel engines; 1,800 shp (1,300 kW);
Propulsion	1 × Falk main reduction gears; 2 × Propellers;
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	13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	Varied, ultimate armament; 2 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors guns ; 4 × single 40 mm Bofors guns; 12 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons;
Service record
Part of:	LST Flotilla 34
Awards:	China Service Medal; American Campaign Medal; Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Navy Occupation Service Medal w/Asia Clasp;

USS LST-1075 was an LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.

Construction and career[edit]

LST-1075 was laid down on 5 March 1945, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 3 April 1945; and commissioned on 25 April 1945.^[3]^[2]

Service in the United States Navy[edit]

Following World War II, LST-1075 performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until mid-December 1946. She was decommissioned and transferred to the Republic of China Navy on 18 December 1946. The ship was struck from the Navy list on 12 March 1948.^[3]

Service in the Republic of China Navy[edit]

She was commissioned into the navy on 8 December 1946.

She took part in the Battle of Dachen Archipelago which lasted from January to February 1955.^[4]

In 1957, she ran aground off Pingtung and later decommissioned on 1 November 1957. The ship was deemed unrepairable and scrapped. Her name was later taken over by LST-224.^[4]

Notes[edit]

Citations[edit]

^ Bethlehem-Hingham 2011.
^ ^a ^b Navsource 2016.
^ ^a ^b DANFS.
^ ^a ^b "国共内战连载：金刚计划（三）-土立方～earththree 原创军事·人文杂志-搜狐博客". earththree.blog.sohu.com. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

Bibliography[edit]

Online resources

"LST-1075". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 20 July 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
"Bethlehem-Hingham, Hingham MA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
"USS LST-1075". Navsource.org. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2017.

External links[edit]

Photo gallery of USS LST-1075 at NavSource Naval History

[FOOTNOTEBethlehem-Hingham2011-1] Bethlehem-Hingham 2011.

[FOOTNOTENavsource2016-2] Navsource 2016.

[FOOTNOTEDANFS-3] DANFS.

[:0-4] "国共内战连载：金刚计划（三）-土立方～earththree 原创军事·人文杂志-搜狐博客". earththree.blog.sohu.com. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]