USS LST-993

History
United States
Name	USS LST-993
Builder	Boston Navy Yard
Laid down	7 March 1944
Launched	7 April 1944
Commissioned	12 May 1944
Decommissioned	1 June 1946
Stricken	12 March 1948
Honours and awards	3 battle stars (World War II)
Fate	Transferred to the Republic of China, 7 February 1948
History
Taiwan
Name	ROCS Chung Hsun (LST-208)
Acquired	7 February 1948
Stricken	before 1973
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,490 long tons (1,514 t) light 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	8 ft (2.4 m) forward 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) aft
Propulsion	2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts
Speed	10.8 knots (20.0 km/h; 12.4 mph)
Complement	7 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	6 × 40 mm guns 6 × 20 mm guns

USS LST-993 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.

LST-993 was laid down on 7 March 1944 at the Boston Navy Yard; launched on 7 April 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Gladys L. Morey; and commissioned on 12 May 1944, Lt. A. W. Bates, USNR, in command.

Service history

During World War II, LST-993 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the following operations:

• Leyte landings — November 1944
• Lingayen Gulf landings — January 1945
• Tarakan Island operation — April and May 1945

Following the war, LST-993 performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until early June 1946. She was decommissioned on 1 June 1946. On 7 February 1948, the ship was transferred to the Republic of China. She was struck from the Navy list on 12 March 1948.

LST-993 earned three battle stars for World War II service.

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.