Model of ROCS Chung Ting
Name LST-537 Builder Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co. , Evansville Laid down 27 October 1943 Launched 31 December 1943 Sponsored by Mrs. Robert C. Dean Commissioned 2 February 1944 Decommissioned 29 May 1946
Stricken 12 March 1948 Identification Honors and See Awards Fate Transferred to Republic of China , 1946
Name Acquired 29 May 1946 Commissioned 29 May 1946 Decommissioned 18 February 1989 Identification Hull number : LST-203Status Decommissioned
Class & type LST-491 -classtank 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
Installed power Propulsion Speed 12 kn (22 km/h ; 14 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 6 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
