USS LST-535
LST-491-class landing ship tank / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS LST-535 was a LST-491-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy during World War II. She was transferred to the Republic of China Navy as ROCS Chung Wan (LST-229).[1]
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Name | LST-535 |
Builder | Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co., Evansville |
Laid down | 19 October 1943 |
Launched | 21 December 1943 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. John L. Mullins |
Commissioned | 4 February 1944 |
Decommissioned | 14 January 1946 |
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Stricken | 1 October 1958 |
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Honors and awards | See Awards |
Fate | Transferred to Republic of China, 1 October 1958 |
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Acquired | 1 October 1958 |
Commissioned | 16 September 1958 |
Decommissioned | 1 February 1993 |
Identification | Hull number: LST-229 |
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Class and type | LST-491-class tank landing ship |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
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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 craft carried | 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 |
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