USS LST-1050

History
United States
Name	LST-1050
Builder	Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh
Laid down	23 December 1944
Launched	3 March 1945
Sponsored by	Mrs. Oscar Enigson Jr.
Commissioned	3 April 1945
Decommissioned	27 January 1947
Stricken	12 March 1948
Identification	Callsign: NAAZ[1]; ;
Honors and; awards	See Awards
Fate	Transferred to Republic of China, 1946
Taiwan
Name	Chung Lien; (中練);
Acquired	1946
Commissioned	1946
Decommissioned	1 September 1990
Identification	Hull number: LST-209
Status	Decommissioned
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;
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Unloaded :; 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft; Loaded :; 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft;
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	8 × 40 mm guns; 12 × 20 mm guns;

USS LST-1050 was a LST-542-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 Lien (LST-209).[1]

Construction and career

LST-1050 was laid down on 23 December 1944 at Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Launched on 3 March 1945 and commissioned on 3 April 1945.[2]

Service in United States Navy

During World War II, LST-537 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She was assigned to occupation and China from 25 September 1945 to 27 January 1947.[1]

She was decommissioned on 29 May 1946 and struck from the Naval Register, 12 March 1948 after she was transferred to the Republic of China.[2]

Service in Republic of China Navy

The ship was commissioned in 1946 with the name Chung Lien (LST-209).

Chung Lien was decommissioned on 1 September 1990.[3]

Awards

LST-1050 have earned the following awards:

China Service Medal (extended)
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

Citations

"Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
"LST-1050". public2.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
2021.04.01 LST-208中訓軍艦除役塗銷舷號, retrieved 21 August 2021

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). Jane's Fighting Ships 1984-85. Jane's Information Group. 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.

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[:0-1] "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 21 August 2021.

[:1-2] "LST-1050". public2.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 21 August 2021.

[3] 2021.04.01 LST-208中訓軍艦除役塗銷舷號, retrieved 21 August 2021