USS LST-574

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Coordinates: 22°06′14″N 120°41′21″E / 22.1037500°N 120.6891944°E / 22.1037500; 120.6891944

ROCS Chung Yung (LST-210).jpg
ROCS Chung Yung
History
United States
NameLST-574
BuilderMissouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co., Evansville
Laid down16 April 1944
Launched5 June 1944
Commissioned26 June 1944
Decommissioned17 June 1946
Stricken3 July 1946
Identification
Honors and
awards		See Awards
FateSold to commercial service, 1947
Taiwan
Name
  • Chung Yung
  • (中榮)
Acquired1 May 1949
Commissioned1 May 1949
Decommissioned16 October 1997
IdentificationHull number: LST-210
FateSunk as artificial reef, 10 November 2002
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
Length328 ft (100 m)
Beam50 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
Propulsion2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 × LCVPs
Troops16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement7 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament

USS LST-574 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 Yung (LST-210).[1]

Construction and career[]

LST-574 was laid down on 16 April 1944 at Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company, Evansville, Indiana. Launched on 5 June 1944 and commissioned on 26 June 1944, Lt. Joseph F. Canny in command.[2]

Service in United States Navy[]

LST-574 on 19 June 1945

During World War II, LST-574 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She then participated in the Leyte landings from 5 to 18 November 1944. In 1945, she took part in the Lingayen Gulf landings from 4 to 18 January and Mindanao Island landing from 10 to 11 March. She was assigned to occupation and China from 2 September 1945 to 25 May 1946.[1]

She was decommissioned on 17 June 1946 and struck from the Naval Register on 3 July 1946 after she was sold to Philippine for commercial service on 5 November 1947. She was then sold to the Republic of China and renamed Chung Yung (LST-210).[2]

Service in Republic of China Navy[]

Participated in the Battle of Guningtou in October 1949.

She later became the Jiang Yun of the General Relief and Rehabilitation Administration.[3]

Chung Yung was decommissioned on 16 October 1997 and sunk as an artificial reef on 10 November 2002 off Pingtung County.[4][3]

Diving observations by Wu Musheng and others on September 18 and December 3, 2003 found that the ship was completely seated on the seabed, there were cement block reefs on the bow and stern, and the electric pole reefs in the cabin were also intact and undamaged. No discarded fishing nets were found in the sand burial phenomenon; the attached organisms observed include sponges, barnacles, hydras, and sea squirts; fish include monosaccharus, red carp, stand sea bream, snapper, snapper, golden sea bass, and lion Fish, mullet, mullet, cold bream, butterfly fish, mackerel, etc.[5]

There are many medium and large benthic fishes gathered in the reef area, and migratory fish schools are also found. The fish gathering effect is very good. The local fishermen formed their own "Warship Reef Area Protection Patrol Team" to actively protect the integrity of the reef area and ban illegal fishing practices. The results have been good and they are also supported by local fishermen.[5]

Awards[]

LST-574 have earned the following awards:

Citations[]

  1. ^ a b c "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "LST-574". public1.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b https://www.facebook.com/213209685380937/posts/2917187521649793/
  4. ^ 2021.04.01 LST-208中訓軍艦除役塗銷舷號, retrieved 21 August 2021
  5. ^ a b Wang, Min (23 January 2011). "osama 甲子園: 中榮軍艦礁". osama 甲子園. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

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