LST-671 at Gimpo Marine Park on 27 July 2013 | |
| History | |
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| Name | LST-1010 |
| Builder | Bethlehem Steel Co.,Quincy |
| Laid down | 22 February 1944 |
| Launched | 29 March 1944 |
| Commissioned | 25 April 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 4 April 1947 |
| Fate | Transferred toRepublic of Korea Navy, 22 March 1955 |
| Name |
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| Acquired | 22 March 1955 |
| Commissioned | 22 March 1955 |
| Decommissioned | 2005 |
| Reclassified | LST-671, 1 June 1978 |
| Identification | Pennant number: LST-807 |
| Status | Museum ship at Gimpo Marine Park, South Korea |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | LST-542-classtank landing ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 328 ft (100 m)oa |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Draft |
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| Installed power |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11.6 kn (21.5 km/h; 13.3 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 | 2 xLCVPs |
| Capacity | 1,600–1,900short 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 | 7 officers, 104 enlisted men |
| Armament |
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| Aviation facilities | Deck ashelipad |
USSLST-1010 was anLST-542-classtank landing ship in theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II. She was transferred to theSouth Korean Navy asROKS Un Bong (LST-807).
LST-1010 waslaid down on 22 February 1944 atBethlehem Steel Company,Quincy,Massachusetts.Launched on 29 March 1944 andcommissioned on 25 April 1944.
During World War II,LST-1010 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation ofOkinawa Gunto in May and June 1945. Following the war,LST-1010 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-September 1945. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned and transferred toUnited States Army on 4 April 1947. She returned to the US Navy on 1 March 1950 and assigned to thePacific Reserve Fleet.
Under provisions of the Military Assistance Program, she was transferred to theRepublic of Korea on 22 March 1955, and served the ROK navy asUn Bong (LST-807).
LST-1010 earned twobattle star for World War II service.[1]
Un Bong was used for various training purposes and participated in theVietnam War from 1966 to 1972.
The ship was retired from theKorean Navy in 2006, after 51 years of service. Plans were eventually made by theCity of Gimpo Marine Park, to establish a ship museum, depicting the history of the ship from its original U.S. Navy commissioning in 1944.[2]