| 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 | |
| Honors and awards | SeeAwards |
| Fate | Transferred toRepublic of China, 1946 |
 Taiwan | |
| Name |
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| Acquired | 1946 |
| Commissioned | 1946 |
| Decommissioned | 1 September 1990 |
| Identification | Hull number: LST-209 |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | LST-542-classtank landing ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Draft |
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| Propulsion | 2 ×General Motors12-567diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |
| Speed | 12knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 ×LCVPs |
| Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
| Complement | 7 officers, 104 enlisted men |
| Armament |
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USSLST-1050 was aLST-542-classtank landing ship in theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II. She was transferred to theRepublic of China Navy asROCSChung Lien (LST-209).[1]
LST-1050 waslaid down on 23 December 1944 atDravo Corporation,Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania.Launched on 3 March 1945 andcommissioned on 3 April 1945.[2]
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 wasdecommissioned on 29 May 1946 and struck from theNaval Register, 12 March 1948 after she was transferred to theRepublic of China.[2]
The ship was commissioned in 1946 with the nameChung Lien(LST-209).
Chung Lien was decommissioned on 1 September 1990.[3]
LST-1050 have earned the following awards:
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