USS LST-993

USS LST-933 at Tarakan on 1 May 1945
History
United States
Name	LST-993
Builder	Boston Navy Yard
Laid down	7 March 1944
Launched	7 April 1944
Commissioned	12 May 1944
Decommissioned	1 June 1946
Stricken	12 March 1948
Honours and awards	3 battle stars (World War II)
Fate	Transferred to the Taiwan, 7 February 1948
History
Taiwan
Name	Chung Shun (中ちゅう訓くん)
Acquired	7 February 1948
Commissioned	7 February 1948
Decommissioned	31 December 1954
Identification	Hull number: LST-208
Fate	Scrapped, 31 December 1954
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,490 long tons (1,514 t) light 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	8 ft (2.4 m) forward 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) aft
Propulsion	2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts
Speed	10.8 knots (20.0 km/h; 12.4 mph)
Complement	7 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	6 × 40 mm guns 6 × 20 mm guns

USS LST-993 was an LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.

LST-993 was laid down on 7 March 1944 at the Boston Navy Yard; launched on 7 April 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Gladys L. Morey; and commissioned on 12 May 1944.

Service history

Service in United States Navy

During World War II, LST-993 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the following operations:

• Leyte landings — November 1944
• Lingayen Gulf landings — January 1945
• Tarakan Island operation — April and May 1945

Following the war, LST-993 performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until early June 1946. She was decommissioned on 1 June 1946. On 7 February 1948, the ship was transferred to the Republic of China. She was struck from the Navy list on 12 March 1948.

LST-993 earned three battle stars for World War II service.

Service in Republic of China Navy

On 14 August 1954, ROCS Chun Shun ran aground in the waters of the Nanji Islands in Zhejiang Province and her hull was seriously damaged. It was finally decided to abandon the ship and was scrapped on 31 December of the same year. In 1955, her name and pennant number was taken over by another LST. The second ship is ROCS Chung Shun, this makes her the second ship with the same name that has been in service so far.

References

 This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.