PEOPLE`S LIBERATION ARMY NAVY (PEOPLE`S REPUBLIC OF CHINA)
Chung Sheng 1946
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| 中聖 <Chung Sheng> (ex-LST211) | Chicago Bridge, Seneca, USA | 9/1942 | 5/6/1943 | 7/1943 // 1946 | stricken 1960s/90s | |
| 中116 <Chung 116> (ex-LST406) | Bethlehem-Fairfield, Baltimore, USA | 9/1942 | 28/10/1942 | 12/1942 // 1947 | stricken 1960s/90s | |
| 興安 <Hsing An> (ex-ARL41 Achilles, ex-LST455) | Kaiser, Vancouver, USA | 8/1942 | 17/10/1942 | 1/1943 // 11/1947 | stricken 1980s/90s | |
| 中亭 <Chung Ting> (ex-LST537) | Missouri Valley Bridge, Evansville, USA | 10/1943 | 31/12/1943 | 2/1944 // 5/1946 | to Taiwan 7/1949 | |
| 中興 <Chung Hsing> (ex-LST557) | Missouri Valley Bridge, Evansville, USA | 2/1944 | 11/4/1944 | 5/1944 // 5/1946 | to Taiwan 7/1949 | |
| 中庸 <Chung Yung> (ex-LST574) | Missouri Valley Bridge, Evansville, USA | 4/1944 | 5/6/1944 | 6/1944 // 1946 | to Taiwan 7/1949 | |
| 中106 <Chung 106> (ex-LST589) | Missouri Valley Bridge, Evansville, USA | 6/1944 | 26/7/1944 | 8/1944 // 4/1947 | stricken 1960s/90s | |
| 中權 <Chung Chuan> (ex-LST640) | Chicago Bridge, Seneca, USA | 5/1944 | 31/8/1944 | 9/1944 // 7/1946 | to Taiwan 7/1949 | |
| 中健 <Chung Chien> (ex-LST716) | Jeffersonville, USA | 6/1944 | 25/7/1944 | 8/1944 // 2/1948 | to Taiwan 7/1949 | |
| <> (ex-LST717) | Jeffersonville, USA | 6/1944 | 29/7/1944 | 8/1944 // 2/1948 | stricken 1960s/90s | |
| 中信 <Chung Shun> (ex-LST732) | Dravo, Pittsburgh, USA | 1/1944 | 19/2/1944 | 4/1944 // 7/1946 | stricken 1960s/90s | |
| 中海 <Chung Hai> (ex-LST755) | American Bridge, Pittsburgh, USA | 5/1944 | 11/7/1944 | 8/1944 // 5/1946 | to Taiwan 7/1949 | |
| 中101 <Chung 101> (ex-LST804) | Jeffersonville, USA | 9/1944 | 27/10/1944 | 11/1944 // 7/1946 | stricken 1960s/90s | |
| 中111 <Chung 111> (ex-LST805) | Jeffersonville, USA | 9/1944 | 31/10/1944 | 11/1944 // 1946 | stricken 1960s/90s | |
| <> (ex-LST(H)929, ex-LST929) | Bethlehem, Hingham, USA | 6/1944 | 8/7/1944 | 8/1944 // 5/1946 | stricken 1960s/90s | |
| <> (ex-LST937) | Bethlehem, Hingham, USA | 7/1944 | 12/8/1944 | 9/1944 // 5/1946 | stricken 1960s/90s | |
| <> (ex-LST993) | Boston N Yd, Charlestown, USA | 3/1944 | 7/4/1944 | 5/1944 // 2/1948 | to Taiwan 7/1949 | |
| <> (ex-LST1008) | Bethlehem, Quincy, USA | 2/1944 | 23/3/1944 | 4/1944 // 5/1946 | stricken 1960s/90s | |
| 中基 <Chung Chi> (ex-LST1017) | Bethlehem, Quincy, USA | 3/1944 | 25/4/1944 | 5/1944 // 12/1946 | to Taiwan 7/1949 | |
| 中107 <Chung 107> (ex-LST1027) | Bethlehem, Quincy, USA | 5/1944 | 2/6/1944 | 6/1944 // 1947 | stricken 1960s/90s | |
| 中權 <Chung Chuan> (ex-LST1030) | Boston N Yd, Charlestown, USA | 5/1944 | 25/6/1944 | 7/1944 // 2/1948 | to Taiwan 7/1949 | |
| 中聖 <Chung Sheng> (ex-LST(H)1033, ex-LST1033) | Boston N Yd, Charlestown, USA | 6/1944 | 9/7/1944 | 8/1944 // 1946 | to Taiwan 7/1949 | |
| 中連 <Chung Lien> (ex-LST1050) | Dravo, Pittsburgh, USA | 12/1944 | 3/3/1945 | 4/1945 // 1/1947 | to Taiwan 7/1949 | |
| <> (ex-LST1075) | Bethlehem, Hingham, USA | 3/1945 | 3/4/1945 | 4/1945 // 12/1946 | to Taiwan 7/1949 |
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Displacement standard, t |
1625 - 1780 |
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Displacement full, t |
3640 - 4080 |
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Length, m |
96.3 wl 100.0 oa |
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Breadth, m |
15.2 |
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Draught, m |
landing: 1.19 fore, 3.00 aft, sea-going: 2.30 fore, 4.30 aft |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
General Motors diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
1800 |
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Max speed, kts |
12.1 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm (kts) | 24000 (9) |
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Armament |
LST211 - 537: 1 x 2 - 40/56 Bofors, 5 x 1 - 40/56 Bofors, 12 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon LST557 - 1075: 2 x 2 - 40/56 Bofors, 4 x 1 - 40/56 Bofors, 12 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon |
| Military load |
4 (sometimes 2 or 6) LCVP, 20 medium tanks (25-t), 163 marines |
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Sensors |
probably SE or SF or SL or SO or SU radar (part of class) |
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Complement |
91 - 125 |
Ship project history: Former USN LST-class ships transferred after war.
Modernizations:
None.Naval service: Many ships escaped to Taiwan in 1949.
© Ivan Gogin, 2011