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USS LST-755
USS LST-755 was a LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy during World War II. She was commissioned in 1944 and participated in the Philippines campaign before being decommissioned in 1946. That year, she was transferred to the Republic of China Navy as ROCS Chung Hai (LST-201).
During the First and Second Taiwan Straight Crises, she was damaged by Communist forces twice. After being crippled at the battle Dongding Island during the Second Crisis, she was towed off for repairs and operated the rest of her career in Taiwanese service. She was decommissioned in 2010 with several groups vying to have her either scrapped, sunk, or restored.
As of 2021, the ship is awaiting restoration as a museum ship in Tainan City, Taiwan.
LST-755 was laid down on 20 May 1944 by the American Bridge Company in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. She was launched on 11 July 1944 and commissioned on 3 August.
During World War II, LST-755 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She participated in the Lingayen Gulf landings from 13 January 1945 to 18 January 1945. Between 17 and 23 April, she was a part of the Mindanao Island landings in the Philippines. At the end of the war, she was ordered to support occupation forces and was stationed in China in September.
The ship was decommissioned on 29 May 1946 and struck from the Naval Register on 12 March 1948.
On 16 July 1946, President Truman approved the China Aid Act, allowing him to authorize the transfer of up to 271 warships to the Republic of China (RoC).
LST-755 was one of the first ships to be transferred and was commissioned into the Republic of China Navy on 29 May 1946, now under the name of ROCS Chung Hai (LST-201).
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USS LST-755
USS LST-755 was a LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy during World War II. She was commissioned in 1944 and participated in the Philippines campaign before being decommissioned in 1946. That year, she was transferred to the Republic of China Navy as ROCS Chung Hai (LST-201).
During the First and Second Taiwan Straight Crises, she was damaged by Communist forces twice. After being crippled at the battle Dongding Island during the Second Crisis, she was towed off for repairs and operated the rest of her career in Taiwanese service. She was decommissioned in 2010 with several groups vying to have her either scrapped, sunk, or restored.
As of 2021, the ship is awaiting restoration as a museum ship in Tainan City, Taiwan.
LST-755 was laid down on 20 May 1944 by the American Bridge Company in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. She was launched on 11 July 1944 and commissioned on 3 August.
During World War II, LST-755 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She participated in the Lingayen Gulf landings from 13 January 1945 to 18 January 1945. Between 17 and 23 April, she was a part of the Mindanao Island landings in the Philippines. At the end of the war, she was ordered to support occupation forces and was stationed in China in September.
The ship was decommissioned on 29 May 1946 and struck from the Naval Register on 12 March 1948.
On 16 July 1946, President Truman approved the China Aid Act, allowing him to authorize the transfer of up to 271 warships to the Republic of China (RoC).
LST-755 was one of the first ships to be transferred and was commissioned into the Republic of China Navy on 29 May 1946, now under the name of ROCS Chung Hai (LST-201).
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