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USS LST-755

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Golf - Foxtrot - Xray
NGFX

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended)
Second Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal
Third Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Presidential Unit Citation - Philippine Liberation Medal (2)

USS LST-755 was transferred to Taiwan and named ROCS Chung Hai (LST-201)

LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 20 May 1944, at American Bridge Co., Ambridge, PA.

Launched, 11 July 1944

Placed in reduced commission, 26 July 1944, LT. Hyman Harris, USN in command

Commissioned in full USS LST-755 upon arrival at her fitting out yard at New Orleans, 3 August 1944. LT. Hyman Harris, USN in command

During World War II USS LST-755 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaigns:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
Luzon operation Lingayen Gulf landings, 13 to 18 January 1945	Consolidation and capture of the Southern Philippines Mindanao Island landings, 17 to 23 April 1945

Following World War II USS LST-755 was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal	China Service Medal (extended)
2 to 8 September 1945 to 29 May 1946	8 September 1945 to 29 May 1946

Decommissioned, 29 May 1946

Transferred to the Republic of China. named ROCS Chung Hai (LST-201)

In August 1958 ROCS Chung Hai was involved in a battle in the Taiwan Straits. Kin-Men, a small island under Taiwan's control near Mainland China, was being threatened by the Peoples Republic of China (Mainland China). During the battle Chung Hai was credited with the sinking of at least one PRC torpedo Boat on 24 August. During a voyage from Taiwan to Kin-Men Chung Hai, with 800 army troops aboard, was struck by an enemy torpedo causing heavy damage, including 30 casualties among the army personnel and 8 dead and 12 wounded crew members. Chung Hai was towed to the US Naval Base Subic Bay in the Philippines for repair which included building her a new bow. Total cost of repairs was US$500,000. The Republic of China Navy converted their surviving LSTs with new German engines and enlarged bridge in the Plan "Chung-Hsin" (which means "New Chungs"). Chung Hai steamed 75,126hrs and 556,728nms during her service in the Republic of China Navy. She was retired by the Taiwanese Navy, 1 February 2010.

Struck from the Naval Register, 12 March 1948

USS LST-755 earned two battle stars for World War II service

Current Disposition, the Republic of China Navy plans are to keep ROCS Chung Hai as a memorial ship or for testing missile targeting systems

Specifications:

Displacement

1,625 t.(lt)

4,080 t.(fl) (sea-going draft w/1675 ton load)

2,366 t. (beaching displacement)

Length 328' o.a.

Beam 50'

Draft

light 2' 4" fwd, 7' 6" aft

sea-going 8' 3" fwd, 14' 1" aft

landing 3' 11" fwd, 9' 10" aft (landing w/500 ton load)

limiting 11' 2"

maximum navigation 14' 1"

Speed 11.6 kts. (trial)

Endurance 24,000 miles @ 9kts. while displacing 3960 tons

Complement

13 officers

104 enlisted

Troop Accommodations

16 officers

147 enlisted

Boats 2 LCVP

Cargo Capacity (varied with mission - payloads between 1600 and 1900 tons)

Typical loads

One Landing Craft Tank (LCT), tanks, wheeled and tracked vehicles, artillery, construction equipment and military supplies. A ramp or elevator forward allowed vehicles access to tank deck from main deck

Additional capacity included sectional pontoons carried on each side of vessel amidships, to either build Rhino Barges or use as causeways. Married to the bow ramp, the causeways would enabled payloads to be delivered ashore from deeper water or where a beachhead would not allow the vessel to be grounded forward after ballasting

Armament (varied with availability when each vessel was outfitted. Retro-fitting was accomplished throughout WWII. The ultimate armament design for United States vessels was

2 - Twin 40MM gun mounts w/Mk. 51 directors

4 - Single 40MM gun mounts

12 single 20MM gun mounts

Fuel Capacity

Diesel 4,300 Bbls

Propulsion

two General Motors 12-567A, 900hp Diesel engines

single Falk Main Reduction Gears

three Diesel-drive 100Kw 230V D.C. Ship's Service Generators

two propellers, 1,700shp

twin rudders

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
USS LST-755
	205k	USS LST 755, (foreground), USS LST-757 (middle distance) and either USS LST-636 or USS LST-722 (far background) comprising *TU 78.2.56* on a resupply mission to Mindanao 5-9 May 1945. Their task was to transport troops and equipment of X Corps to the Santa Cruz-Taloma Bay Area, Davao Bay to support the 24th Infantry Division in their Operations there. Of note, *LST-755* served as flagship for *LST Group Sixty-Four* through out her World War II service.	Brian Miller
	147k	USS LST 755 at anchor, date and location unknown. Photos of Y3c Donald Gene Connelley (deceased) USS LST-755	Gail Watson
	119k	USS LST 755 beached, date and location unknown. Photos of Y3c Donald Gene Connelley (deceased) USS LST-755	Gail Watson
	157k		Gail Watson
	159k	USS LST 755 at anchor in either Tsingtao or Shanghai China while assigned to China service from 8 September 1945 to 29 May 1946. Photos of Y3c Donald Gene Connelley (deceased) USS LST-755	Gail Watson
	304k
	146k
ROCS Chung Hai (LST-201)

Contributed by Erwin Cheng

International Radio Call Sign:
Bravo - Charlie - Foxtrot - Mike BCFM

ROCS Chung Hai (LST-201)
	53k	Ex-USS LST-755 in the Republic of China service as *ROCS Chung Hai* (LST-201)** at anchor, date and location unknown. Official Republic of China Navy photo from "Jane's Fighting Ships", 1958-59.	Robert Hurst
	19k	*ROCS Chung Hai* (LST-201)** under way, date and location unknown.	Yu-Lun Miao
1016075521	183k	*ROCS Chung Hai* (LST-201)** beached on a ramp while loading/unloading trucks, date and location unknown. Republic of China Navy photo.	Chin Yu Chu
	36k	*ROCS Chung Hai* (LST-201)** loading out at Pier 13, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, date unknown.	Larry Lin ROCS Chung Shun (LST-208)
1016075520	215k	*ROCS Chung Hai* (LST-201) dry docked at US Naval Base Subic Bay, Philippines to repair damage sustained when Chung Hai** was torpedoed by a People's Liberation Army Navy torpedo boat during the 2nd Taiwan Strait Crisis. The attack was carried out on 4 August 1958. Republic of China Navy photo.	Chin Yu Chu
	22k	*ROCS Chung Hai* (LST-201)** dry docked probably circa August-September 1958 at US Naval Base Subic Bay, Philippines.	Erwin Cheng
	478k	*ROCS Chung Hai* (LST-201)** underway with modernized bridge structure and new German engines, date and location unknown.	Erwin Cheng
1016075522	308k	*ROCS Chung Hai* (LST-201)** underway, date and location unknown. Republic of China Navy photo.	Chin Yu Chu
	17k	*ROCS Chung Hai* (LST-201)** moored pierside at West Wharf, Keelung, Taiwan, circa after 2000.	Yu-Lun Miao
	469k	*ROCS Chung Hai* (LST-201)** decked out in red white and blue bunting during her decommissioning ceremony, 1 February 2010.	Erwin Cheng
	140k	Ex-*ROCS Chung Hai* (LST-201)** moored pierside at the ROCS naval base, Qijin Island, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 24 May 2016.	Jeff Clark
	248k	Ex-*ROCS Chung Hai* (LST-201)** moored pierside at the ROCS naval base, Qijin Island, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 12 February 2018.	Jeff Clark
1016075519	61k	Ex-*ROCS Chung Hai* (LST-201) moored in Qijin, Kaohsiung Port, Taiwan, circa 2016. The ship was sold for scrapping, 19 May 2020 after bidding for NT$14 Million according to United Daily News. A public attempt to preserve Chung Hai** as a museum ship failed. The ROCS Navy chose not to save the ship as the cost of repairs was too high and she was slowly taking in water and sinking. Courtesy, Penghu Times	Yu Chu

USS LST-755
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Harris, Hyman, USN	26 July 1944 - 18 April 1945
02	LT. Johnson, William L., USNR	18 April 1945 - 19 December 1945
03	LTjg. Guna, Andrew, USNR	19 December 1945 - 1 May 1946


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
History of LST-755
The USS LST Ship Memorial
LST Home Port
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association

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