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LST-1030

USS LST-1030 was transferred to the Republic of China and renamed ROCS Chung Chuan (LST-221)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 27 May 1944, at Boston Navy Yard, Boston, MA.;

Launched, 25 June 1944;

Commissioned USS LST-1030, 19 July 1944, LTjg. S. W. Farnham, USNR, in command

During World War II, LST-1030 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaigns:

**Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns**
Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Luzon operation Lingayen Gulf landing, January 1945	Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April through June 1945

Following World War II, LST-1030 performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until late May 1946.

Decommissioned, 29 May 1946;

Transferred to the Republic of China Navy, 17 February 1948, renamed ROCS Chung Chuan (LST-221);

Struck from the Naval Register, 12 March 1948;

Final Disposition, fate unknown;

LST-1030 earned two battle stars for World War II service.

Specifications: (as reported by Office of Naval Intelligence-1945)
Displacement 1,625 t.(lt), 4,080 t.(fl) (sea-going draft w/1675 ton load)
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)
Speed 12 kts. (maximum)
Endurance 24,000 miles @ 9kts. while displacing 3960 tons
Complement

7 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
Propulsion two General Motors 12-567, 900hp diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	21k	*LST-1030* at anchor, date and location unknown.		Richard Smathers for his father Leroy H. Smathers LST-1030
	85k	From front to back, *LST-796, LST-794, LST-843, unidentified LST, and LST-1030* beached, date and location unknown while disembarking troops.		.

View the LST-1030
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
LST Home Port
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association

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Last Updated 9 February 2007