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LST-1033 / LST(H)-1033


USS LST-1033 was sold to the Republic of China (Taiwan) and named Chung Sheng (LST-211)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, Iwo Jima, 19 February 1945)
Second Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2)
Third Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal
LST-511 Class Tank Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 9 June 1944, at Boston Navy Yard, Boston, MA.
  • Launched, 9 July 1944
  • Commissioned USS LST-1033, 12 August 1944
  • Redesignated Landing Ship Tank (Hospital) LST(H)-1033, 15 September 1944
  • During World War II LST(H)-1033 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the:
  • Following World War II LST(H)-1033 performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until mid-July
  • Decommissioned, 1 August 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 28 August 1946
  • Sold, 5 December 1947, to Bosey, Philippines
  • Resold to the Republic of China, December 1947, named Chung Sheng (LST-211), later renumbered (LST-222)
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • LST(H)-1033 earned two battle stars for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,625 t.(fl), 3,640 t.(fl)
    Length 328'
    Beam 50'
    Draft unloaded, bow 2' 4" stern 7' 6", loaded bow 8' 2" stern 14' 1"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 8-10 officers, 89-100 enlisted
    Troop Accommodations approx. 130 officers and enlisted
    Boats two LCVP
    Armament eight 40mm guns, twelve 20mm guns
    Propulsion two General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
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    LST-1033 52k LST(H)-1033 beached at Subic Bay, P.I., 18 July 1945. Luther Mountjoy EM/3c USS LST(H)-1033
    There is no DANFS History currently available for LST-1033 at the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.
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