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ROCS Chung Ming
History
USS Sweetwater County USS Sweetwater CountyUnited States
NameLST-1152
BuilderChicago Bridge and Iron Co., Seneca
Laid down5 March 1945
Launched8 June 1945
Commissioned30 June 1945
Decommissioned1 July 1946
NamesakeSweetwater County
RenamedSweetwater County
Stricken6 February 1959
IdentificationPennant number: LST-1152
Honors and
awards
See Awards
FateTransferred to the Republic of China, 1958
USS Sweetwater CountyTaiwan
Name
  • Chung Ming
  • (中明)
Acquired21 October 1958
Commissioned21 October 1958
HomeportKaohsiung
IdentificationPennant number: LST-227
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeLST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement
  • 1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full
Length328 ft (100 m)
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft
  • Unloaded :
  • 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward
  • 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft
  • Loaded :
  • 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward
  • 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
Propulsion2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried
2 × LCVPs
Troops16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement7 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament
  • 8 × 40 mm guns
  • 12 × 20 mm guns

USS Sweetwater County (LST-1152) was a LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Coast Guard during World War II. She was transferred to the Republic of China Navy as ROCS Chung Ming (LST-227).[1]

  1. ^ "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

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