Greek landing ship Chios (L195)

History
United States
Name	LST-35
Builder	Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Laid down	20 March 1943
Launched	30 June 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. Samuel G. Cooper
Stricken	23 June 1947
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-35
Fate	Transferred to the Royal Hellenic Navy, 18 August 1943
Greece
Name	Chios
Namesake	Chios
Acquired	18 August 1943
Decommissioned	10 May 1977
Identification	Hull symbol: L195
Fate	Sold to Greece, January 1947
Status	Fate unknown
General characteristics [1]
Type	LST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement	4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full load 2,160 long tons (2,190 t) landing
Length	328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft Landing at 2,160 t: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
Installed power	2 × 900 hp (670 kW) Electro-Motive Diesel 12-567A diesel engines 1,700 shp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion	1 × Falk main reduction gears 2 × Propellers
Speed	12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range	24,000 nmi (44,000 km; 28,000 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) while displacing 3,960 long tons (4,024 t)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 or 6 x LCVPs
Capacity	2,100 tons oceangoing maximum 350 tons main deckload
Troops	16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement	13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	Varied, ultimate armament 2 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors guns 4 × single 40 mm Bofors guns 12 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons

USS LST-35 was an LST-1-class tank landing ship of the United States Navy built during World War II. She was transferred to the Royal Hellenic Navy on 18 August 1943, before being commissioned into the USN, and was renamed Chios.

LST-35 was laid down on 20 March 1943, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by the Dravo Corporation; launched on 30 June 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Samuel G. Cooper; and transferred to the Royal Hellenic Navy on 18 August 1943, and renamed Chios (L195).^[2]

Chios, ex-LST-35, sailed from Galveston Bar for Key West, Florida, on 28 August 1943, with convoy HK 125, arriving in Key West, 1 September 1943.^[3]

On 11 October 1943, Chios left Halifax, Nova Scotia, in convoy SC 144,^[4] en route she joined convoy WN 497 that had departed Loch Ewe, on 26 October. She arrived in Methil, Scotland, on 28 October with a load of lumber.^[5]

Chios departed Methil, on 3 December 1943, in convoy EN 314 (series 2), arriving in Loch Ewe, on 5 December.^[6] She departed Liverpool, England, in convoy OS 63/KMS 37, on 25 December 1943.^[7] The convoy split on 7 January 1944, with Chios continuing on in convoy KMS 37G, arriving in Gibraltar, on 9 January.^[8] However, the same records show that she departed Liverpool, England, in convoy OS 64/KMS 38, on 3 January 1944.^[9] The convoy split on 15 January 1944, with Chios continuing on in convoy KMS 38G, arriving in Gibraltar, on 17 January.^[10] It's possible that she was delayed from sailing in the first, here intended convoy, and had to travel in the proceeding convoy.

She was sold to the government of Greece in January 1947. She was struck from the Navy list on 23 June 1947.^[2] She served until 1971, when she was placed in reserve. Reactivated in 1974, she was finally decommissioned from the Greek navy on 10 May 1977.

• Photo gallery of USS LST-35 at NavSource Naval History
• Χίος L-195 (1943-1977) (in Greek), Hellenic Navy website

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LST-1-class tank landing ships

LST-1 — LST-99

LST-1 LST-2 LST-3 LST-4 LST-5 LST-6 LST-7 LST-8 LST-9 LST-10 / Achelous LST-11 LST-12 LST-13 LST-14 / Varuna LST-15 / Phaon LST-16 LST-17 LST-18 LST-19 / LST(H)-19 LST-20 LST-21 LST-22 LST-23 / LST(H)-23 LST-24 LST-25 LST-26 LST-27 LST-28 LST-29 LST-30 LST-31 / Addison County LST-32 / Alameda County LST-33 LST-34 LST-35 LST-36 LST-37 LST-38 / LST(H)-38 LST-39 / YF-1079 LST-40 LST-41 / LST(H)-41 LST-42 / LST(H)-42 LST-43 LST-44 LST-45 LST-46 LST-47 / T-LST-47 LST-48 LST-49 LST-50 / ARB-13 LST-51 LST-52 LST-53 / APL-59 LST-54 LST-55 LST-56 LST-57 / Armstrong County LST-58 LST-59 LST-60 / Atchison County LST-61 LST-62 LST-63 LST-64 LST-65 LST-66 LST-67 LST-68 LST-69 LST-70 LST-71 LST-72 LST-73 LST-74 LST-75 LST-76 LST-77 LST-78 LST-79 LST-80 LST-81 / ARL-5 LST-82 / ARL-6 LST-83 / Adonis LST-84 / LST(H)-84 LST-85 — LST-99 cancelled

LST-100 — LST-199

LST-100 — LST-116 cancelled LST-117 / LST(H)-117 / T-LST-117 LST-118 / LST(H)-118 LST-119 LST-120 LST-121 / LST(H)-121 LST-122 LST-123 / LST(H)-123 LST-124 LST-125 LST-126 LST-127 LST-128 LST-129 / Cohasset LST-130 LST-131 LST-132 / Zeus LST-133 LST-134 LST-135 / Orestes LST-136 / Egeria LST-137 LST-138 LST-139 LST-140 LST-141 LST-142 — LST-156 cancelled LST-157 LST-158 LST-159 LST-160 LST-161 LST-162 LST-163 LST-164 LST-165 LST-166 LST-167 LST-168 LST-169 LST-170 LST-171 LST-172 LST-173 LST-174 LST-175 LST-176 / T-LST-176 LST-177 LST-178 LST-179 LST-180 LST-181 LST-182 — LST-196 cancelled LST-197 LST-198 LST-199

LST-200 — LST-299

LST-200 LST-201 / Pontus LST-202 LST-203 LST-204 LST-205 / LST(H)-205 LST-206 LST-207 LST-208 LST-209 / T-LST-209 / Bamberg County LST-210 LST-211 LST-212 LST-213 / LST(H)-213 LST-214 LST-215 LST-216 LST-217 LST-218 LST-219 LST-220 LST-221 LST-222 / LST(H)-222 / T-LST-222 LST-223 / LST(H)-223 LST-224 LST-225 LST-226 LST-227 LST-228 LST-229 LST-230 / T-LST-230 LST-231 / Atlas LST-232 — LST-236 cancelled LST-237 LST-238 LST-239 LST-240 LST-241 LST-242 / LST(H)-242 LST-243 / LST(H)-243 LST-244 LST-245 LST-246 LST-247 / LST(H)-247 LST-248 — LST-260 cancelled LST-261 LST-262 LST-263 / Benton County LST-264 LST-265 LST-266 / Benzie County LST-267 LST-268 / LST(H)-268 LST-269 LST-270 LST-271 LST-272 LST-273 LST-274 LST-275 LST-276 / LST(H)-276 / T-LST-276 LST-277 / T-LST-277 LST-278 / Seaward (IX-209) LST-279 / Berkeley County LST-280 LST-281 / T-LST-281 LST-282 LST-283 LST-284 LST-285 LST-286 LST-287 / T-LST-287 LST-288 / Berkshire County LST-289 LST-290 LST-291 LST-292 LST-293 LST-294 LST-295 LST-296 — LST-299 cancelled

LST-300 — LST-399

LST-300 cancelled LST-301 LST-302 LST-303 LST-304 LST-305 LST-306 / Bernalillo County LST-307 LST-308 LST-309 LST-310 / Aeolus LST-311 LST-312 LST-313 LST-314 LST-315 LST-316 / Cerberus LST-317 / Conus LST-318 LST-319 LST-320 LST-321 LST-322 LST-323 LST-324 LST-325 / T-LST-325 LST-326 LST-327 LST-328 / Oceanus LST-329 / Aristaeus LST-330 / Portunus LST-331 LST-332 / Feronia LST-333 LST-334 LST-335 LST-336 LST-337 LST-338 LST-339 LST-340 / Spark LST-341 LST-342 LST-343 LST-344 / Blanco County LST-345 LST-346 LST-347 LST-348 LST-349 LST-350 / Chandra LST-351 LST-352 LST-353 LST-354 LST-355 LST-356 / Bledsoe County LST-357 LST-358 LST-359 LST-360 LST-361 LST-362 LST-363 LST-364 LST-365 LST-366 LST-367 LST-368 LST-369 LST-370 LST-371 LST-372 LST-373 LST-374 / Minerva LST-375 LST-376 LST-377 LST-378 LST-379 LST-380 LST-381 LST-382 LST-383 LST-384 LST-385 LST-386 LST-387 LST-388 LST-389 / Boone County LST-390 LST-391 / Bowman County LST-392 LST-393 LST-394 LST-395 LST-396 LST-397 LST-398 LST-399 / T-LST-399 / IX-511

LST-400 — LST-490

LST-400 / Bradley County LST-401 LST-402 LST-403 LST-404 LST-405 LST-406 LST-407 LST-408 LST-409 LST-410 LST-411 LST-412 LST-413 LST-414 LST-415 LST-416 LST-417 LST-418 LST-419 LST-420 LST-421 LST-422 LST-423 LST-424 LST-425 LST-426 LST-427 LST-428 LST-429 LST-430 LST-431 — LST-445 cancelled LST-446 LST-447 LST-448 LST-449 LST-450 / LST(H)-450 LST-451 LST-452 LST-453 / Remus LST-454 LST-455 / Achilles LST-456 / T-LST-456 LST-457 LST-458 LST-459 LST-460 LST-461 LST-462 LST-463 LST-464 / LST(H)-464 LST-465 LST-466 LST-467 LST-468 LST-469 LST-470 LST-471 LST-472 LST-473 LST-474 LST-475 LST-476 LST-477 / LST(H)-477 LST-478 LST-479 LST-480 LST-481 LST-482 / LST(H)-482 / Branch County LST-483 / Brewster County LST-484 LST-485 LST-486 / LST(H)-486 LST-487 LST-488 / LST(H)-488 / T-LST-488 LST-489 / Amycus LST-490 / Agenor

Other operators
Argentine Navy	Ingeniero Hodesh / Ingeniero Iribas (ex-LSE-1) Ingeniero Gadda (ex-LSE-2)
Chilean Navy	Commandante Toro (ex-T-LST-277)
Republic of China Navy	Chung Suo (ex-Bradley County) Chung Chie (ex-Berkeley County) Wu Tai (ex-Vulcain) Hsing An (ex-Achilles)
People's Liberation Army Navy	Dagu Shan (ex-Hsing An)
Egyptian Navy	Aka (ex-LST-178)
French Navy	Laita (ex-LST-177) Rance (ex-LST-223) Vulcain (ex-Agenor) Liamone (ex-LST-326) Vire (ex-LST-347) La Paillotte (ex-LST-382)
Hellenic Navy	Syros (ex-T-LST-325) Rodos (ex-Bowman County) Lemnos (ex-LST-36) Lesbos (ex-Boone County) Samos (ex-LST-33) Chios (ex-LST-35) Sakipia (ex-Ellida) ex-LST-37 ex-LST-322 ex-LST-352
Indonesian Navy	Teluk Tomini (ex-Bledsoe County)
Marina Militare	Anteo (ex-Alameda County)
Republic of Korea Navy	Deok Bong (ex-LST-227) Bi Bong (ex-LST-218) Gye Bong (ex-Berkshire County) Chang Su (ex-APL-59) Munsan (ex-LST-120)
Royal Norwegian Navy	Ellida (ex-ARB-13)
Peruvian Navy	Chimbote (ex-LST-283)
Philippine Navy	Cotabato (ex-LST-75) Mindoro Occidental (ex-T-LST-222) Suriago del Norte (ex-T-LST-488) Tarlac (ex-T-LST-47) Laguna (ex-T-LST-230) Samar Oriental (ex-T-LST-287) ex-LST-72
Republic of Singapore Navy	ex-T-LST-117
Royal Navy	LST-2 LST-3 LST-4 LST-5 LST-8 LST-9 LST-11 LST-12 LST-13 / FDT-13 LST-62 LST-63 LST-64 LST-65 LST-76 LST-77 LST-79 LST-80 LSE-1 (ex-ARL-5) LSE-2 (ex-ARL-6) LST-157 LST-159 LST-160 LST-161 LST-162 LST-163 LST-164 LST-165 LST-173 LST-178 LST-180 LST-198 LST-199 LST-200 LST-214 LST-215 / LSE(LC)-51 LST-216 / FDT-216 LST-217 / FDT-217 LST-237 LST-238 LST-239 LST-280 LST-289 LST-301 LST-302 LST-303 LST-304 LST-305 LST-311 LST-315 LST-319 LST-320 LST-321 LST-322 LST-323 LST-324 LST-326 LST-331 LST-336 LST-337 LST-346 LST-347 LST-351 LST-352 LST-358 LST-360 / LSE(LC)-52 LST-361 LST-362 LST-363 LST-364 LST-365 LST-366 LST-367 LST-368 LST-369 LST-371 LST-373 LST-380 LST-381 LST-382 LST-383 LST-385 LST-386 LST-394 LST-401 LST-402 / LSE-53 LST-403 LST-404 LST-405 LST-406 LST-407 LST-408 LST-409 LST-410 LST-411 LST-412 LST-413 LST-414 LST-415 LST-416 LST-417 LST-418 LST-419 LST-420 LST-421 LST-422 LST-423 LST-424 LST-425 LST-426 LST-427 LST-428 LST-429 LST-430
United States Army	LST-246

• Preceded by: None
• Followed by: LST-491 class

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