USS LST-717

LST-542-class landing ship tank

History
United States
NameLST-717
BuilderJeffersonville Boat and Machine Co., Jeffersonville
Laid down20 June 1944
Launched29 July 1944
Sponsored byMrs. Lou Anne Malsie
Commissioned23 August 1944
Decommissioned12 June 1946
Stricken12 March 1948
Identification
  • Callsign: NFTE[1]
FateTransferred to the Republic of China, 1946
Taiwan
Name
  • Chung Yeh
  • (中業)
Acquired12 June 1946
Commissioned12 June 1946
FateTransferred to China, 1953
China
Acquired1953
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

USS LST-717 was a LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy during World War II. She was transferred to the Republic of China Navy as ROCS Chung Yeh.[1]

Construction and commissioning

LST-717 was laid down on 20 June 1944 at Jeffersonville Boat and Machine Company, Jeffersonville, Indiana. Launched on 29 July 1944 and commissioned on 23 August 1944.

Service in United States Navy

During World War II, LST-717 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She then participated in the Palawan Island landings from 1 to 7 March 1945 and Mindanao Island landings from 17 to 23 April 1945. She was assigned to occupation and China from 2 September 1945 to 12 June 1946.[1]

She was decommissioned on 12 June 1946 and was struck from the Naval Register on 12 March 1946. On 12 June 1946, she was then transferred to the Republic of China under the lend-lease program and renamed Chung Yeh.

Service in Republic of China Navy

On 13 November 1947, she was stranded on the Changshan Island.

She was then incorporated into People's Liberation Army Navy in 1953 after her repair.

Awards

LST-717 have earned the following awards:

Citations

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

Sources

  • United States. Dept. of the Treasury (1962). Treasury Decisions Under the Customs, Internal Revenue, Industrial Alcohol, Narcotic and Other Laws, Volume 97. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  • Moore, Capt. John (1984). Jane's Fighting Ships 1984-85. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710607959.
  • Saunders, Stephen (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710628886.
  • Fairplay International Shipping Journal Volume 222. United Kingdom: Fairplay Publishing Limited. 1967.
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  • LST-676 / LST(M)-676 / Yavapai
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  • LST-678 / USS Presque Isle (APB-44)
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  • LST-710 / Accomac
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  • LST-731 / LST(H)-731 / Douglas County
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  • LST-735 / Dukes County
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  • LST-742 / Dunn County
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  • LST-758 / Duval County
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  • LST-760
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  • LST-762 / Floyd County
  • LST-763
  • LST-764
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  • LST-772 / Ford County
  • LST-773 / Antigone
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  • LST-781
  • LST-782
  • LST-783
  • LST-784 / Garfield County
  • LST-785
  • LST-786 / Garrett County
  • LST-787
  • LST-788
  • LST-789
  • LST-790 / LST(H)-790
  • LST-791
  • LST-792
  • LST-793
  • LST-794 / Gibson County
  • LST-795
  • LST-796
  • LST-797
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  • LST-799 / Greer County
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  • LST-800
  • LST-801
  • LST-802 / Hamilton County
  • LST-803 / Hampden County
  • LST-804
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  • LST-808
  • LST-809
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  • LST-811
  • LST-812
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  • LST-814
  • LST-815
  • LST-816
  • LST-817
  • LST-818
  • LST-819 / Hampshire County
  • LST-820
  • LST-821 / Harnett County
  • LST-822 / Harris County
  • LST-823
  • LST-824 / Henry County
  • LST-825 / Hickman County
  • LST-826
  • LST-827 / Hillsborough County
  • LST-828
  • LST-829
  • LST-830
  • LST-831
  • LST-832
  • LST-833
  • LST-834
  • LST-835 / Hillsdale County
  • LST-836 / Holmes County
  • LST-837
  • LST-838 / Hunterdon County
  • LST-839 / Iredell County
  • LST-840 / Iron County
  • LST-841
  • LST-842
  • LST-843
  • LST-844
  • LST-845 / Jefferson County
  • LST-846 / Jennings County
  • LST-847
  • LST-848 / Jerome County
  • LST-849 / Johnson County
  • LST-850 / Juniata County
  • LST-851
  • LST-852 / Satyr
  • LST-853 / Kane County
  • LST-854 / Kemper County
  • LST-855 / Kent County
  • LST-856
  • LST-857 / King County
  • LST-858 / Stentor
  • LST-859 / Lafayette County
  • LST-860
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  • LST-865
  • LST-866
  • LST-867
  • LST-868
  • LST-869
  • LST-870
  • LST-871 / LST(H)-871
  • LST-872
  • LST-873
  • LST-874
  • LST-875
  • LST-876
  • LST-877
  • LST-878
  • LST-879
  • LST-880 / Lake County
  • LST-881
  • LST-882
  • LST-883 / La Moure County
  • LST-884
  • LST-885
  • LST-886
  • LST-887 / Lawrence County
  • LST-888 / Lee County
  • LST-889
  • LST-890
  • LST-891
  • LST-892
  • LST-893
  • LST-894
  • LST-895
  • LST-896
  • LST-897
  • LST-898 / Lincoln County
  • LST-899
LST-900LST-999
  • LST-900 / Linn County
  • LST-901 / Litchfield County
  • LST-902 / Luzerne County
  • LST-903 / Lyman County
  • LST-904 / Lyon County
  • LST-905 / Madera County
  • LST-906
  • LST-907
  • LST-908
  • LST-909
  • LST-910
  • LST-911
  • LST-912 / Mahnomen County
  • LST-913
  • LST-914 / Mahoning County
  • LST-915
  • LST-916
  • LST-917
  • LST-918
  • LST-919
  • LST-920
  • LST-921
  • LST-922
  • LST-923
  • LST-924
  • LST-925
  • LST-926
  • LST-927
  • LST-928 / Cameron
  • LST-929 / LST(H)-929
  • LST-930 / LST(H)-930
  • LST-931 / LST(H)-931
  • LST-932
  • LST-933
  • LST-934
  • LST-935
  • LST-936
  • LST-937
  • LST-938 / Maricopa County
  • LST-939
  • LST-940
  • LST-941
  • LST-942
  • LST-943
  • LST-944
  • LST-945
  • LST-946
  • LST-947
  • LST-948 / Myrmidon
  • LST-949 / LST(H)-949
  • LST-950 / LST(H)-950
  • LST-951 / LST(H)-951
  • LST-952 / LST(H)-952
  • LST-953 / Marinette County
  • LST-954 / Numitor
  • LST-955 / Patroclus
  • LST-956 / Sarpedon
  • LST-957
  • LST-958
  • LST-959
  • LST-960
  • LST-961
  • LST-962 / Romulus
  • LST-963 / Sphinx
  • LST-964
  • LST-965
  • LST-966 / Callisto
  • LST-967 / Ulysses
  • LST-968
  • LST-969
  • LST-970
  • LST-971 / Menelaus
  • LST-972
  • LST-973
  • LST-974
  • LST-975 / Marion County
  • LST-976 / Telamon
  • LST-977 / Alecto
  • LST-978
  • LST-979
  • LST-980 / Meeker County
  • LST-981
  • LST-982
  • LST-983 / Middlesex County
  • LST-984
  • LST-985
  • LST-986
  • LST-987 / Millard County
  • LST-988 / Mineral County
  • LST-989
  • LST-990
  • LST-991
  • LST-992
  • LST-993
  • LST-994
  • LST-995
  • LST-996
  • LST-997
  • LST-998
  • LST-999
LST-1000LST-1099
  • LST-1000
  • LST-1001
  • LST-1002
  • LST-1003 / Coronis
  • LST-1004
  • LST-1005
  • LST-1006
  • LST-1007
  • LST-1008
  • LST-1009
  • LST-1010
  • LST-1011
  • LST-1012
  • LST-1013
  • LST-1014
  • LST-1015
  • LST-1016
  • LST-1017
  • LST-1018
  • LST-1019
  • LST-1020
  • LST-1021
  • LST-1022
  • LST-1023
  • LST-1024
  • LST-1025
  • LST-1026
  • LST-1027
  • LST-1028
  • LST-1029
  • LST-1030
  • LST-1031
  • LST-1032 / Monmouth County
  • LST-1033 / LST(H)-1033
  • LST-1034
  • LST-1035
  • LST-1036 / Creon
  • LST-1037 / Poseidon
  • LST-1038 / Monroe County
  • LST-1039
  • LST-1040
  • LST-1041 / Montgomery County
  • LST-1042
  • LST-1043
  • LST-1044
  • LST-1045
  • LST-1046
  • LST-1047
  • LST-1048 / Morgan County
  • LST-1049
  • LST-1050
  • LST-1051
  • LST-1052
  • LST-1053
  • LST-1054
  • LST-1055
  • LST-1056
  • LST-1057
  • LST-1058
  • LST-1059
  • LST-1060
  • LST-1061
  • LST-1062
  • LST-1063
  • LST-1064 / Nansemond County
  • LST-1065
  • LST-1066 / New London County
  • LST-1067 / Nye County
  • LST-1068 / Orange County
  • LST-1069 / Orleans Parish
  • LST-1070 / Electron
  • LST-1071 / Ouachita County
  • LST-1072 / T-LST-1072
  • LST-1073 / Outagamie County
  • LST-1074 / Overton County
  • LST-1075
  • LST-1076 / Page County
  • LST-1077 / Park County
  • LST-1078 / Proton
  • LST-1079 / Payette County
  • LST-1080 / Pender County
  • LST-1081 / Pima County
  • LST-1082 / Pitkin County
  • LST-1083 / Plumas County
  • LST-1084 / Polk County
  • LST-1085 / Colington
  • LST-1086 / Potter County
  • LST-1087
  • LST-1088 / Pulaski County
  • LST-1089 / Rice County
  • LST-1090 / Russell County
  • LST-1091 / Sagadahoc County
  • LST-1092 / Aventinus
  • LST-1093 / Fabius
  • LST-1094 / Chloris
  • LST-1095 / Megara
  • LST-1096 / St. Clair County
  • LST-1097 / League Island
  • LST-1098 / Laysan Island
  • LST-1099 / Okala
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  • LST-1100 / Palmyra
  • LST-1101 / Saline County
  • LST-1102 / Chimon
  • LST-1103
  • LST-1104
  • LST-1105
  • LST-1106
  • LST-1107
  • LST-1108
  • LST-1109
  • LST-1110 / San Bernardino County
  • LST-1111 / Blackford
  • LST-1112 / Dorchester
  • LST-1113 / Kingman
  • LST-1114 / Presque Isle (AKS-19) / Vandenburgh
  • LST-1115 / Pentheus
  • LST-1116 / Proserpine
  • LST-1117 / Tantalus
  • LST-1118 / Typhon
  • LST-1119 / Diomedes
  • LST-1120
  • LST-1121 / Demeter
  • LST-1122 / San Joaquin County
  • LST-1123 / Sedgwick County
  • LST-1124 / Amphitrite
  • LST-1125 / Brontes
  • LST-1126 / Snohomish County
  • LST-1127 / Helios
  • LST-1128 / Solano County
  • LST-1129 / Somervell County
  • LST-1130
  • LST-1131 / Askari
  • LST-1132 / Bellerophon
  • LST-1133 / Chiron
  • LST-1134 / Stark County
  • LST-1135
  • LST-1136 / Bellona
  • LST-1137 / Chimaera
  • LST-1138 / Steuben County
  • LST-1139
  • LST-1140
  • LST-1141 / Stone County
  • LST-1142 / Strafford County
  • LST-1143 / Daedalus
  • LST-1144 / Sublette County
  • LST-1145 / Gordius
  • LST-1146 / Summit County
  • LST-1147 / Indra
  • LST-1148 / Sumner County
  • LST-1149 / Krishna
  • LST-1150 / Sutter County
  • LST-1151 / Quirinus
  • LST-1152 / Sweetwater County
Other operators
 Argentina (merchant marine)
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 Argentine Navy
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  • Cabo San Diego (ex-LST-995)
  • Cabo San Francisco de Paula (ex-LST-998)
  • Cabo San Gonzalo (ex-LST-872)
  • Cabo San Isidro (ex-LST-919)
  • Cabo San Pablo (ex-LST-994)
  • BDT-8 (ex-LST-869)
  • BDT-9 (ex-LST-1057)
  • Cabo Pio (ex-LST-1044)
  • Cabo San Sebastian (ex-LST-1108)
  • BDT-12 (ex-LST-1104)
  • Cabo Buen Tiempo (ex-LST-801)
  • Cabo San Vincente (ex-LST-734)
 Brazilian Navy
  • Belmonte (ex-Helios)
  • Garcia D'Avila (ex–Outagamie County)
 Chilean Navy
  • Aguila (ex-Aventinus)
  • Comandante Hemmerdinger (ex–New London County)
  • Comandante Araya (ex–Nye County)
 Republic of China Navy
  • Chung Hai (ex-LST-755)
  • Chung Chuan (ex-LST-640)
  • Chung Hsing (ex-LST-557)
  • Chung Chien (ex-LST-716)
  • Chung Chi (ex-LST-1017)
  • Chung Cheng (ex-LST-1075)
  • Chung Shun (ex-LST-732)
  • Chung Hsun (ex-LST-993)
  • Chung Lien (ex-LST-1050)
  • Chung Yung (ex-LST-574)
  • Chung Sheng (ex-LST(H)-1033)
  • Chung Kong (ex-LST-945)
  • Chung Hai / Kao Hsiung (ex–Dukes County)
  • Heng Shan / Chung Chuan (ex-LST-1030)
  • Chung Fu (ex–Iron County)
  • Chung Cheng (ex–Lafayette County)
  • Chung Chiang (ex–San Bernardino County)
  • Chung Chin (ex–Sagadahoc County)
  • Chung Ming (ex–Sweetwater County)
  • Chung Pang (ex–LST-578)
  • Chung Yeh (ex–Sublette County)
  • Chung Yeh (ex-LST-717)
  • ex-LST(H)-929
  • ex-LST-991
  • ex-LST-993
  • ex-LST-1008
 People's Liberation Army Navy
  • Dabie Shan (ex-LST-1008)
 Ecuadorian Navy
  • Hualcopo (ex–Summit County)
 French Navy
  • Odet (ex-LST-815)
  • Chélif (ex-LST-874)
  • Adour (ex-LST-860)
  • Golo (ex-LST-973)
 German Navy
  • Odin (ex-Ulysses)
  • Wotan (ex-Diomedes)
  • Bamberg (ex–Greer County)
  • Bochum (ex–Rice County)
  • Bottrup (ex–Saline County)
  • ex–Millard County
  • ex–Montgomery County
 Hellenic Navy
  • Ikaria (ex–Potter County)
  • Kriti (ex–Page County)
 Indonesian Navy
  • Tandjung Nusanive (ex–Lawrence County)
  • Teluk Langsa (ex–Solano County)
  • Teluk Bayur (ex-LST-616)
  • Teluk Amboina
  • Teluk Kau (ex-T-LST-652)
  • Teluk Ratai (ex–Presque Isle (APB-44))
  • Teluk Saleh (ex–Clarke County)
  • Teluk Bone (ex–Iredell County)
  • Jaya Wijaya (ex-Askari)
  • Tandjung Radja (ex–Russell County)
Imperial Iranian Navy
  • Sohrab (ex-Gordius)
 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
  • Hayatomo (ex–Hamilton County)
  • Ōsumi (ex–Daggett County)
  • Shimokita (ex–Hillsdale County)
  • Shiretoko (ex–Nansemond County)
 Republic of Korea Navy
  • Duk Soo (ex-Minotaur)
  • Un Bong (ex-LST-1010)
  • Wi Bong (ex–Johnson County)
  • Suyeong (ex–Kane County)
  • Buk Han (ex–Linn County)
  • Hwa San (ex–Pender County)
 Royal Malaysian Navy
  • Sri Langkawi (ex–Hunterdon County)
  • Sri Banggi (ex–Henry County)
  • Rajah Jarom (ex–Sedgwick County)
 Mexican Navy
  • Rio Panuco (ex–Park County)
  • Manzanillo (ex–Clearwater County)
  • Rio Grijalva (ex-Megara)
 Royal Netherlands Navy
  • LST 2 / Pelikaan (ex–LST-627)
  • LST 3 (ex–LST-1040)
  • LST 4 (ex–LST-585)
 Philippine Navy
  • Aklan / Kamagong (ex-Romulus)
  • Narra (ex-Krishna)
  • Yakal (ex–Vĩnh Long)
  • Pampanga (ex-LST-842)
  • Bulacan (ex-LST-843)
  • Albay (ex-LST-865)
  • Misamis Oriental (ex-LST-875)
  • Agusan del Sur (ex–Nha Trang)
  • Sierra Madre (ex–Mỹ Tho)
  • Zamboanga de Sur (ex–Cam Ranh)
  • Surigao del Sur (ex-LST-546)
  • Cagayan (ex–Hickman County)
  • Ilocos Norte (ex–Madera County)
  • Lanao del Norte (ex-LST-566)
  • Leyte del Sur (ex-LST-607)
  • Davao Oriental (ex-Ōsumi)
  • Benguet (ex–Daviess County)
  • Aurora (ex–Harris County)
  • Cavite (ex-Shimokita)
  • Samar del Norte (ex-Shiretoko)
  • Cotabato del Norte (ex–Orleans Parish)
  • Tawi-Tawi (ex-T-LST-1072)
  • Kalinga Apayao (ex–Cần Thơ)
 Republic of Singapore Navy
  • Endurance (ex–Holmes County)
  • Excellence (ex-LST-629)
  • Intrepid (ex-LST-579)
  • Resolution (ex-T-LST-649)
  • Persistence (ex-LST-613)
  • Perseverance (ex-T-LST-623)
 Royal Thai Navy
  • Angthong (ex-LST-924)
  • Chang (ex–Lincoln County)
  • Pangan (ex–Stark County)
  • Lanta (ex–Stone County)
  • Prathong (ex–Dodge County)
Turkey Turkish Naval Forces
  • Onaran (ex-Alecto)
  • Başaran (ex-Patroclus)
  • Bayraktar (ex-Bottrup)
  • Sancaktar (ex-Bochum)
 Royal Navy (United Kingdom)
  • LST-1021
United States United States Army
  • FS-751 (ex-LST-1047)
  • LST-694
  • LST-715
  • LST-742
  • LST-883
Venezuela Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela
  • Capana (ex-LST-907)
  • Guayana (ex-Quirinus)
Republic of Vietnam Navy
  • Cam Ranh (ex–Marion County)
  • Đà Nẵng (ex–Maricopa County)
  • Vũng Tàu (ex–Coconino County)
  • Nha Trang (ex–Jerome County)
  • Mỹ Tho (ex–Harnett County)
  • Cần Thơ (ex–Garrett County)
  • Vĩnh Long (ex-Satyr)
 Vietnam People's Navy
  • Trần Khánh Dư (ex–Đà Nẵng)
  • HQ-503 (ex-Vũng Tàu)
  • Preceded by: LST-491 class
  • Followed by: Talbot County class