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USS <i>Sweetwater County</i>

USS Sweetwater County

LST-542-class landing ship tank

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]

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Construction and commissioning

LST-1152 was laid down on 5 March 1945 at Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, Seneca, Illinois. Launched on 8 June 1945 and commissioned on 30 June 1945.

Service in the United States Navy

During World War II, LST-1152 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater. She was assigned to occupation and Far East from 1 November to 22 December 1945.[1]

She was decommissioned on 1 July 1946 and struck from the Naval Register on 6 February 1956 after she was transferred to the Republic of China and renamed Chung Ming (LST-227).[2] While being mothballed on 1 July 1955, she was given the name Sweetwater County.

Service in the Republic of China Navy

On 18 March 2021, she participated in a military exercise.[3]

  • Chung Ming underway, date unknown

Awards

LST-1152 have earned the following awards:

Citations

  1. [1]
    "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  2. [2]
    "231 中業艦". 新浪部落. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. [3]
    "中明軍艦搶退攤操演 強化戰訓". tw.news.yahoo.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 August 2021.

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