LST 755

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

LST-491 Class Tank Landing Ship Keel Laid May 20 1944 - Launched July 11 1944 USS LST-755 Commissioned August 3 1944 - Decommissioned May 29 1946 ROC CHUNG HAI LST-201 (Republic of China Naval Service) Transferred to the Republic of China May 29 1946 and renamed Struck from Naval Register March 12 1948 Retired by the Taiwanese Navy February 1 2010

 

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

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Other Information

LST-755 earned two battle stars for World War II service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippine Liberation Medal

In August 1958 CHUNG HAI was involved in a battle in the Taiwan Straits. Kin-Men, a small island under Taiwan's control near Mainland China, was being threatened by the Peoples Republic of China. During the battle CHUNG HAI was credited with the sinking of at least one PRC torpedo Boat on August 24. During a voyage from Taiwan to Kin-Men Chung Hai, with 800 army troops aboard, she was struck by an enemy torpedo causing heavy damage, including 30 casualties among the army personnel and 8 dead and 12 wounded crew members. CHUNG HAI was towed to the U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay in the Philippines for repair which included building her a new bow

 

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