Chung Ho-class [Newport] Landing Ship Tank
Decommisioned 30 June 1993, LST-1180 Manitowoc was leased to Taiwan on 10 July 1996, renamed Chung Ho (232), and commissioned into Taiwan's Navy on 08 May 1997. Similarly, LST-1181 Sumter was renamed Chung Ping. In 1998 the United States agreed to sell the two Newport class LSTs which were previously leased to Taiwan. The Newport-class of tank landing ships replaced the the traditional bow door design LST with two derrick arms which support a thirty-ton, 112-foot bow ramp for the unloading of tanks and other vehicles ashore. Amphibious vehicles can be launched from the tank deck via the ship's stern gate, and the ship's flight deck can accommodate most Navy helicopter types.
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Displacement |
Light Displacement: 5190 tons Full Displacement: 8792 tons Dead Weight: 3602 tons |
| Length | Overall Length: 522 ft Waterline Length: 500 ft |
| Beam | Extreme Beam: 70 ft Waterline Beam: 70 ft |
| Draft |
Maximum Navigational Draft: 19 ft Draft Limit: 19 ft |
| Speed | 20 knots |
| Power Plant | Sixdiesels, 16,000 brake
horsepower, two shafts, Twin Controllable Pitch Screws BOW THRUSTER - Single Screw, Controllable Pitch |
| Armament | 4 - three-inch/50-caliber guns Phalanx close-in weapons systems to be fitted |
| VEHICLE STOWAGE | 19,000 Square Feet
(1,767 Square Meters) lift capacity includes 29 tanks |
| Complement | ship's company -- 14 Officers, 210 Enlisted 360-400 troops |
| Ships List | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Builder | Homeport | Ordered | Commission | Decomm | Notes |
| Chung Ho ex-Manitowac | 232 | PNSY | 29 Dec 1965 | 24 Jan 1970 | 30 Jun 1993 | 10 Jul 1996 to Taiwan | |
| Chung Ping ex-Sumter | 233 | PNSY | 29 Dec 1965 | 20 Jun 1970 | 30 Sep 1993 | 10 Jul 1996 to Taiwan | |
