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History
United States
Name	LST-1050
Builder	Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh
Laid down	23 December 1944
Launched	3 March 1945
Sponsored by	Mrs. Oscar Enigson Jr.
Commissioned	3 April 1945
Decommissioned	27 January 1947
Stricken	12 March 1948
Identification	Callsign: NAAZ; ;
Honors and; awards	See Awards
Fate	Transferred to Republic of China, 1946
Taiwan
Name	Chung Lien; (中練);
Acquired	1946
Commissioned	1946
Decommissioned	1 September 1990
Identification	Hull number: LST-209
Status	Decommissioned
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light; 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full;
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 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;
Propulsion	2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	2 × LCVPs
Troops	16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement	7 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	8 × 40 mm guns; 12 × 20 mm guns;

USS LST-1050 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 Lien (LST-209).^[1]

Construction and career

LST-1050 was laid down on 23 December 1944 at Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Launched on 3 March 1945 and commissioned on 3 April 1945.^[2]

Service in United States Navy

During World War II, LST-537 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She was assigned to occupation and China from 25 September 1945 to 27 January 1947.^[1]

She was decommissioned on 29 May 1946 and struck from the Naval Register, 12 March 1948 after she was transferred to the Republic of China.^[2]