USS LST 640
From Our Contribution
 10 Jun 1945 Labuan, North Borneo AWM photo I08914 | |
 Initial landing at Brown beach Labuan Island on 10 June 1945 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | USS LST 640 |
| Owner | US Navy |
| Builder | Chicago Bridge and Iron Co, Seneca, Illinois |
| Launched | 31 Aug 1944 |
| Completed | 18 Sep 1944 |
| In service | 18 Sep 1944 |
| Out of service | 30 Apr 1946 |
| Fate | bombed by Chinese communist forces and destroyed 10 Jan 1955 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Landing Ship Tank |
| Tonnage | 4,080 tons |
| Length | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Depth | Loaded :8'2" (2.49 m) forward; 14'1" (4.29 m) aft |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Capacity | 163 troops + 111 crew |
Remarks
Assigned to the Asia-Pacific theatre, she participated in landings on the Palawan Islands in early March 1945; the Visayan Island landings in late March 1945; and the Australian landings at Labuan, North Borneo on 1 May 1945. After the war, she was transferred to China for occupation service in April 1946 until her decommissioning on 30 Apr 1946. Sold for commercial use and named "Wan You". In September 1954 she was purchased by the Republic of Chia Navy and renamed Chung Chuan LST 202.
Soldiers carried
2/28th Battalion