Australian landing ship medium Harry Chauvel (AV 1353)
The Australian landing ship medium Harry Chauvel (AV 1353) was a United States Navy landing ship medium which was later sold to Australia and operated by the Australian Army. The ship was built by the Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company in Chicago, Illinois and was commissioned into the United States Navy (USN) as USS LSM-319 on 10 August 1944. She was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations and saw action during the liberation of the Philippines during 1944 and 1945. Following the war she was decommissioned on 14 June 1946 and laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet.
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Australian landing ship medium Harry Chauvel (AV 1353)
The Australian landing ship medium Harry Chauvel (AV 1353) was a United States Navy landing ship medium which was later sold to Australia and operated by the Australian Army. The ship was built by the Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company in Chicago, Illinois and was commissioned into the United States Navy (USN) as USS LSM-319 on 10 August 1944. She was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations and saw action during the liberation of the Philippines during 1944 and 1945. Following the war she was decommissioned on 14 June 1946 and laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet.
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The Australian landing ship me ...... rom Sydney to the Philippines.
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commissioning date
1944-08-10
1959-07-16
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decommissioning date
1946-06-14
1971-09-30
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6.18744e+1
ship beam (μ)
1.03632e+1
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status
sold and foundered at sea while under tow
sold to Australia
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Ship capacity
Up to 306 tons, including four Centurion tanks
Ship class
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium
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Ship namesake
General Sir Harry Chauvel
Ship propulsion
two Fairbanks Morse 18 cylinder opposed piston diesels, each , twin screws
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Ship struck
1946-06-14
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The Australian landing ship me ...... in the Pacific Reserve Fleet.
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Australian landing ship medium Harry Chauvel (AV 1353)
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Harry Chauvel
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LSM-319
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