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LSM-547

USS LSM-547 was transferred to the Australian Army, named Clive Steele (AV-1356)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Second Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Korean Service Medal (4)
Third Row - National Defense Service Medal - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:

Laid down (date unknown) at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, TX.

Launched (date unknown)

Commissioned USS LSM-547, 25 January 1946, LTjg. Charles W. Faust, USNR, in command

Decommissioned, 11 March 1947, at Green Cove Springs, FL.

Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Florida Group, Green Cove Springs

Recommissioned, 22 September 1950

During the Korean War LSM-547 participated in the following campaigns;

**Korean War Campaigns**
Campaigns and Dates	Campaigns and Dates
UN Summer-Fall Offensive 20 to 27 November 1951	Third Korean Winter 1 December 1952 to 30 April 1953
Second Korean Winter 28 November to 5 December 1951	Korean Summer-Fall 1953 1 May to 27 July 1953

Decommissioned, 5 July 1955, at Astoria, OR.

Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group, Astoria, OR.

Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)

Transferred, sold, to Australia, 26 January 1960, named Clive Steele (AV-1356) and assigned to the Australian Army Royal Engineers, 32 Small Ship Squadron

Decommissioned by the Australian Army in 1972

Sold in 1972, to Pacific Logistics S.A., Philippines

Struck by Communist rockets, 6 July 1973, in the Mekong Delta, beached and abandoned

Final Disposition, fate unknown

LSM-547 earned four battle stars for Korean War service

Specifications:
Displacement 520 t.(light), 743 t.(landing) 1,095 t.(fully loaded)
Length 203' 6" ovl.
Beam 34' 6"
Draft light, 3' 6" forward, 7' 8" aft, fully loaded, 6' 4" forward, 8' 3" aft
Speed 13.2 kts. (max.), (928 tons displacement)
Complement 5 officers, 54 enlisted
Armament one single bow mounted 40mm gun, four single 20mm gun mounts
Vehicle/Boat Capacity 5 medium or 3 heavy tanks, or 6 LVT's, or 9 DUKW's
Troop Accommodations 2 officers, 46 enlisted
Armor 10-lb. STS splinter shield to gun mounts, pilot house and conning station
Propulsion two Fairbanks Morse (model 38D81/8X10, reversible with hydraulic clutch) diesels. Direct drive with 1,440 BHP each @ 720rpm, twin screws
Endurance 4,900 miles @ 12kts.(928 tons displacement)

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
USS LSM-547
	63k	*LSM-547* left and *LSM-548* center, moored in a nest of three ships, date and place unknown.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	71k	*LSM-547* off Mare Island Naval Shipyard. *LSM-547* was under repair at the shipyard from 11 July to 15 Sept 1952 and was dry docked in *ARD 32* from 8 to 12 Aug 1952. US Naval Shipyard photo # NY9 14303-9-52, dated 9 September 1952.	Darryl Baker
	59k	*LSM-547* off Mare Island Naval Shipyard. *LSM-547* was under repair at the shipyard from 11 July to 15 Sept 1952 from 8 to 12 Aug 1952. US Naval Shipyard photo # NY9 14304-9-52, dated 9 September 1952	Darryl Baker
	91k	*LSM-547* off Mare Island Naval Shipyard. *LSM-547* was under repair at the shipyard from 11 July to 15 Sept 1952. US Naval Shipyard photo	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	79k	*LSM-547* underway, date and place unknown.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	71k	*LSM-547* underway, date and place unknown.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	77k	*LSM-547* underway, date and place unknown.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	53k	*LSM-547* underway, date and place unknown	Dave Perham Australian LSM Association
	73k	*LSM-547* underway at San Diego, CA., 27 May 1954. Photo by Oather Morper.	Bill Brinkley and the USS LSM-LSMR Association
Clive Steele (AV-1356)
	34k	ex *LSM-547* in Australian service as Clive Steele (AV-1356) date and place unknown.	Peter Bayliss
	24k	*LSM-547* in Australian service as Clive Steele (AV-1356) Bin Thuy, Bassac River, South Vietnam	Peter Bayliss
	139k	ex *LSM-547* in Australian service as Clive Steele (AV-1356) date and place unknown.	Dave Perham Australian LSM Association
	84k	ex *LSM-547* in Australian service as Clive Steele (AV-1356) date and place unknown.	Photo Courtesy Jim Tusing LSM-372, Editor "Alligator Alley" The Newsletter of the USS LSM - LSMR Association
	118k	ex *LSM-547* in Australian service as Clive Steele (AV-1356) at Port Moresby, Australia, off-loading a truck, 24 June 1965.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	79k	ex *LSM-547* in Australian service as Clive Steele (AV-1356) beached at a ramp in South Vietnam, circa 1969.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	127k	ex *LSM-547* in Australian service as Clive Steele (AV-1356) with Luzerne County (LST-902) and an unidentified LST beached at a ramp in South Vietnam, circa 1969.	Dave Perham
	78k	ex *LSM-547* in Australian service as Clive Steele (AV-1356) beached at Papua, New Guinea, circa 1969.	Dave Perham
	65k	ex *LSM-547* in Australian service as Clive Steele (AV-1356) underway in Sydney Harbour, date unknown.	USS LSM / LSMR Association