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LSM-477

USS LSM-477 was transferred to Australia, and named Brudenell White (AV-1354)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:

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

· Launched (date unknown)

· Commissioned USS LSM-477, 3 April 1945, LT. Charles R. Miller Jr., USNR in command

· During World War II LSM-477 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater

· Following World War II LSM-477 performed occupation duty in the Far East

· Decommissioned, 15 May 1946, at Astoria, OR.

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

· Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)

· Transferred, sold, to Australia, 16 July 1959, renamed Brudenell White (AV-1354) and assigned to the Australian Army, 32 Small Ship Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers

· Final Disposition, deactivated by Australian Army and sold in 1972

· Sold to Pacific Logistics of Panama, reported sunk in 1975 on her maiden voyage to Phnom Penh, Cambodia by rocket fire on the Mekong River.

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 General Motors (non-reversible with airflex 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-477
	50k	*LSM-240* and *LSM-477* beached, date and location unknown.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	59k	*LSM-240* beached, date and location unknown.	Richard Remley in honor of his father Harris T. Remley S1/c USS LSM-471
Brudenell White (AV-1354)
	79k	Ex-*LSM-477* in Australian service as Brudenell White (AV-1354)	Peter Bayliss
	96k	*Brudenell White* (AV-1354) arriving at Sydney, 31 December 1959.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	57k	*Brudenell White* (AV-1354) off-loading a vehicle to a pontoon near Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia during the 1960s. The 50' tug *The Luke* is alongside.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	92k	*Brudenell White* (AV-1354) embarking a DUKW from the water, circa 1960.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	27k	*Brudenell White* (AV-1354) Papua, New Guinea, Sept. 1964.	Peter Bayliss
Commercial Service
	43k	Ex-Brudenell White (AV-1354) in commercial service, 1975	Peter Bayliss

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Small Ships, Heavy Boats and the Perils of the Long Tau Ship Channel

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Last Updated 16 February 2007