32nd Small Ship Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers
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The 32nd Small Ship Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers was an amphibious unit of the Royal Australian Engineers
. They were formed in 1959 to operate the four LSM-1 class
Landing Ship Medium purchased from the United States Navy
. The ships were sold in 1971 and the unit was disbanded.
Royal Australian Engineers
The Royal Australian Engineers is a corps of the Australian Army . The RAE is ranked fourth in seniority of the corps of the Australian Army, behind the Staff Cadets, Armoured and Artillery Corps...
. They were formed in 1959 to operate the four LSM-1 class
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium
The LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium were a class of landing ships built for the United States Navy during World War II.The class commenced with the construction of LSM-1 on 5 May 1944 and continued on through the construction and commissioning of LSM-500 on 17 May 1945.This class was replaced,...
Landing Ship Medium purchased from the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
. The ships were sold in 1971 and the unit was disbanded.
Ships of the 32nd Small Ship Squadron
- Harry Chauvel (AV 1353)Australian landing ship medium Harry Chauvel (AV 1353)The Australian landing ship medium Harry Chauvel was a United States Navy landing ship medium which was later sold to Australia and operated by the Australian Army....
- Brudenell White (AV 1354)Australian landing ship medium Brudenell White (AV 1354)The Australian landing ship medium Brudenell White was a United States Navy landing ship medium which was later sold to Australia and operated by the Australian Army....
- Vernon Sturdee (AV 1355)Australian landing ship medium Vernon Sturdee (AV 1355)The Australian landing ship medium Vernon Sturdee was a United States Navy landing ship medium which was later sold to Australia and operated by the Australian Army....
- Clive Steele (AV 1356)Australian landing ship medium Clive Steele (AV 1356)The Australian landing ship medium Brudenell White was a United States Navy landing ship medium which was later sold to Australia and operated by the Australian Army....
- John Monash (AS 3051)Australian Army ship John Monash (AS 3051)John Monash was a cargo ship operated by the Australian Army between 1965 and 1975.-Service history:John Monash was built for the Associated Steamships Co. and was completed in 1955...
- Mollymawk (AT 2383)HMAS MollymawkHMAS Mollymawk was a tug of the Royal Australian Navy between 1946 until 1957. She was then transferred to the Australian Army and was operated by the 32nd Small Ship Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers...