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|Ship caption= ''LSM-362'' somewhere in the Pacific , 1944-45
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|Ship country=USA
|Ship flag={{USN flag|1947}}
|Ship name=USS ''LSM-362''
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|Ship builder= [[Brown_Shipbuilding]], [[Houston]], [[Texas]] 
|Ship laid down= 18 November 1944
|Ship launched= 9 December 1944
|Ship shakedown= 11 February 1945
|Ship commissioned= 11 January 1945
|Ship recommissioned= 14 October 1950 (after being decommissioned 18 December 1946)
|Ship decommissioned= 18 December 1953
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|Ship motto= "Sandscraper"
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|Ship fate= Transferred to [[Republic of China]], 3 May 1962
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|Ship country=Republic of China
|Ship flag= [[Image:Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg|100x35px]]
|Ship name= ROCS "Mei-Lo" (LSM-356)
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|Ship acquired=3 May 1962
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|Ship decommissioned= 1 June 2005
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|Ship class=''LSM-1'' class Landing Ship Medium
|Ship displacement={{convert|520|LT|t|0|lk=on|abbr=on}} empty&nbsp;{{convert|1095|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} full load
|Ship length= {{convert|203|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam= {{convert|34|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship draft=''Landing'' :&nbsp;{{convert|3|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} forward&nbsp;{{convert|7|ft|8|in|m|abbr=on}} aft&nbsp;''Full load'' :&nbsp;{{convert|6|ft|4|in|m|abbr=on}} forward&nbsp;{{convert|8|ft|3|in|m|abbr=on}} aft
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|Ship propulsion=2 [[Fairbanks-Morse]] [[diesel engine]]s, {{convert|2800|shp|0|abbr=on}}, direct drive, 2 screws
|Ship speed= {{convert|13.2|kn|lk=on}} 
|Ship range= {{convert|4900|nmi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|12|kn|abbr=on}}
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|Ship capacity=5 × [[Tank classification#Medium tank|medium tanks]] ''or''&nbsp;3 × [[Tank classification#Heavy tank|heavy tanks]] ''or''&nbsp;6 × [[Landing Vehicle Tracked|LVTs]] ''or''&nbsp;9 × [[DUKW]]s
|Ship troops=2 officers, 46 enlisted
|Ship complement=5 officers, 54 enlisted
|Ship armament=• 1 × single [[Bofors 40 mm|40 mm AA gun]]&nbsp;• 4 × single [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|20 mm AA guns]]
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'''LSM-362''' was the name of a [[amphibious assault ship]] built in [[World War II]] for the [[U.S. Navy]]. '''LSM''' being the acronym for [[Landing Ship Medium]]. The majority of these ships were given only numbers instead of names with a few exceptions. Many, including LSM-362 were used in the [[Korean War]] and well beyond by the [[United States]] and other governments.

== <big>US Navy</big> ==

=== <big>Wold War 2</big>  ===
 
<small>(November 18, 1944 to September 2, 1945)</small>

====Construction====
USS LSM-362 was built by the [[Brown Shipbuilding]] Company of [[Houston, Texas]]. Her keel was laid  18 November 1944 and she was launched on 9 December 1944. The medium landing ship was placed in commission at Houston, Texas on 11 January 1945, Lieutenant James C. Duer, [[USNR]], in Command
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| [[File:Dad navy dry dock 7.jpg|thumb|''USS LSM-362'' in dry dock]]
| [[File:USSLSM-362_dry_dock.jpg|thumb| workers under the ship]]
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====LSM Flotilla THIRTEEN====
USS LSM-362 was a part of a number of LSM's built at the same time. She was in LSM Flotilla THIRTEEN,LSM Group 37,comprised of LSM's 360 (Group flag),361,362,363,364,365,366,367,368,369,370, and 371. The Flotilla was Commanded by Lt. Commander C.L. Weigle, USN initially having his flag on LSM-369 and later transferred to LSM-372. Headquarters was established in a hut on Pier 42, Amphibious Training Base, Galveston, Texas.

====Shakedown and Training====
Shakedown was done in the [[Gulf of Mexico]] out of [[Galveston, Texas]]. Flotilla Commander and his staff assisted shakedown staff in connection with the shakedown and inspections of the ships. USS LSM-362 and [[USS LSM-363]] separated as part of Flotilla THIRTEEN and arrived at [[New Orleans]] on 11 February 1945 to prepare for duty in the [[Pacific]]. She departed on 17 February 1945 and transited the [[Panama Canal]] on the way to [[San Diego]] where she arrived on 18 March 1945. She would move to the small specialized  ''Wood Shipyard'' near  [[Stockton, California]] for some repairs and then to [[San Francisco]]. She departed on 30 March 1945 and made the long journey to [[Pearl Harbor]] where she arrived on 7 April 1945. Along with the expected shore leave, the crew did amphibious training during this time at [[Hilo Bay]].
====Supplying Captured Islands====
On 12 June 1945, USS LSM-362 departed [[Hawaii]] for the [[Pacific Theater of Operations]]. Many [[Landing Ship Medium]] ships were used in initial landings as a part of [[Amphibious Warfare]]. However, a [[Landing Ship Medium]] such as the USS LSM-362 was not only used to land troops and equipment during battle, but also moved supplies to personnel at the different [[Pacific Islands]]. This would be anything from mail, food, and water to ammo, replacement parts and vehicles.  

USS LSM-362 on it's maiden voyage carried supplies for [[Apra Harbor]] ({{coord|13|27|12|N|144|39|12.56|E|}}) in [[Guam]] located within the [[Mariana Islands]]. This would also include a short stop off at [[Eniwetok Atoll]] ({{coord|11|30|N|162|20|E|}}) in the [[Marshall Islands]]. The ship and crew arrived in Guam on 29 June 1945. Then on 5 July 1945, sailed with a landing ship [[convoy]] to [[Tulagi Harbor]] ({{coord|9|06|S|160|09|E|}}) Florida, in the [[Solomon Islands]], arriving on the 15th of July.

They made a brief stop off at [[Guadalcanal]] to pick up some 1,030 drums of diesel fuel at West Kokum Beach. She then made the trip back Westward to [[Saipan]] Mariana Islands arriving on 2 August 1945.
====LSM Group THIRTY-EIGHT====
On 10 August 1945, USS LSM-362 joined LSM Group THIRTY-EIGHT under the command of LCDR. T. F. Lane USNR which was comprised of LSM's 450 (flag),449,416,451,419,340,452,448,488,473,98,364,286,and 484. The group shifted from [[Saipan]] to [[Apra Harbor]], Guam on 13 August 1945. USS LSM-362 loaded gargo and men of rhe 136th Construction Battalion.

====Operation Downfall: Invasion of Japan====


===Surrender of Japan===
====Landings====
Several [[Landing Ship Medium]] (LSM) ships landed in various locations in the area of [[Tokyo, Japan]]. Some landed directly at [[Yokosuka Naval Base]] <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZANIeGO3jtc</ref> 

====Ceremonies====

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File:Dad_navy_USS_MISSOURI.jpg |left| ''USS LSM-362'' moored next to a US New Jersey Class Battleship, September 1945 
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===Occupation of Japan===
<small>(September 2,1945 to February 7,1946)</small>
====Special Cargo and Voyage Home====

In February of 1946, USS LSM-362 loaded on a 51 cm (20.1")gun designed by Japan and delivered it to US Naval Proving Grounds in Virginia June 1946.

====Inactivation Overhaul====

====Decommission====

===Korean War===

====Re-commission====

====UN Summer-Fall Offensive====

====Korean Defense, Summer-Fall====

====Third Korean Winter====

====2nd Decommission====

==<big>Republic of China Navy</big>==
====Transfer====

====Re-naming====

====3rd Decommission====

== References ==
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