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18 October 1950 Wonsan harbor, Korea Republic of Korea minesweeper YMS-516 sinking in Wonsan harbor, after she detonated a magnetic mine during sweeping operations west of Kalma Pando. Redhead is just to the right of the sinking ship, rescuing survivors, as is another minesweeper to the left. Photographed from USS Merganser (AMS-26). ROK YMS-516 was originally the U.S. Navy's YMS-148, which had served in the British Navy in 1943 - 1946 National Archives photo 80-G-443316 |
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Commanding Officers of Mine Division Thirty-one in conference off Korea, 26 October 1950. Probably taken in the wardroom of USS Incredible (AM 249) during minesweeping operations off Wonsan Those present are (from left to right): Lieutenant Edward P. Flynn, Commanding Officer of USS Incredible; Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Nicholas Grkovic, CO of USS Kite (AMS 22); Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Robert C. Fuller, CO of USS Partridge (AMS 31); Lieutenant Commander D'Arcy V. Shouldice, Commander, Mine Division 31; Lieutenant (Junior Grade) T.R. Howard, CO of Redhead; Lieutenant (Junior Grade) James P. McMahon, CO of USS Chatterer (AMS-40); Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Philip Levin, CO of USS Osprey (AMS 28) and Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Stanley P. Gary, CO of USS Mockingbird (AMS 27) National Archives photo 80-G-422081 |
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