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Online Library of Selected Images:
-- EVENTS -- The Korean War, 1950-1953 --

The War Stabilizes, 25 January - 30 June 1951 --
Naval Gunfire Activities

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USS Missouri
USS New Jersey
USS Saint Paul
USS Helena
USS Toledo
Los Angeles
USS Manchester
USS Juneau

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The British presence Belfast.

This page features images related to Korean War Naval gunfire activities from 25 January through 30 June 1951, and provides links to further pictorial coverage of that subject.

For more views of Naval gunfire activities during this period, see:

  • The "Siege of Wonsan", February-June 1951.

    For access to other views of the stabilization period of the Korean War, see:

  • The War Stabilizes, 25 January - 30 June 1951 -- Overview and Selected Images.

    For a precis of our Korean War images, and links to more comprehensive pictorial coverage of that conflict, see:

  • The Korean War, June 1950 - July 1953 -- Introductory Overview and Special Image Selection.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions.

    Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.

    Photo #: 80-G-432589

    USS Leonard F. Mason (DD-852)


    Off the rugged Korean coast, while on a bombardment mission.
    Photograph is dated 5 September 1951, but was taken earlier in the year, as Leonard F. Mason left the Western Pacific for the U.S. in late July 1951.
    Note snowy mountainsides in the background.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 100KB; 615 x 675 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-426954

    USS Missouri (BB-63)


    Fires a three-gun salvo from her number two turret at a Korean Target, circa February 1951.
    Note U.S. flag and the ship's hull number used as identification markings on the forward turret.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 67KB; 740 x 615 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-426474

    USS Missouri (BB-63)


    Fires a salvo from her forward turrets, during bombardment operations off Korea in February 1951.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 76KB; 740 x 610 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: NH 96782

    USS Missouri (BB-63)


    Forward turret trains to port, as the battleship moves into firing position off Kansong, Korea.
    Photo is dated 5 February 1951.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 104KB; 740 x 615 pixels

     
    Photo #: 80-G-426473

    USS Missouri (BB-63)


    Crewmen of starboard midships 40mm quad gun mounts stand by as the after 16"/50 gun turret fires a salvo at enemy forces at Kansong, Korea, in February 1951.
    Photographed from the forward fire control tower.

    Online Image: 89KB; 595 x 765 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-437667

    USS Los Angeles (CA-135)


    Fires her forward 8-inch guns during a night bombardment of the North Korean coast.
    Photograph is dated 8 June 1951.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 52KB; 740 x 615 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-432355

    USS Toledo (CA-133)


    Shore fire control party from Toledo moves up past Korean tombs to man an observation post overlooking the Han River, circa late April or May 1951. Their mission is to spot and correct the cruiser's gunfire should the enemy appear.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 139KB; 740 x 615 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-432346

    USS Toledo (CA-133)


    Shore fire control party from Toledo in an observation post overlooking the Han River, Korea, circa late April or May 1951. They are ready to spot and correct the cruiser's gunfire should the enemy appear.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 133KB; 740 x 615 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: NH 96904

    USS Toledo (CA-133)


    Crewmen loading ammunition from a barge in Inchon Harbor, Korea, prior to Toledo's moving into position to support United Nations ground forces, as they attempt to stop the enemy's spring offensive, circa late April 1951.
    The original photo is dated 14 April 1951, which is nearly two weeks before Toledo arrived in the combat zone to begin her second Korean War tour.
    Men in center are carrying eight-inch powder cans, while those at right have hand trucks to move the heavy main battery projectiles.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.

    Online Image: 115KB; 740 x 615 pixels

     


    For more views of Naval gunfire activities during this period, see:

  • The "Siege of Wonsan", February-June 1951.

    For access to other views of the stabilization period of the Korean War, see:

  • The War Stabilizes, 25 January - 30 June 1951 -- Overview and Selected Images.

    For a precis of our Korean War images, and links to more comprehensive pictorial coverage of that conflict, see:

  • The Korean War, June 1950 - July 1953 -- Introductory Overview and Special Image Selection.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions.


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    8 October 2000