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

United Nations and Republic of Korea Forces --
Republic of Korea Naval Forces & Naval Operations (Part I)

This page provides images of Republic of Korea Naval forces and their operations.

For other pictures of this subject, see:

  • Republic of Korea Naval Forces & Naval Operations (Part II).

    See also Republic of Korea Naval Ships, Korean War -- Preliminary Activities and Other Operations, June - September 1950 for views related to the topic of this page.

    For additional images related to Republic of Korea activities during the Korean War, see:

  • Republic of Korea Forces.

    For pictorial coverage of the Korean War activities of the combatant members of the United Nations, see:

  • United Nations and Republic of Korea Forces -- Overview and Special Image Selection.

    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 #: NH 96877

    Inchon Invasion, September 1950


    First wave of U.S. Marines heads for the landing beach in LCVPs, 15 September 1950. This landing is probably that on Red Beach, on the northern side of the Inchon invasion area.
    PC at the far right is a unit of the Republic of Korea Navy.

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

    Online Image: 100KB; 740 x 605 pixels

     
    Photo #: 80-G-423625

    Opening of Wonsan, October 1950


    Republic of Korea minesweeper YMS-516 is blown up by a magnetic mine, during sweeping operations west of Kalma Pando, Wonsan harbor, on 18 October 1950.
    This ship was originally the U.S. Navy's YMS-148, which had served in the British Navy in 1943-46.

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

    Online Image: 66KB; 740 x 620 pixels

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

     
    Photo #: 80-G-443316

    Opening of Wonsan, October 1950


    Republic of Korea minesweeper YMS-516 sinking in Wonsan harbor, 18 October 1950, after she detonated a magnetic mine during sweeping operations west of Kalma Pando.
    USS Redhead (AMS-34) 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 1943-46.

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

    Online Image: 73KB; 740 x 605 pixels

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

     
    Photo #: 80-G-427432

    Apnok

    (Republic of Korea Frigate, 1950-1952)

    Crewmen load a "Hedgehog" anti-submarine mortar, while on duty in Inchon Harbor, South Korea.
    Photo is dated 21 December 1950.
    Apnok, the former USS Rockford (PF-48), had been transferred to the ROK Navy in October 1950.
    Note striped armbands worn by some of these men.

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

    Online Image: 115KB; 740 x 620 pixels

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

     
    Photo #: NH 97332

    Sam Kak San

    (Korean Submarine Chaser, # 703, formerly USS PC-802)

    Crew fires the ship's 3"/50 gun "at the Communist-led North Koreans along the west coast of Korea" (quoted from original caption).
    Photograph is dated 18 December 1951.

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

    Online Image: 98KB; 590 x 765 pixels

     

    For other pictures of this subject, see:

  • Republic of Korea Naval Forces & Naval Operations (Part II).

    See also Republic of Korea Naval Ships, Korean War -- Preliminary Activities and Other Operations, June - September 1950 for views related to Republic of Korea Naval forces and their operations.

    For additional images related to Republic of Korea activities during the Korean War, see:

  • Republic of Korea Forces.

    For pictorial coverage of the Korean War activities of the combatant members of the United Nations, see:

  • United Nations and Republic of Korea Forces -- Overview and Special Image Selection.


    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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    Reformatted & new image added 22 September 2000