Photo #: NH 85498
Chiri San
(South Korean submarine chaser, formerly USS PC-810)
At the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, 16 June 1950,
loading deck cargo for her impending trans-Pacific voyage to
Korea.
Her sister ship Kum Kang San is at right.
Note 3"/50 dual-purpose gun mounted forward, Republic of
Korea flags at bow and stern, mast and "crow's nest",
Danforth anchor, navigation lights, ship's bell mounted on the
pilothouse front and other details on and around her main deck.
On the original print, her old U.S. Navy hull number ("810")
is visible in spot welded outline behind her Korean Navy bow
number ("704").
USS George A. Johnson (DE-583) is in the left center distance.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
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