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Archive of Older "What's New in the Online Library of
Selected Images?" --
Entries posted from July through October 1999
This page features older entries from the Online Library's
"What's New?" section.
For the more recent entries, see What's
New in the Online Library of Selected Images;
For entries older than those seen here, see:
What's New in the Online Library of Selected
Images? -- Entries posted in May & June 1999;
What's New in the Online Library of Selected
Images? -- Entries posted in March & April 1999;
What's New in the Online Library of Selected
Images? -- Entries posted in January & February 1999; and
What's New in the Online Library of Selected
Images? -- Entries posted in October - December 1998
- The first pages of our presentation on The
Wonsan Operation, October 1950 are now open, with others
to follow during the next week. When completed, this will provide
a variety of photography on the Korean War's second, and perhaps
its most instructive, major amphibious operation.
Several new ships have also been added, though most of them simply
feature images cross-referenced from previously-posted presentations.
New Civil War ships include: CSS Bombshell,
which accompanied CSS Albemarle on her 5 May 1864 sortie
into the North Carolina Sounds; USS Mattabesett
and USS Sassacus.
The latter two were among the ships that engaged Albemarle
at that time.
Korean War era ships that have just joined the Online Library
are: USS Endicott
(DD-495, later DMS-35), USS Gladiator
(AM/MSF-319), USS Impeccable
(AM/MSF-320), USS LST-120,
later DMS-35), USS PC-799,
USS PC-802, USS
PC-810 and USS
PC-823. The last
five named were transferred to the South Koreans before the outbreak
of the Korean War. LST-120 became the Korean ship Munsan, which
was lost by stranding in September 1950.
The week's "Tinclad" is USS Forest
Rose (1862-65).
24 October 1999
- This has been a 19th Century sort of week for the Online
Library, with presentations posted on several American Civil
War ships and people. The most significant of the ships is the
Confederate ironclad ram Albemarle,
which seriously threatened Union forces on the North Carolina
sounds in 1864. The torpedo boat used to sink the Albemarle,
U.S. Navy Picket Boat
Number One is also presented, as are pages on the Albemarle's
first captain, Commander James
W. Cooke, of the Confederate States Navy, and the U.S. Navy
officer who led the expedition that destroyed her, Commander
William B. Cushing.
Pages were also posted on Commander Cushing's wife, Katherine
Louise Forbes Cushing and one of the ships he commanded,
USS Monticello
(1861-65).
To complete mention of the week's "really old" items,
our weekly "Tinclad" is USS Fairplay
of 1862-65.
Twentieth Century subjects were not completely neglected, as
coverage was added of USS Antelope
(IX-109) and the submarine Pickerel
(SS-524). The latter was one of several submarines that operated
off Korea during the early part of the Korean War, to a great
extent as a countermeasure against possible Soviet naval involvement
on the side of the North Koreans.
Continuing our work on the Korean conflict, a new section was
opened on Republic of Korea
Naval Ships, with that category's first offerings being the
four ROK Navy 173-foot submarine chasers that did so much useful
inshore work during the war.
17 October 1999
- We have now completed the Korean
War pages on The
North Korean Offensive, 25 June - 15 September 1950 and largely
finished our presentation on The
Inchon Invasion, September 1950. While a number of links
from existing Korean war pages remain incomplete, the creation
of new pages should fill these in over the next several weeks.
Another Korean War era U.S. Navy ship joined the "Online
Library", USS Latimer
(APA-152).
A second Royal Navy ship was added to our new British
Naval Ships category: the light cruiser HMS Belfast,
which served through the Second World War, was very active in
the Korean War and into the 1960s. She is now a museum on the
Thames River, in London.
This week's "Tinclad" is USS Elk.
11 October 1999
- More Korean War pages
are now open, covering Preliminary
Activities, up to 25 June 1950 and The
North Korean Offensive, 25 June - 15 September 1950. The
latter includes a number of subordinate pages, with many more
to come in the near future.
Coverage of another Korean War era minesweeper was added, USS
Chief (AM-315)
as well as pages on two early Korean War operational commanders:
Rear Admirals John M.
Higgins and John
M. Hoskins.
We also posted pictures of three U.S. Navy ships that suffered
tragically explosive ends during or shortly after World War II:
USS Mount Hood (AE-11),
USS Serpens (AK-97)
and USS Solar (DE-221),
plus views of a ship that was badly damaged when Mount Hood
blew up: USS Mindanao
(ARG-3).
The 19th Century gained some notable features with the addition
of coverage of the noted Confederate cruiser Florida
and the ship that captured it, USS Wachusett,
plus their commanding officers: Commander
John N. Maffitt, CSN; First
Lieutenant Charles M. Morris, CSN; and Rear
Admiral Napoleon Collins, USN.
Despite the unanticipated influx of Civil War subjects, the "Tinclad
of the Week" feature was continued. Since this was a rather
long "week", there are two of them: USS Champion
and USS Covington.
Finally, a new topic was added: British
Naval Ships, along with its first member, the light fleet
aircraft carrier HMS Triumph,
which was one of two carriers in the Western Pacific during the
first month of the Korean War.
4 October 1999
- The introductory page of our forthcoming presentation on
the Korean War of 1950-53
is now open. It features a historical overview and selected images,
harbingers of much to come on this subject.
Coverage of three more Korean War era minesweepers has also been
added, including: USS Curlew
(AMS-8), USS Competent
(AM-316) and USS Firecrest
(AMS-10).
In addition, vexed by the prospect of covering little but relatively
modern subjects as far as the eye can see, we have determined
to plug in a small 19th Century item every seven days or so.
The immediate future's offerings will feature the lightly-protected
Civil War river gunboats known as "Tinclads", one of
which, USS Glide,
was posted nearly a year ago.
Our first "Tinclad of the Week" is USS Cricket,
a stern-wheeler that saw very active service on the Western Rivers
during 1863-65.
23 September 1999
- During the last week, the "Online Library" picked
up extensive coverage of two important Korean War era warships:
USS Valley Forge (CV-45)
and USS Lyman K. Swenson
(DD-729). Both had well over two decades of very active service,
stretching from 1944-46 into the early 1970s.
In addition, we added a page on Captain Lyman
K. Swenson, for whom the latter ship was named. He was
killed in action on board Juneau
(CL-52) in November 1942.
15 September 1999
- The past week added six new U.S. Navy ships to the "Online
Library". Four of these were cruisers active in the first
months of the Korean War, including: USS Juneau
(CLAA-119); USS Helena
(CA-75); USS Rochester
(CA-124); and USS Toledo
(CA-133).
The other two are the harbor tugs Dekaury
(YT/YTB/YTM-178) and Awatobi
(YTB-264), both of which are seen in one of USS Rochester's
photos.
This will probably be the last "What's New" entry for
about three weeks, as the staff has every intention of taking
himself off to the North Woods for awhile. Look for fresh material
in late August, or thereabouts.
4 August 1999
- This is the first "What's New?" entry made since
1 June, as the "Online Library"'s one-person staff
has been engaged in other tasks. New inputs will follow fitfully
over the next month and then hopefully resume on a regular basis.
Recent additions to the "Online Library" include presentations
on ten U.S. Navy ships. These are:
USS Gunston Hall (LSD-5);
USS Incredible (AM-249);
USS Dunn County (LST-742);
USS Morgan County
(LST-1048); USS Yavapai
(APB-42), which was originally USS LST-676; USS LST-461; USS LST-646; USS LST-662; USS LST-672 and USS LST-733.
Several of these ships represent the "bow wave" of
a major presentation on the Korean War, whose initial pages should
start appearing in late August or early September.
28 July 1999
- There were no "What's New?" entries made between
1 June 1999 and 28 July 1999.
This page features July-October 1999 entries from the Online
Library's "What's New?" section.
For the more recent entries, see What's
New in the Online Library of Selected Images;
For entries older than those seen here, see:
What's New in the Online Library of Selected
Images? -- Entries posted in May & June 1999;
What's New in the Online Library of Selected
Images? -- Entries posted in March & April 1999;
What's New in the Online Library of Selected
Images? -- Entries posted in January & February 1999; and
What's New in the Online Library of Selected
Images? -- Entries posted in October - December 1998
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Page completed 1 November 1999
Coding updated 8 April 2001