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

Logistics & Support Activities in Japan, June-December 1950


This page features images of Korean War logistics and support activities in Japan from June to the end of 1950.

For additional views of logistics and support activities in Japan during this period, see: ... Scenes On Board Ship and Ashore.

See Logistics & Support Activities in Japan for other views taken in Japan.

For more pictures of the first months of the Korean War, see:

  • The North Korean Offensive, 25 June -- 15 September 1950;
  • The United Nations' Offensive, 15 September -- 25 November 1950;
  • The Chinese Offensive, 25 November 1950 -- 25 January 1951.

    For broader coverage of Korean War logistics & support efforts, see:

  • Korean War Logistics & Support, 1950-1953.

    For a precis of our Korean War images, and links to more comprehensive pictorial coverage of other aspects 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-417996

    USS Juneau (CLAA-119)


    Receives ammunition and fuel at Sasebo, Japan, on 6 July 1950.
    Flagship of Rear Admiral John M. Higgins, Commander, Task Group 96.5, Juneau actively patrolled and bombarded along the Korean east coast from 28 June to 5 July 1950. She was the first U.S. Navy cruiser to see combat action during the Korean War.
    Note Japanese floating crane alongside.

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

    Online Image: 124KB; 740 x 610 pixels

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

     
    Photo #: 80-G-418734

    USS Valley Forge (CV-45)
    (left) and
    USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) (center)

    At their anchorages at Sasebo, Japan, during Korean War resupply activities, 23 August 1950.
    The ship in the right distance is USS Rochester (CA-124).

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

    Online Image: 71KB; 740 x 605 pixels

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

     
    Photo #: 80-G-424598

    USS Toledo (CA-133)

    and
    USS Juneau (CLAA-119)

    Moored at Naval Operating Base, Yokosuka, Japan, following Korean War operations. Photographed during July-October 1950, possibly in late October, just before Toledo departed Yokosuka to return to the U.S. for overhaul.
    Note the comparative sizes of these two cruisers.

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

    Online Image: 130KB; 740 x 610 pixels

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

     
    Photo #: 80-G-426270

    USS Valley Forge (CV-45)

    and
    USS Leyte (CV-32)

    Moored at Sasebo, Japan, circa October-November 1950.
    USS Hector (AR-7) is moored beyond the two carriers, with other U.S. and British warships in the distance.

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

    Online Image: 94KB; 740 x 615 pixels

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

     
    Photo #: 80-G-434496

    USS Leyte (CV-32)


    At anchor in Sasebo harbor, Japan, in November 1950, during a break in her Korean War combat operations.
    Photographed by AFC O.H. Wilson.

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

    Online Image: 124KB; 585 x 765 pixels

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

     
    Photo #: 80-G-424597

    Korean War Minesweeping


    Four U.S. Navy minesweepers (AMS) tied up at Yokosuka, Japan, following mine clearance activities off Korea. Original photo is dated 30 November 1950.
    These four ships, all units of Mine Division 31, are (from left to right):
    USS Merganser (AMS-26);
    USS Osprey (AMS-28);
    USS Chatterer (AMS-40) and
    USS Mockingbird (AMS-27).
    Ship in the extreme left background is USS Wantuck (APD-125).

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

    Online Image: 141KB; 740 x 610 pixels

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

     
    Photo #: 80-G-424599

    USS Leyte (CV-32)


    Moored off Naval Operating Base, Yokosuka, Japan, during a break from Korean War operations, 1 December 1950.
    Note old fortification in the left background.

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

    Online Image: 158KB; 740 x 620 pixels

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

     
    Photo #: 80-G-423620

    Sasebo, Japan


    U.S. Navy ships take on supplies while moored in Sasebo harbor, circa December 1950. Photographed from USS Princeton (CV-37), which arrived in the area on her first Korean War deployment in early December.
    Among the ships in the background are USS Mount Katmai (AE-16), in left center, and USS Comstock (LSD-19), at right.
    Planes on Princeton's deck are AD "Skyraiders".

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

    Online Image: 155KB; 740 x 615 pixels

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

     
    Photo #: 80-G-K-11754 (Color)

    USS Princeton (CV-37)


    Takes on supplies and ammunition at Sasebo, Japan, on 4 December 1950, the day before she began combat operations off Korea.
    Note LSU-1082 and large floating crane alongside the carrier.

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

    Online Image: 116KB; 740 x 615 pixels

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

     


    For additional views of logistics and support activities in Japan during this period, see: ... Scenes On Board Ship and Ashore.

    See Logistics & Support Activities in Japan for other views taken in Japan.

    For more pictures of the first months of the Korean War, see:

  • The North Korean Offensive, 25 June -- 15 September 1950;
  • The United Nations' Offensive, 15 September -- 25 November 1950;
  • The Chinese Offensive, 25 November 1950 -- 25 January 1951.

    For broader coverage of Korean War logistics & support efforts, see:

  • Korean War Logistics & Support, 1950-1953.

    For a precis of our Korean War images, and links to more comprehensive pictorial coverage of other aspects 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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    Text revised 27 August 2000