This page features views taken on board ships in Japanese waters during 1951-53.
For additional views of logistics and support activities
in Japan during 1951-53, see:
For broader coverage of Korean War logistics & support efforts,
see:
For a precis of our Korean War images, and links to more
comprehensive pictorial coverage of other aspects of that conflict,
see:
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 96784 USS Missouri (BB-63) Crewmen load 16-inch projectiles aboard Missouri in preparation for further Korean War bombardment operations. Photographed at a base in Japan, circa February 1951. Photo is dated 14 February 1951, a day when Missouri was at Inchon, Korea. Note shell carts, used to move the projectiles on the battleship's upper deck. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 79KB; 740 x 615 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 97090 "Teamwork, Courage, and Skill" "Men of Destroyer Division 91 crowd the foc'sle and superstructure of their ships in Sasebo, Japan, to receive their Navy Unit Commendations. During the presentation on the Mansfield, a crane crew in the background continues its task of installing new gun barrels on the De Haven. Streaks of red lead on the Collett and the Swenson in the foreground show the work that has occupied all the crews while in port. By coincidence the famed 'Sitting Duck' destroyers are berthed in their numerical order: USS De Haven (DD-727), Mansfield (DD-728), Lyman K. Swenson (DD-729), and Collett (DD-730)." Photograph and caption released by Commander Naval Forces, Far East, under date of 18 December 1951. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the "All Hands" collection at the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 168KB; 740 x 625 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 97172 USS Boxer (CV-21) "Scouts Scout Boxer -- The aircraft carrier USS Boxer, resting after combat duty off Korea, was visited by Washington Heights Boy Scouts from Tokyo while the ship lay tied up at Yokosuka harbor. The scouts ranged from very small to large, but they all enjoyed themselves. Here, trooped around Robert Fine, Seaman, USN ..., are (l to r) scouts Stanley Russell, Philip Conway, Louis Larson, Bernard Freeman, and Raymond Gay examining the Corsair fighter planes on the Boxer's flight deck. After a thorough tour of the ship the scouts were served ice cream and cookies in the wardroom." Photograph and caption were released by Commander Naval Forces, Far East, under date of 29 July 1952. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the "All Hands" collection at the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 98KB; 740 x 620 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 97178 Almirante Brion (Columbian Frigate, 1953. Formerly USS Burlington, PF-51) "New Columbian Frigate -- While a Navy band plays and the last group of American sailors prepares to disembark, Columbian crewmembers assemble before boarding their new ship, the patrol frigate Almirante Brion. The former USS Burlington (PF-51) was transferred from the United States Government to the Government of Columbia in ceremonies at the Yokosuka Naval Base on June 26, 1953." Photograph and caption were released by Commander Naval Forces, Far East, under date of 2 July 1953. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the "All Hands" collection at the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 163KB; 740 x 620 pixels |
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Photo #: 80-G-477167 USS Ajax (AR-6) MRFN Robert W. Tatum cutting a gate valve seat on a horizontal metal lathe. Photographed on board Ajax at Sasebo, Japan. Photo is dated 13 December 1952. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 118KB; 740 x 630 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-477163 USS Ajax (AR-6) Machinery Repairman 3rd Class Don H. Pollard cutting a valve seat on a Bullard Vertical Turret Lathe, on board the repair ship at Sasebo, Japan. Photo is dated 13 December 1952. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 128KB; 610 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-477164 USS Ajax (AR-6) Chief Petty Officer Clements standing beside a machine he helped design, which reduces the time needed to cut sleeves for 16-inch guns. Photographed on board Ajax at Sasebo, Japan. Photo is dated 13 December 1952. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 93KB; 740 x 615 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-477168 USS Ajax (AR-6) Engle A. Rohrer welding a hand hole plate for a boiler. Photographed on board Ajax at Sasebo, Japan. Photo is dated 13 December 1952. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 46KB; 595 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-477166 USS Ajax (AR-6) Malcom L. Condor welding a water tight door for installation on USS Thompson (DMS-38). Photographed on board Ajax at Sasebo, Japan. Photo is dated 13 December 1952. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 116KB; 610 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-477165 USS Ajax (AR-6) Leon R. Shivers (left) and Francis E. Herberg rewinding an electric motor from a 2 SMR 527 exhaust system. Photographed on board Ajax at Sasebo, Japan. Photo is dated 13 December 1952. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 104KB; 740 x 615 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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For additional views of logistics and support activities
in Japan during 1951-53, see:
For broader coverage of Korean War logistics & support efforts,
see:
For a precis of our Korean War images, and links to more
comprehensive pictorial coverage of other aspects of that conflict,
see:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions. |
27 August 2000