This page features pictures of shipping involved in the Hungnam evacuation, December 1950.
For links to other views of the Hungnam evacuation, see: The Hungnam Evacuation, 10-24 December 1950.
For visual coverage of other aspects of the November 1950 - January 1951 Chinese offensive in Korea, see:
For a precis of our Korean War images, and links to more
comprehensive pictorial coverage of that conflict, see:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions. |
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Photo #: 80-G-434918 Hungnam Evacuation, December 1950 Shipping off Hungnam, 10 December 1950, as the evacuation of troops and supplies commenced. USS Rochester (CA-124) is at right, with transports and merchant ships beyond and to the left. A LCVP is maneuvering in the center foreground. Photographed from USS Mount McKinley (AGC-7), flagship of Task Force 90. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 79KB; 740 x 610 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-434920 Hungnam Evacuation, December 1950 View of Hungnam harbor on 10 December 1950, at the beginning of evacuation operations. Ship down at the bow in the center is a Japanese freighter that had struck a mine. It has "S-152" painted on its side. A U.S. Navy fleet tug (ATF) is standing by at left. Photographed from USS Mount McKinley (AGC-7). This image forms the left part of a panorama with Photo # 80-G-434919. 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-434919 Hungnam Evacuation, December 1950 USS Chara (AKA-58) off Hungnam on 10 December 1950, at the start of the evacuation of UN troops and supplies. Visible at the extreme left is the bow of a Japanese freighter that has struck a mine. Photographed from USS Mount McKinley (AGC-7). This image forms the right part of a panorama with Photo # 80-G-434920. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 95KB; 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-423978 Hungnam Evacuation, December 1950 Shipping anchored off Hungnam, 13 December 1950. USS Rochester (CA-124) is in the center distance. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 121KB; 740 x 610 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-424523 Hungnam Evacuation, December 1950 The operation flagship, USS Mount McKinley (AGC-7), anchored off Hungnam on 19 December 1950. LSU-637 is alongside Mount McKinley. USS Askari (ARL-30) is partially visible beyond Mount McKinley's bow. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 100KB; 740 x 600 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-425439 USS General J.C. Breckinridge (AP-176) Docks at Pusan, South Korea, with troops she had evacuated from Hungnam, circa late December 1950. This photograph was received by the Naval Photographic Center on 18 January 1951. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 75KB; 740 x 605 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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For links to other views of the Hungnam evacuation, see: The Hungnam Evacuation, 10-24 December 1950.
For visual coverage of other aspects of the November 1950 - January 1951 Chinese offensive in Korea, see:
For a precis of our Korean War images, and links to more
comprehensive pictorial coverage of that conflict, see:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions. |
3 August 2000