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

Wonsan Mine Clearance -- Activities On Board Ship, October-November 1950


This page features views taken on board ship of mine clearance operations off Wonsan.

For additional coverage of Wonsan mine clearance operations, see: Wonsan Mine Clearance, October-November 1950.

For a special image selection on the Wonsan Landings, plus links to additional pictures of that operation, see:

  • The Wonsan Operation, October 1950.

    For views of other aspects of the September-November United Nations' offensive in Korea, see:

  • The UN Offensive, 15 September -- 25 November 1950


    For a precis of our Korean War images, and links to more comprehensive pictorial coverage 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-422081

    Mine Division Thirty-One


    Commanding Officers in conference off Korea, 26 October 1950. Probably taken in the wardroom of USS Incredible (AM-249), off Wonsan.
    Those present are identified in Photo # 80-G-422081 (Complete Caption).

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

    Online Image: 111KB; 740 x 620 pixels

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

     
    Photo #: 80-G-422164

    USS Mockingbird (AMS-27)


    Deploys an acoustic hammer box during sweep operations off Wonsan, Korea, in October 1950.
    The original photo is dated 23 October 1950.

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

    Online Image: 109KB; 595 x 765 pixels

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

     
    Photo #: 80-G-425997

    Korean War Minesweeping


    Deploying a float from a U.S. Navy minesweeper (AMS), off Wonsan, North Korea. Original photo is dated 14 November 1950.
    This ship is probably USS Mockingbird (AMS-27).

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

    Online Image: 92KB; 740 x 615 pixels

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

     
    Photo #: 80-G-425998

    Korean War Minesweeping


    Sailors put a float over the side of U.S. Navy minesweeper (AMS) during mine clearance operations off Wonsan, North Korea. Original photo is dated 14 November 1950.
    This ship is probably USS Mockingbird (AMS-27).

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

    Online Image: 83KB; 595 x 765 pixels

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

     
    Photo #: 80-G-425999

    Korean War Minesweeping


    Streaming a float from U.S. Navy minesweeper (AMS) during mine clearance operations off Wonsan, North Korea. Original photo is dated 14 November 1950.
    This ship is probably USS Mockingbird (AMS-27).

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

    Online Image: 84KB; 740 x 615 pixels

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

     
    Photo #: 80-G-426009

    Korean War Minesweeping


    Crewman operates a winch on board USS Mockingbird (AMS-27) during mine clearance operations off Wonsan, North Korea. The ship's name is seen on a lifering mounted on the bulwark in the lower right. Original photo is dated 14 November 1950.

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

    NOTE: This image appears to be a double exposure, producing minor disfigurement, mainly at the right.

    Online Image: 84KB; 740 x 615 pixels

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

     
    Photo #: 80-G-426011

    Korean War Minesweeping


    Crewman attaches a cable cutter to the sweep wire of a U.S. Navy minesweeper (AMS) during mine clearance operations off Wonsan, North Korea. Original photo is dated 14 November 1950.
    This ship is probably USS Mockingbird (AMS-27).

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

    Online Image: 62KB; 740 x 615 pixels

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

     

    For additional coverage of Wonsan mine clearance operations, see: Wonsan Mine Clearance, October-November 1950.

    For a special image selection on the Wonsan Landings, plus links to additional pictures of that operation, see:

  • The Wonsan Operation, October 1950.

    For views of other aspects of the September-November United Nations' offensive in Korea, see:

  • The UN Offensive, 15 September -- 25 November 1950


    For a precis of our Korean War images, and links to more comprehensive pictorial coverage 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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    24 October 1999