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:
For views of other aspects of the September-November United
Nations' 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."
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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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:
For views of other aspects of the September-November United
Nations' 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."
24 October 1999