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USS Manchester Hoists a North Korean Boat for Examination

2015-0552 (untitled)
Accession Number
2015-0552
4x5 inches (10x13 cm)
Black & White
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Related Collection
Parks, Lewis S. Papers
Keywords
Ships
Korean War, 1950-1953
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U.S. Navy

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Description
The USS Manchester crew hoists a North Korean sampan aboard for further inspection while it is dark outside. North Korean troops planned to use sampans as mines to end the siege of Wonsan Harbor by destroying naval ships. All are unidentified.
Date(s)
May 23, 1951