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HMTS Prasae Grounded On Beach at Kisamun Dan, Korea

2015-0624 (untitled)
Accession Number
2015-0624
4x5 inches (10x13 cm)
Black & White
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Related Collection
Parks, Lewis S. Papers
Keywords
Korean War, 1950-1953
Ships
Beaches
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Credit:
William DuCoing
U.S. Navy

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
HMTS Prasae, a Thailand Corvette, ran aground during a blizzard at Kisamun Dan, Korea. An evacuation effort to save 111 sailors was carried out by the crew of the USS Manchester. The Prasae was set further onto the beach and was destroyed by ship gunfire to prevent North Korean forces from taking control of it.
Date(s)
January 6, 1951