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Opening of Wonsan, October 1950 - 51. Republic of Korea minesweeper YMS-516 sinking in Wonsan harbor, 18 October 1950, after she detonated a magnetic
mine during sweeping operations west of Kalma Pando. USS Redhead (AMS-34) is just to the right of the sinking ship, rescuing survivors, as is another minesweeper to the left. Photographed from USS Merganser (AMS-26). ROK YMS-516 was originally the U.S. Navy's YMS-148, which had served in the British Navy in 1943-46 as BYMS-2148. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. US Navy photo 80-G-443316 |
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