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80-G-423625 Opening of Wonsan, October 1950

Photo #: 80-G-423625 Opening of Wonsan, October 1950
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Title: Opening of Wonsan, October 1950
Description: Republic of Korea minesweeper YMS-516 is blown up by a magnetic mine, during sweeping operations west of Kalma Pando, Wonsan harbor, on 18 October 1950. This ship was originally the U.S. Navy's YMS-148, which had served in the British Navy in 1943-46. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-423625
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