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Two North Korean Sampans Stored on the Fantail of the USS Manchester

Two North Korean sampans are stacked on the fantail of the USS Manchester. The North Koreans unsuccessfully attempted to mine the USS Manchester in Wonson Harbor off the coast of Korea. The photograph was in an album entitled "The story of the North Korean small boat flotilla who attempted to mine us in on [sic] a dark foggy night R. Adm. Lewis S. Parks. USS Manchester."

North Korean Sampan Modified for Laying Mines

This is a captured North Korean sampan that has been modified to facilitate laying mines in Wonson Harbor. The sampan is sitting on the fantail of the USS Manchester. The North Koreans unsuccessfully attempted to mine the USS Manchester in Wonson Harbor off the coast of Korea. The photograph was in an album entitled "The story of the North Korean small boat flotilla who attempted to mine us in on [sic] a dark foggy night R. Adm. Lewis S. Parks. USS Manchester."

Weapon Captured from North Koreans

A "burp gun" and magazine captured from the North Koreans and taken aboard the USS Manchester. The North Koreans unsuccessfully attempted to mine the USS Manchester in Wonson Harbor off the coast of Korea. The photograph was in an album entitled "The story of the North Korean small boat flotilla who attempted to mine us in on [sic] a dark foggy night R. Adm. Lewis S. Parks. USS Manchester."

United States Sailors Prepare to Move Bodies of North Koreans to the USS Manchester

A group of unidentified American sailors from the USS Manchester work to move the bodies of dead North Koreans from their damaged sampan onto stretchers. The North Koreans unsuccessfully attempted to mine the USS Manchester in Wonson Harbor off the coast of Korea. The photograph was in an album entitled "The story of the North Korean small boat flotilla who attempted to mine us in on [sic] a dark foggy night R. Adm. Lewis S. Parks. USS Manchester."

Confiscated North Korean Small Arms Displayed on the USS Manchester

Small arms confiscated from the North Koreans are displayed on the fantail of the USS Manchester. The North Koreans unsuccessfully attempted to mine the USS Manchester in Wonson Harbor off the coast of Korea. The photograph was in an album entitled "The story of the North Korean small boat flotilla who attempted to mine us in on [sic] a dark foggy night R. Adm. Lewis S. Parks. USS Manchester."

Damaged Sampan Containing Dead North Koreans Is Secured Alongside the USS Manchester

An unidentified naval corps man works to secure a damaged sampan along side the USS Manchester. Three dead North Koreans can be seen in the sampan. The North Koreans unsuccessfully attempted to mine the USS Manchester in Wonson Harbor off the coast of Korea. The photograph was in an album entitled "The story of the North Korean small boat flotilla who attempted to mine us in on [sic] a dark foggy night R. Adm. Lewis S. Parks. USS Manchester."

United States Naval Corpsmen Prepare to Lift a Damaged North Korean Sampan Aboard the USS Manchester

A group of unidentified naval corpsmen work in "the number #2 motor whale boat" to secure a damaged North Korean sampan in preparation for lifting it aboard the USS Manchester. The North Koreans unsuccessfully attempted to mine the USS Manchester in Wonson Harbor off the coast of Korea. The photograph was in an album entitled "The story of the North Korean small boat flotilla who attempted to mine us in on [sic] a dark foggy night R. Adm. Lewis S. Parks. USS Manchester."

USS Manchester Corpsman Assists In Moving Body of North Korean to the Deck of the USS Manchester

An unidentified corpsman from the USS Manchester helps move the body of a North Korean from the "whale boat" to the deck of the USS Manchester. The North Koreans unsuccessfully attempted to mine the USS Manchester in Wonson Harbor off the coast of Korea. The photograph was in an album entitled "The story of the North Korean small boat flotilla who attempted to mine us in on [sic] a dark foggy night R. Adm. Lewis S. Parks. USS Manchester."

Dead and Wounded North Koreans in Their Damaged Sampan

Taken from above, this photograph shows four North Koreans in their damaged sampan. Three of the North Koreans are dead but the one at the far left is alive but wounded. An unidentified corpsman stands in the far left of the photograph. The North Koreans unsuccessfully attempted to mine the USS Manchester in Wonson Harbor off the coast of Korea. The photograph was in an album entitled "The story of the North Korean small boat flotilla who attempted to mine us in on [sic] a dark foggy night R. Adm. Lewis S. Parks. USS Manchester."