Korean War, 1950-1953

A group of unidentified American sailors work to bring the bodies of dead North Koreans 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."

Sailors assist in bringing a damaged North Korean sampan on board the USS Manchester. The North Koreans unsuccessfully attempted to mine the USS Manchester in Wonsan Harbor off the coast of Korea. All are unidentified. 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."

Unidentified United States naval corpsmen look on as a North Korean Sampan is brought 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."

Using a life line, the body of a dead North Korean is brought aboard the USS Manchester. All persons are unidentified. 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."

A "Whale Boat" with sailors from the USS Manchester comes alongside a damaged North Korean small boat holdings three dead North Koreans. All are unidentified. 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."

Two unidentified naval corpsmen work to secure a partially submerged North Korean sampan alongside the USS Manchester. North Korean dead can be seen in the water in the craft. 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."

Naval corpsmen work to position a stretcher containing a dead North Korean in preparation from lifting the body aboard the USS Manchester. The North Koreans are in a damaged sampan secured between the hull of the USS Manchester and a "whale boat." All are unidentified. 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."

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."

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."

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."