Ships

A side view of the HMTS Prasae (ship) after she ran aground on the Korean coast during a United Nations operation. Original caption: Side of HMTS Prasae with Siamese sailor on fantail jamming 20 mm gun.

This is a front view of the HMTS Prasae, a Thai ship that was grounded on the Korean coast during a blizzard. The Prasae was participating in a United Nations operation when she ran aground. In the background can be seen the USS Comstock and USS Saderling, also United Nations ships.

View which includes Stanley Woodward on the left and Charles S. Murphy in baseball cap to his right. Mr. Woodward was President Harry S. Truman's Chief of Protocol at the State Department, 1946-1950 and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Canada, 1950-1953. Mr. Murphy was President Truman's Administrative Assistant, 1947-1950 and Special Counsel to the President, 1950-1953. The sailor in view is not identified. The location is believed to be the destroyer Epperson and the visit occurred during a Key West, Florida trip.

Standing outside together in this photograph are the following left to right: Charles S. Murphy, Administrative Assistant to President Truman; Stanley Woodward, Chief of Protocol at the State Department; and William Hassett, President Truman's Correspondence Secretary. It is believed that they may be standing on or near the destroyer Epperson while on a trip to Key West, Florida.

Interior view of a group of men, both military personnel and others, seated around a table. Location is believed to be the destroyer Epperson. Charles S. Murphy wearing a ball cap is partially visible on the far left. The second seated man from Murphy and wearing a dark jacket is William Hassett, Correspondence Secretary to President Harry S. Truman. The man seated third over from him with a cigarette in his hand is John T. Koehler, Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Others are not identified. Event happened during a trip to Key West, Florida.

Photograph of an unidentified United States ship on the horizon as the sun sets. The photograph was taken from the USS Manchester whose guns are in the foreground.

Two unidentified United States sailors unwrap blankets brought to stranded sailors from Thailand. In the background, their ship, the HMTS Prasae can be seen where she grounded on the Korean coast during a blizzard. The Prasae was part of a United Nations operation when she ran aground. Gunfire from the USS Manchester protected the stranded sailors and rescuers from enemy troops.

This is a photograph of an unidentified United States ship on the horizon as the sun sets. The photograph was taken from the USS Manchester whose guns are in the foreground.

The Thailand Corvette HMTS Prasae as seen from the rear shows its relationship to the beach where it was grounded. Sailors involved in the rescue mission are seen in the left of the photograph. The Prasae ran aground while participating in a United Nations operation.

This is a photograph of an unidentified United States ship on the horizon as the sun sets. The photograph was taken from the USS Manchester whose guns are in the foreground.