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NH 85496 South Korean submarine chasers Chiri San, Kum Kang San and Sam Kak San

Photo #: NH 85496 South Korean submarine chasers Chiri San, Kum Kang San and Sam Kak San
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Title: South Korean submarine chasers Chiri San, Kum Kang San and Sam Kak San
Description: (from left to right) Nested together at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, on 16 June 1950, following transfer to the South Korean Navy. Note deck and open bridge details on these 173-foot subchasers, drums stowed on deck amidships, boxes stowed in the after gun tubs, and Republic of Korea flags at the ships' sterns. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 85496
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