The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
View from the bridge of HMAS Warramunga looking towards Sok-to Island with four ships of the in middle distance: Royal Navy frigate HMS Mount's Bay (F627), USS Landing Ship Medium Rocket 401 (LSMR401) and American destroyer USS Kimberley. The artist has drawn the view looking down onto the ship's compass platform with the Captain and other personnel surveying the scene through binoculars.
From 29th June to 9th July HMAS Warramunga (I) joined the Chodo-Sokto Unit (TU 95.12.1) code named CIGARRET (patrol area from Sokto to Choppeki Point) in the defence of the islands of Sokto and Chodo. Official war artist Frank Norton described the operations in a letter to the Memorial's Director '"Warramunga's patrol was very quiet as far as action - the group of ships were anti invasion force - protecting some islands off the North Korean Coast - patrolling between islands and mainland (a matter of a few miles) at night - firing star shells and checking any junks that might attempt to pass from one to the other...During the day period the groups of ships, British, American, Australian and Korean, lay at ancor just off the coast.'
British cruiser HMS Ceylon seen from Royal Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Warramunga (I). The ship is off Sok-To island in the Yellow Sea, Korea, weighing anchor, to facilitate the return of the ship'
From 29th June to 9th July HMAS Warramunga (I) joined the Chodo-Sokto Unit (TU 95.12.1) code named CIGARRET (patrol area from Sokto to Choppeki Point) in the defence of the islands of Sokto and Chodo.
From 29th June to 9th July 1952 official war artist Frank Norton was on patrol with HMAS Warramunga (I) as part the Chodo-Sokto Unit (TU 95.12.1) code named CIGARRET (patrol area from Sokto to Choppek
From 29th June to 9th July 1952 official war artist Frank Norton was on patrol with HMAS Warramunga (I) as part the Chodo-Sokto Unit (TU 95.12.1) code named CIGARRET (patrol area from Sokto to Choppek
Official war artist Frank Norton had arrived at HMAS Commonwealth Naval Base Kure, Japan, late on the 26th June 1952 just in time to sail with HMAS Warramunga (I) on the second half of her final Korea
In the Yellow Sea (near the mouth of the Taedong River) the Royal Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Warramunga (I) is at anchor between Sokto Island and west coast of (North) Korea. The destroyer is illu
