The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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. This watercolour shows some of the ships of this United Nations force seen from compass platform of the Royal Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Warramunga (I) off Sok-to Island, North Korea. In the foreground the central binnacle and the voice pipes used to communicate with the lower decks are visible.
The artist identified the ships as the Royal Navy' frigate HMS Mount's Bay and destroyer HMS Belfast; the United States Navy's US LSMR401, US tug Sarsi. The other two are unidentified.
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'
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)
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
An Australian sailor sitting on the quaterdeck of HMAS Warramunga (1) which is off the island of Sok-To in Korea. At the time the Australian destroyer was part of a multi national naval unit patrollin
