The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Norton's Korean watercolours provide insights into life in the Royal Australian Navy. He recorded aspects of the routine on board the ships he sailed with. Routine was important for the smooth running of Naval ships and would have dictated the day to day work of the crew of the HMAS Warramunga (I). Here Norton has depicted the crew undertaking 'Saturday forenoon' duties cleaning the decks. In the background are the Royal Navy's frigate HMS Mount's Bay at anchor, USS LMSR401, and the tug Sarsi off Sok To Island in the Yellow Sea, Korea.
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.
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
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
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 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
