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Photo #: NH 97046

Destroyers of British Commonwealth Navies

Tied to a mooring bouy at a southern Japanese port (presumably Sasebo), after "an extended period of operations in Korean waters", circa May 1951.
The ships are (from left):
HMAS Warramunga (Australian Destroyer, 1942);
HMCS Nootka (Canadian Destroyer, 1946) and
HMS Cockade (British Destroyer, 1945).
All three are assigned to the United Nations Blockading and Escort Force, commanded Rear Admiral Allan E. Smith, USN.
This photograph was released by Commander, Naval Forces Far East on 19 May 1951.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the "All Hands" collection at the Naval Historical Center.

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19 October 1999