Historical information
The photos are a collection held by T. J. IRELAND C/K853677 P.O. STOKER MECHANIC RN while serving on HMS TRIUMPH, Korea 1950-53.
Many are of the landings at INCHON, Sept. 1950.
.1) Kure Harbour, Japan 1950. Ships assembling for the landings at INCHON, Korea.
Ships across the top, left to right: HMAS SYDNEY, Fleet Oiler, VSS ANTIETAM, Hospital Ship & Japanese Coaster.
In the foreground on the right, HMS BELFAST, HMS TRIUMPH, HMS CONSORT.
On rear most photos are written on in blue pen.
.2) INCHON landings Walmi-Do in background and landing barges - could be one I was driving.
.3) Island - Walmi-Do - US landing craft.
.4) INCHON landings.
.5) US landing craft.
.6) INCHON oil tanks and military targets on fire.
.7) Grounded coaster after an air attack.
.8) Two North Korean supply ships hit by rockets.
.9) Korean supply vessels camouflaged.
.10) Rocket attack on Korean supply vessel.
.11) Sunken coaster that was carrying arms and food.
.12) Sunken coaster in harbour.
.13) & .14) North Korean armour taken from an observation flight.
.15) & .16) Chinese tanks and armour.
.17) HMS BELFAST, Fleet Oiler, HMAS WARRAMUNGA
.18) Targets from rocket attacks.
.19), .20) & .21) "Seafires" coming to land on HMS TRIUMPH.
.22) Rearming cannon and rockets on a "Seafire'.
Photos not written on, information was supplied by T.J. IRELAND.
The "Seafire" was a naval adaption of the Supermarine Spitfire for carrier use.
Physical description
.1) Photo, sepia tone, aerial view over a harbour with warships, bomb damage foreground, hills and buildings in the distance.
.2) Photo, black & white, aerial view of harbour, city with several fires from shelling.
.3) Photo, black & white, aerial view of island with landing craft.
.4) Photo, black & white, aerial view over ships and harbour.
.5) Photo, black & white, aerial view over four landing craft.
.6) Photo, black & white, aerial view over city and fires.
.7) Photo, black & white, aerial view over islands, boat .... small island.
.8) Photo, black & white, aerial view over harbour with two boats on fire.
.9) Photo, black & white, aerial view over structures covered.
.10) Photo, black & white, aerial view over ship being attacked.
.11) Photo, black & white, aerial view over harbour with sunken ship.
.12) Photo, black & white, aerial view showing harbour, fire and sunken ship.
.13) Photo, black & white, aerial view, five tanks along a road.
.14) Photo, black & white, aerial view, same area as .13) showing a wider area.
.15) Photo, black & white, aerial view showing tanks and armour.
.16) Photo, black & white, aerial view road with armour, vehicles, people and smoke in distance.
.17) Photo, black & white, aerial view showing three ships together.
.18) Photo, black & white, aerial view showing a road control with targets either side on fire.
.19) Photo, black & white, aerial view with aeroplane coming onto the deck of a carrier.
.20) Photo, black & white, aerial view of a fighter plane.
.21) Photo, black & white, on deck of a carrier.
.22) Photo, black & white, rearming a plane with ammunition on carrier deck.
Photos are various sizes.
