| Places | |
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| Accession Number | ART40028 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | 30.3 x 40.4 cm sheet and image |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | watercolour, carbon pencil, pen and ink on paper |
| Maker |
Norton, Frank |
| Place made | North Korea: South Hwanghae, Sok to Island |
| Date made | 2 July 1952 |
| Conflict |
Korea, 1950-1953 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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HMAS Warramunga, R.O.K. minesweeper and junks at Sok to Island
Description
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 Choppeki Point) in the defence of the islands of Sokto and Chodo.
The ship arrived in the patrol area on 29th June and the artist has recorded a Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy minesweeper taking water from the Australian destroyer HMAS Warramunga (I) several days later off Sokto Island. The artist has drawn the scene looking down from the signals bridge. The flag locker is depicted in the right foreground at the base of the signals mast. Junks are visible in the background.