| Places | |
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| Accession Number | ART40019 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 33.4 x 42.4 cm; image: 28 x 38.2 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | watercolour, pencil, pen and black ink on paper |
| Maker |
Norton, Frank |
| Place made | North Korea: South Hwanghae, Sok to Island |
| Date made | 30 June 1952 |
| Conflict |
Korea, 1950-1953 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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HMAS Warramunga weighing anchor off Sok To
Description
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's Captain from the Ceylon.
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.
Official war artist Frank Norton described the operations in a letter to the Memorial's Director '"Warramunga's patrol was very quiet as far as action - the group of ships were anti invasion force - protecting some islands off the North Korean Coast - patrolling between islands and mainland (a matter of a few miles) at night - firing star shells and checking any junks that might attempt to pass from one to the other...During the day period the groups of ships, British, American, Australian and Korean, lay at ancor just off the coast.'