![]() Speaking of which, one of Manchester’s choppers, an H03S1, flown by enlisted pilot Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic ADC(AP) Duane “Wilbur” Thorin of HU-1, became a lifesaver of international renown. Note Manchester’s wooden decking with aircraft tie-down strips and hangar cover tracks 6/47 triple gun turrets 5/38 and 3/50 twin mounts in place of WWII-era 40mm Bofors– the only such Cleveland to receive this conversion. Sikorsky HO3S helicopter, of squadron HU-1, lands on the cruiser’s after deck after a gunfire spotting mission off the Korean coast, March 1953. In addition, “ Manchester patrolled along the Korean peninsula shelling military targets in areas such as Chinampo, Chongjin, Tong-Cho‑Ri as well as regularly returning to Hungnam, Songjin, and Wonsan to add to the destruction of those tightly held enemy positions,” notes DANFS.Īlthough completed with catapults for seaplanes, they had been removed by Korea and replaced with a wooden deck for a whirlybird. In her second tour in Korea, the cruiser covered the grounded Thai corvette Prasae where she prevented the vessel from being swarmed by Norks. Operating with TF 77, she provided support for the Inchon landings in September 1950, go on to bombard North Korean troop concentrations on Tungsan Got, supported the invasion at Wonsan, stood by for the evac of Hungnam then switched back to the Wonson area to lend her guns to the blockade there. All of her 26 sisters were decommissioned before the Korean War with Manchester being the only active Cleveland during the conflict. NH 97184Ĭompleted too late for use in WWII, Manchester was commissioned on 29 October 1946. Projectiles are being hoisted into Manchester’s turret number two (in the lower left). It appears that projectiles are being brought on board Manchester, while empty powder tanks are being carried off of her. ![]() Note projectiles on deck on both ships, powder tanks stacked on Mount Katmai, and wooden planks laid on Mount Katmai’s decks. USS Manchester (CL-83) replenishing ammunition while alongside USS Mount Katmai (AE-16) in Wonsan harbor, North Korea, within sight of enemy gun batteries, circa early 1951. ![]()
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