Iron Men in Wooden Boats » William Christian “Duffy” Hushion

Mine Division 111 Sasebo, Japan taken February 26, 1955

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Seawall @ Jake (Juliet) Basin Sasebo, Japan

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The Sasebo, Japan based mine sweeping boat division began as the COMinRon-3 Boat Division sometime following the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950. In early 1951 it was commissioned as Mine Sweeping Boat Division ONE, still reporting to COMinRon-3, cosisting of two 40′ motor launches and a dozen or more LCVP’s as minesweepers. Conversion to mostly 50′ motor Launches (modified with decks and even cabins, before the end of the war. At the Korean Armistace, the Division was re-named Mine Division 111, reporting to MinRon 11 in Long Beach, CA. In 1958 their 50′ Motor Launch Minesweepers (MLMS) were replaced by newly built 36′ Mine Sweeping Launches (MSL’s) built bt Sagstad Shipyards in Seattle, and powered by Boeing 502-10-C Gas Turbine Engines.

Donaldson & Hushion Die at MokPo, Korea April 1952

eds3rd — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 04:17:23 +0000

Mine Sweeping Boat Division ONE was sweeping for moored mines at MokPo, Korea in April 1952. As they swept across the mouth of the MokPo River their gear was caught in the sand, and the strong current flowing from the river swamped their LCVP 36′ minesweeper. The current sunk their boat stern first as it was “anchored” by the Oropesa minesweeping gear it was towing. As rescuers watched, the boat went down by the stern, and the bow was pointing skyward. All crew members of MSB-3 were thrown into the icy water as nearby MSB One minesweepers rushed to the rescue. MSB-19 Boat Captain Lewis Yore BM2 rescued two crewmembers alive, and unfortunately could not recover the remaining two more before they either drowned, or died of hypothermia. FN Creighton Franklin “Red” Donaldson, and BM3 William Christian “Duffy” Hushion are shown here in better times, and in the Treasure Chest Bar in Sasebo, Japan during Christmas 1951. This video slideshow was my first of many attempts to memorailize individuals about which I was writing. Red shown in an earlier minesweeping mission holding an explosive cutter used to cut moored mine cables, and Duffy was shown next to a captured Russian MKB mine at their Sasebo HQ.

Hushion-Donaldson Korea

The sign at the beginning was their HQ Building at Jake Basin in Sasebo, Japan and the colorful North Korean Propaganda Poster was from the era early in the war. The mine explosion destroying a South Korean YMS (a 140′ WWII YMS) occured during the start of the 900 Day USN Seige of Wonsan Harbor in North Korea. The ship was of course obliterated by 900 lbs of TNT, and the USS Redhead a similar YMS/AMS was between the South Korean ship and the camera on 10-18-1950.

Ed Sinclair

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eds3rd — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:38:02 +0000

Iron Men In Wooden Boats the “History of Small Boat Minesweeping” was something I wanted to document for posterity, so that my shipmates would not be relegated to the “dustbin of history”. In planning my book I have not found publishers willing to publish a book to accommodate the wide range of media that my research had uncovered, so as I accumulate and create multimedia presentations, I will offer samples on this blog, in no particular order, to stimulate interest in my book, and hopefully additional content contributions – that document the History of Small Boat Minesweeping”.

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