Monthly Archives: January 2013

Little Sweeps Clear Way For Big Ships – All Hands Magazine – November 1952

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

Little Sweeps Clear Way For Big Ships W.J Miller QMC USN, a writer for the USN All Hands Magazine wrote a nice 6 page story on the AMS minesweepers (136″) and the CoMinRon 3 Boat Division sweepers (36′) - Which were later … Continue reading →

Posted in CoMinRon 3, Korean War, LCVP, Mine Division 33, Mine Sweeping Boat Division ONE, Mine Sweeping Launches 36', minesweeping, MSB-1, Russian Made Mines, Size 5 Oropesa, USN EOD, USS Cabildo LSD-16, USS Epping Forest | 1 Comment

Men Of The Mine Sweepers – Nov 10,1951 – Colliers Magazine

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

“Men Of The Mine Sweepers Colliers 1951 Charlotte Knight, Colliers War Correspondent, produced a nice article (attached) on AMS operations of COMINDIV Three in Korea during a fall 1951 visit to these minesweepers. These were primarily YMS designs of WWII that … Continue reading →

Posted in Boat Minesweeping Unit, CoMinRon 3, Korean War, LCVP, Mine Sweeping Boat Division ONE, minesweeping, MSB-1, Russian Made Mines, Size 5 Oropesa, USN EOD, USS Epping Forest | 1 Comment

Mine Division 111 Sasebo, Japan taken February 26, 1955

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

CLICK ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE – Again to enlarge More 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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Boeing Gas Turbine, CoMinRon 3, Creighton Franklin "Red" Donldson, Korean War, LCVP, Mine Division 33, Mine Sweeping Boat Division ONE, Mine Sweeping Launches 36', minesweeping, USN EOD, USS Cabildo LSD-16, USS Epping Forest, William Christian "Duffy" Hushion | Leave a comment

The Small Boat Navy – USN Film 1968

Posted on January 12, 2013 by

JungleRiverSwampNavyVietnamWarOFFICIALFULLUSNavyDocumentary Three minute introduction only. WP limits videos to 32mB This movie, The Small Boat Navy, was sent to me by a shipmate in 2013. It appears to be a very well done documentary, post 1968, regarding Vietnam Naval Coastal Surveillance … Continue reading →

Posted in Cua Viet River, Epping Forest Boat Division, Long Tao Shipping Channel, minesweeping, MSB-1, Nha Be, Russian Made Mines, Saigon Port Complex, Size 5 Oropesa, SVN, USMC Base Dong Ha, USS Epping Forest, Vietnam | Leave a comment