Korean War, U.S. Naval Operations in the
Korean War, U.S. Naval Operations in the.In addition to the role of the U.S. Marine Corps, the ships and planes of the U.S. Navy played a vital role in the Korean War (1950–1953). When President Harry Truman ordered U.S. forces to try to block the North Korean invasion of South Korea, the first units deployed were aircraft from the navy and the air force. U.S. naval forces in the western Pacific in 1950 included Vice Admiral C. Turner Joy's force in Japan consisting of a light cruiser and four destroyers and the Seventh Fleet in the Philippines under Vice Admiral Arthur D. Struble, comprising the carrier Valley Forge, a heavy cruiser, and several destroyers and submarines. Since the North Korean navy consisted only of 45 small craft, these U.S. naval vessels eventually joined by the British light carrier Triumph and a some other warships,...
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