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Sea Fury FB.11 fighter launching from HMS Glroy, off Korea, circa Jun 1951	Raising of the French flag aboard the ex-USS Langley upon being commissioned as the La Fayette in the French Navy, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania, United States, 2 Jun 1951	F4U-4 Corsair fighters preparing to launch from USS Boxer off Korea, Jul 1951	Essex underway during her first Korean War deployment, circa Aug 1951-Mar 1952; note two F2H-2 Banshee fighters in foreground

Ford Island, Pearl Harbor shipyard, and Hickam Field, Oahu, Hawaii post-war, Aug 4, 1951. Note oil slick streaming from the sunken Arizona, upper left.	Recommissioning of USS Menhaden, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 7 Aug 1951	USS Saint Paul under the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, United States, Sep 1951	Recommissioning ceremony of USS Cassin Young, Long Beach Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 8 Sep 1951

Ceremonies aboard French carrier La Fayette at Toulon, France, 11 Sep 1951, photo 1 of 2	Ceremonies aboard French carrier La Fayette at Toulon, France, 11 Sep 1951, photo 2 of 2	French carrier La Fayette arriving in France, 11 Sep 1951; note F6F-5, F6F-5N, and TBM-3E aircraft on flight deck; seen in Nov 1951 issue of US Navy Naval Aviation News	French carrier La Fayette probably at Toulon, France, 11 Sep 1951

USS Caiman at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 25 Sep 1951; note USS Charr and USS Baya in background	USS Caiman departing Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 25 Sep 1951, photo 1 of 2	USS Caiman departing Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 25 Sep 1951, photo 2 of 2	USS Essex docked at Yokosuka, Japan, 29 Sep 1951; note CCKW truck on pier and AFKWX truck on crane

Vice Admiral Guy Russell leaving HMS Glory, Kure, Japan, circa 29 Sep 1951	USS Sarda and USS Flying Fish, circa 1951; note USS Flying Fish with the Gruppen Horsch Gerat sonar taken from German cruiser Prinz Eugen	Seaman Leroy Kellam of Essex carried belts of 20mm ammunition for a F2H Banshee fighter aircraft, off Korea, 12 Oct 1951	USS Charr off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 5 Nov 1951