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The following ships of Commonwealth navies participated in the Korean War
between 25 June 1950 and the Armistice of 27 July 1953.  The list has been
sourced from the Admiralty Naval Staff History "British Commonwealth Naval
Operations, Korea, 1950-53"

Yours sincerely

Brett Mitchell
Naval History Directorate
Sea Power Centre
Navy Headquarters

ROYAL NAVY

Aircraft Carriers:

HMS Glory, HMS Ocean, HMS Theseus, HMS Triumph, HMS Unicorn

Cruisers:

HMS Belfast, HMS Birmingham, HMS Ceylon, HMS Jamaica, HMS Kenya, HMS
Newcastle

Destroyers:

HMS Charity, HMS Cockade, HMS Comus, HMS Concord, HMS Consort, HMS
Constance, HMS Cossack

Frigates:

HMS Alacrity, HMS Alert, HMS Amethyst, HMS Black Swan, HMS Cardigan Bay, HMS Crane, HMS Hart, HMS Modeste, HMS Morecambe Bay, HMS Mounts Bay, HMS Opossum, HMS St Bride's Bay, HMS Sparrow, HMS Whitesand Bay

Headquarters Ships:

HMS Ladybird, HMS TYNE

Hospital Ship:

Maine

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY

Aircraft Carrier:

HMAS Sydney

Destroyers:

HMAS Anzac, HMAS Bataan, HMAS Tobruk, HMAS Warramunga

Frigates:

HMAS Condamine, HMAS Culgoa, HMAS Murchison, HMAS Shoalhaven

ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY

Destroyers:

HMCS Athabaskan, HMCS Cayuga, HMCS Crusader, HMCS Haida, HMCS Huron, HMCS Iroquois, HMCS Nootka, HMCS Sioux

ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVY

Frigates:

HMNZS Hawea, HMNZS Kaniere, HMNZS Pukaki, HMNZS Rotoiti, HMNZS Taupo, HMNZS Tutira

FLEET TRAIN - ROYAL FLEET AUXILIARY

Tankers:

RFA Birchol, RFA Brown Ranger, RFA Echodale, RFA Green Ranger, RFA Oakol,
RFA Wave Chief, RFA Wave Conqueror, RFA Wave Knight, RFA Wave Laird, RFA
Wave Premier, RFA Wave Prince, RFA Wave Regent, RFA Wave Sovereign

Stores and Victualling:

MFA Choysang, RFA Fort Charlotte, MFA Fort Langley, RFA Fort Rosalie, RFA
Fort Sandusky