Munsan (LST, lost in 1950)

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Munsan, a former U.S. Navy landing ship tank that one source describes as a merchant ship, took part in a raid into enemy-held territory in mid-September 1950, during the Korean War. While landing a South Korean guerilla team, she broached in the surf and was lost when salvagers were unable to pull her off. Photographic evidence indicates that Munsan was the former USS LST-120, which had been sold to the Military Government of Korea in February 1947.

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