Haven (AH 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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SUPPLY DEPARTMENT STEWARDS U.S.S. CONSOLATION. Casuallies were very heavy during 'lhe Communisl' offensive and abou+ 700 pa'rien+s were admiHed during -The shorl' slay here. Afier only nine days, +he HAVEN was ordered once again +o lnchon, Korea, arriving 'rhere I6 February, I95l. The number of palienrs received here was negligible because 'rhe Uni+ed Na+ions Forces were rebuilding lhe ruins of +he ci'ry and pori' facili+ies which had been previously des'rroyed or demolished when 'Phe Uni+ed Narions Forces re+rea+ed in January. The 'loial .daily pa+ien'l' s1'reng'rh never exceeded I20, and very liH'le medical ac1'ivi+y was experienced during .a s+ay of six weeks. Two reasons 'For 1'he small pa+ien'I' load were 'l'he limifed number of Uni'red Na+ions personnel on duly in 'rhe lnchon area, and 'The faci' 'thai' 'rhe Communisls confrolled 'l'he hills surrounding Kimpo airport Thereby preveniing ambulance planes from ferrying paiienls 'lo 'l'he lnchon area where 'l'hey could be evacuafed +o +he HAVEN. SUPPLY DEPARTMENT

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SUPPLY DEPARTMENT , x ,qw sIcirI's of Seoul in early January, and inasmuch as Ihe Unifed Nalions forces were reIreaIing soulh, 'Ihe ciIy of Inchon was fired and abandoned on January 5, I95I. On I'his dale, 'rhe HAVEN and Ihree rocIce'I ships, Ihe only remaining Uni+ed NaI'ions vessels moored aI' Inchon Harbor, depar+ed +he area for Pusan, Korea. I+ may be noled +haI Ihe HAVEN was moored in Inchon harbor for a conlinuous period of 80 days. Upon arrival in Pusan on January 8, I95I, and affer an exchange of paI'ienIs wiI'h Army medical facilifies in 'rhis area, 'Ihe HAVEN was ordered Io Yokohama and Yolco- sulca, Japan. AfI'er nine days of res'I' and recreafion aI Yolcosulca, Ihe ship was ordered +o Sasebo, Japan, Io acl' as a sI'a'I'ion hospi'raI for uni'rs of Ihe Unifed Nalions FIeeI'. The HAVEN remained in Sasebo un+iI 4 February when an urgen'I' message was received ordering I'he vessel Io Pusan +o augmenf Ihe medical faciIi'Iies of a sis'Ier hospiIaI ship, SECOND DIVISION

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HOSPITAL DIVISION During fhe second sfay af Inchon, a nofeworfhy buf saddening incidenf occurred when on March I7 a fruckload of Republic of Korea soldiers was sfruck by a Iand mine near Seoul. Ninefeen of fhese soldiers were seriously injured and broughf fo fhe HAVEN af abouf I900. Three of fhese soldiers were dead on arrival, and anofher died approxi- mafeIy six hours Iafer. The remaining fiffeen were eifher refurned 'I'o dufy or evacuafed fo a Korean milifary hospifal for furfher freafmenf and ulfimafe disposifion. During fhe sfay in Yokohoma, on April I2, I95I, fhe HAVEN was placed under fhe adminisfrafive confrol of Commander Service Force, Pacific, and was designafed af fhe U.S.S. HAVEN IAH-I2I, removing fhe conI'roI of MSTS, Pacific, for adminisfrafive purposes, of hospifal ships. When 'I'he HAVEN refurned fo Pusan on April 26, I95I, 'Ihe Communisf offensive had reached ferrific proporfions, and fhe casualfies fo Unifed Nafions Forces were HOSPITAL DIVISION