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Came across this a while back. Sometime shortly after the near disaster at Wonsan in October 1950, the USN offered to lease the Japanese Maritime Safety Agency an escort carrier (probably a Casablanca class CVE) in order to augment it's minesweeping flotilla which was hard at work in Korean waters (USN MCM forces being in a state of severe disrepair due to post-WWII cutbacks). I'm not sure if it was just intended to use her as a command/depot ship for the flotilla, or whether the USN was also planning to detach some helicopters and associated personnel to her for mine reconnaissance purposes.
Does anyone know anything more about this proposal?
Does anyone know anything more about this proposal?