The following is a list of ships and units which were allotted for service in Korean operational area (27 June 1950 to 31 August 1957) {information supplied by Department of Defence, Naval Office on 6 August 1984 in clarification of Naval Order 808 }:
SHIPPERIOD
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HMAS Anzac — 06.08.51 - 17.10.51
06.09.52 - 26.06.53
HMAS Arunta — 25.01.54 - 27.10.54
HMAS Bataan 27.06.50 - 06.06.51*
17.01.52 - 25.09.52
HMAS Commonwealth — 28.04.52 - 19.04.56
(shore establishment, Japan)
HMAS Condamine — 03.07.52 - 11.04.53
26.02.55 - 02.11.55
HMAS Culgoa — 14.03.53 - 27.11.53
HMAS Murchison — 09.05.51 - 19.02.52
02.11.53 - 16.07.54
HMAS Shoalhaven — 27.06.50 - 22.09.50*
17.07.54 - 16.03.55
HMAS Sydney — 31.08.51 - 22.02.52
27.10.53 - 02.06.54
HMAS Tobruk — 31.08.51 - 22.02.52
03.06.53 - 12.02.54
HMAS Vengeance — 27.10.54 - 03.12.54
but did not serve within 100 nautical miles of Korea
HMAS Warramunga — 14.08.50 - 29.08.51
17.01.52 - 08.08.52
UNITPERIOD
Naval Air Squadron
No 805 — 31.08.51 - 22.02.52
27.10.53 - 02.06.54
No 808 — 31.08.51 - 22.02.52
No 816 — 27.10.53 - 02.06.54
No 817 — 31.08.51 - 22.02.52
No 850 — 27.10.53 - 02.06.54
Carrier Air Group
21 CAG — 31.08.51 - 22.02.52
27.10.53 - 02.06.54
Allotment periods are from the date of departure from Australia to the date of return to Australia except for *HMAS Bataan and HMAS Shoalhaven which were serving overseas when the Korean war began.