page_title: USS Jason (AR-8)
section_title: Korean War operations
hierarchical_section_title: USS Jason (AR-8) / Korean War operations
caption_attribution_description: United Nations ships assigned to support military operations in Korea pictured at anchor in Sasebo, Japan, during a break in the action. Pictured from front to back HMS Unicorn (I72), USS Juneau (CLAA-119), USS Valley Forge (CV-45), USS Leyte (CV-32), USS Hector (AR-7), and USS Jason (ARH-1). The photo was taken in late 1950 or early 1951, as this was the only time that Leyte operated off Korea.
context_page_description: USS Jason (AR-8) was the fourth of the Vulcan class repair ship of the United States Navy in service from 1944 to 1995, serving in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf War. At the time of her decommissioning, Jason was the oldest ship in continual commission in the United States Navy, and the final ship in continual commission from World War II onward.
context_section_description: Jason departed Oakland, California, on 22 July 1950 for Sasebo and immediately began service duties upon her arrival in August. Throughout the war she remained at Sasebo for extended periods performing the repair tasks at hand, with only brief overhaul periods in the United States.
  Following the cessation of hostilities in Korea, Jason returned to San Diego, California, on 6 November 1953. Six months later she sailed for another WestPac deployment which included a goodwill tour to Chin Hae, Korea. It was during this cruise, that the Chinese Communists began to provoke the Nationalist-held Tachen Islands. The U.S. 7th Fleet, which Jason helped maintain, sent units into the area to make certain the peace was not violated. Jason returned to San Diego, California, on 13 February 1955 and commenced repair services off the West Coast of the United States.
  Her next Far Eastern tour began January 1956, and she operated, in Japan, Okinawa, and Formosa before returning to San Diego, in late October. While on still another deployment to Sasebo she was redesignated AR-8 on 9 September 1957. Following her return to San Diego on 14 February 1958, she operated there throughout the year.
caption: Jason with HMS Unicorn (I72), USS Juneau (CLAA-119), USS Valley Forge (CV-45), USS Leyte (CV-32) and USS Hector (AR-7) at Sasebo, Japan, 1950.
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