ABSTRACT
The U.S. Navy's cooperation in the Korean War with other members of the United Nations naval coalition was generally effective, despite intermittent issues in communications and command styles. The U.S. Navy's efforts between 1945 and 1950 to retain the naval interoperability created during World War II with the Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy played a significant role in Korean War naval cooperation. The most multinational naval operations in the Korean War occurred off Korea's west coast, which this chapter will emphasise. Examining the overall command structure, communications, and doctrine of the multinational naval operations that occurred in the Korean War reveals the enduring challenges of combined operations and how these challenges were handled in Korea.
