The USS Pueblo Was Seized 50 Years Ago

North Korean soldiers check out the USS Pueblo in 2006. (KCNA via Korea News Service)

Steve Mollman, Quartz: 50 years ago North Korea seized a US spy ship and humiliated Washington

There’s only one active-duty vessel of the US Navy being held captive by a foreign government. It’s a North Korean tourist attraction.

On Jan. 23, 1968, North Korea attacked and seized the USS Pueblo, a barely armed spy ship that had been operating in international waters off its coast. Sent to gather intelligence on the secretive nation’s military, the vessel was unimpressive but did feature sensitive encryption equipment and intelligence documents. One American crewmember was killed in the seizure, and the 82 others were imprisoned and mistreated for nearly a year.

The 50th anniversary of ship’s capture serves as a reminder that relations between Washington and Pyongyang were tense long before Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un traded insults like “little rocket man” and “dotard.” It also offers lessons for today.

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WNU Editor: The battle for Khe Sanh started 50 years ago today. The USS Pueblo was seized 50 years ago. Now that is what the Cold War was all about 50 years.

North Korea Puts USS Pueblo On Display

In North Korean waters: North Korea asserts the USS Pueblo was in the country's territorial waters when captured, according to a propaganda video released by the Communist nation

North Korea To Put US Spy Ship Captured In 1968 On Display In War Museum As Part Of 60th Anniversary 'Victory Day' Celebration Of The Signing Of Treaty Ending The Korean War -- Daily Mail

* The only US navy ship held by another country, is still listed as a commissioned Navy vessel
* The siege killed one sailor and injured three, with the remaining 82 crew held hostage for 11 months in 1968
* Crew claim they were fed turnips three meals a day and routinely beaten while in captivity

North Korea will put a captured U.S. Navy ship on display this week as part of a new war museum.

The USS Pueblo, the only US Navy ship held by a foreign government, will go on display as the crown jewel of a North Korean military museum on Victory Day, which commemorates the signing of the treaty that ended the Korean War 60 years ago.

Restored as part of the effort to renovate the museum, the Pueblo was captured in the late 60s of the eastern coast of North Korea. The Pueblo is held up in the North as proof the country stood up and drove out the U.S.

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More News On North Korea Displaying The USS Pueblo

North Korea unveiling its greatest Cold War prize: captured US Navy spy ship USS Pueblo -- AP
USS Pueblo: North Korea displays captured spy ship -- UPI

North Korea Flaunts Captured US Spy Ship -- Newser
USS Pueblo: North Korea Displaying Captured U.S. Spy Ship in Museum -- Examiner