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Captain Leonard LaRue (January 14, 1914 – October 14, 2001), later known as "Brother Marinus", was the skipper of the SS Meredith Victory, a United States Merchant Marine cargo freighter that was involved in the largest humanitarian rescue operation by a single ship in human history.[1][2][3] Under LaRue's leadership, the ship evacuated over 14,000 refugees to safety during the Hungnam evacuation, Korean War.
- ^ Goldstein, Richard (October 20, 2001). "Leonard LaRue, Rescuer in the Korean War, Dies at 87". Retrieved June 18, 2021 – via NYTimes.com.
The United States Maritime Administration called his feat "the greatest rescue by a single ship in the annals of the sea."
- ^ "Largest evacuation from land by a single ship". Guinness World Records. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ Forney, Ned (July 23, 2018). "Guided By God's Own Hand: Captain Leonard LaRue And The Meredith Victory". Retrieved June 18, 2021.
SS Meredith Victory's Guinness World Record. (Photo credit: Ned Forney) Certificate The SS Meredith Victory performed the greatest rescue operation ever by a single ship by evacuating 14,000 refugees from Hungnam, North Korea in December 1950 Keeper of the Records. GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS LTD