Battle of Korea Strait 1950
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 26 June 1950 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1950 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | South Korea | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Korean War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | North Korea, South Korea | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 35.1794, 129.0756 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Korea Strait (Korean: 대한해협 해전; Hanja: 大韓海峽海戰; RR: daehanhaehyeop haejeon; MR: taehanhaehyŏp haejŏn) was a single ship action fought on the first day of the Korean War on 25–26 June 1950, between the navies of South Korea and North Korea. A North Korean troop transport carrying hundreds of soldiers attempted to land its invasion force near Busan but was encountered by the South Korean patrol ship ROKS Baekdusan and sunk. It was one of the first surface actions of the war and resulted in an important South Korean victory.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Korea Strait (revision 1379436774), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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