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  • Battle of Chumonchin Chan
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  • The Battle of Chumonchin Chan or the Action of 2 July 1950 was the only major battle fought between surface combatants during the main phase of the Korean War. It began after an Allied flotilla encountered a Korean People's Navy supply fleet.
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Strength
  • 1
  • 2
  • 4
  • 10
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Partof
  • the Korean War
Date
  • 1950-07-02
Commander
Caption
  • Torpedo boat No.21 on display at the Museum of Victory of the Fatherland Liberation War, Pyongyang. According to North Korean propaganda, this boat received credit for sinking the USS Baltimore. This was despite the fact that the USS Baltimore was not deployed to Korean waters during the war.
Casualties
  • 3
  • None
  • Unknown human casualties,
Result
  • United Nations victory
combatant
  • * *
  • :
Place
  • off Chumonchin Chan, Sea of Japan
Conflict
  • Battle of Chumonchin Chan
abstract
  • The Battle of Chumonchin Chan or the Action of 2 July 1950 was the only major battle fought between surface combatants during the main phase of the Korean War. It began after an Allied flotilla encountered a Korean People's Navy supply fleet.