Battle of Korea Strait

Name: Battle of Korea Strait
Start: 1950

1950 CE.

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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.

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