Battle of Chumonchin Chan

Battle of Chumonchin Chan
Part of the Korean War
Torpedo boat displayed in museum
Torpedo boat No.21 on display at the Museum of Victory of the Fatherland Liberation War, Pyongyang.
North Korean propaganda sign in museum
North Korean propaganda mistaking a United Nations forces ship for USS Baltimore (CA-68) which was never deployed to the Korean War. It also claims the heavy cruiser was sunk by North Korean torpedo boats during the battle.
DateJuly 2, 1950
Location
Result United Nations victory
Belligerents

 United Nations:

 North Korea
Commanders and leaders
Jesse D. Sowell Kim Kun Ok
Strength
2 cruisers
1 Sloop
4 motor torpedo boats
2 gunboats
10 ammunition ships
Casualties and losses
None Unknown human casualties,
3 torpedo boats sunk

The Battle of Chumonchin Chan or the action of 2 July 1950 was 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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