Battle of Chumonchin Chan
| Battle of Chumonchin Chan | |||||||
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| Part of the Korean War | |||||||
Torpedo boat No.21 on display at the Museum of Victory of the Fatherland Liberation War, Pyongyang. 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. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| North Korea | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Jesse D. Sowell | Kim Kun Ok | ||||||
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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.