Battle of Dongshan
| Battle of Dongshan | |||||||
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| Part of Project National Glory | |||||||
ROCS Chien Men (formerly USS Toucan) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Republic of China | People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Hu Jiaheng † Li Zhuan † Wang Yunshan (POW) |
Wu Ruilin Kong Zhaonian Wang Jin Cui Yudong Liu Weihuan Zhang Shouying | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Republic of China Navy | People's Liberation Army Navy | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Attack Group
Reinforcement Group
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Both ships sunk 170 killed 33 captured |
2 patrol boats damaged 2 PT boats damaged 4 killed 28 wounded | ||||||
The Battle of Dongshan (Chinese :東山海戰 ), also known as the Battle of August Sixth (Chinese: 八六海戰), was a naval battle fought between the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China on 6 August 1965.