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The '''Battle of Haeju''' was a small naval battle during the main phase of [[Korean War]]. Off [[Haeju Island]] in the [[Yellow Sea]], on September 10, 1950, days before the [[Battle of Inchon]], [[South Korean Navy]] [[patrol boat]] ''PC-703'' encountered a [[North Korean Navy]] [[minelayer]] sailing vessel. After a brief fight, the North Korean minelayer was sunk with a loss of all crew and no South Korean casualties were reported. Two days later on September 12, ''PC-703'' encountered three small [[transport ship|transports]] and sank them. The three supply vessels were most likely unarmed. This was the last known surface action of the Korean War phase of 1950-1953. |
The '''Battle of Haeju''' was a small naval battle during the main phase of [[Korean War]]. Off [[Haeju Island]] in the [[Yellow Sea]], on September 10, 1950, days before the [[Battle of Inchon]], [[South Korean Navy]] [[patrol boat]] ''PC-703'' encountered a [[North Korean Navy]] [[minelayer]] sailing vessel. After a brief fight, the North Korean minelayer was sunk with a loss of all crew and no South Korean casualties were reported. After the minelayer's sinking, ''PC-703''' discovered that the sunken vessel had layed a mine field and reported to base that the mouth of Haeju Man had been mined. Two days later on September 12, ''PC-703'' encountered three small [[transport ship|transports]] and sank them. The three supply vessels were most likely unarmed. This was the last known surface action of the Korean War phase of 1950-1953. |
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==See Also== |
==See Also== |
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| Part of the Korean War | |||||||
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 South Korean Navy |
.svg){kind=small} North Korean Navy | ||||||
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| 1 patrol boat | 1 minelayer | ||||||
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unknown human casualties, 1 minelayer sunk | ||||||
The Battle of Haeju' was a small naval battle during the main phase of Korean War. Off Haeju Island in the Yellow Sea, on September 10, 1950, days before the Battle of Inchon, South Korean Navy patrol boat PC-703 encountered a North Korean Navy minelayer sailing vessel. After a brief fight, the North Korean minelayer was sunk with a loss of all crew and no South Korean casualties were reported. After the minelayer's sinking, PC-703 discovered that the sunken vessel had layed a mine field and reported to base that the mouth of Haeju Man had been mined. Two days later on September 12, PC-703 encountered three small transports and sank them. The three supply vessels were most likely unarmed. This was the last known surface action of the Korean War phase of 1950-1953.
See Also
References
- Montross, Lynn. The Inchon Landing—Victory over Time and Tide. The Marine Corps Gazette. July 1951.
- Rottman, Gordon R. 'Inch'on 1950'; The last great amphibious assault; Osprey Campaign Series #162; Osprey Publishing, 2006. ISBN 1841769614
- Schnabel, James F. United States Army in the Korean War: Policy and Direction: The First Year (Washington: Office of the Chief of Military History, 1972). official US Army history; full text online, ch 8–9
- Simmons, Edwin H. Over the Seawall: US Marines at Incheon. Part 1 Part 2 (Marines in the Korean War Commemorative Series.) US Marine Corps History Center, 2000. 69 pp.