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Battle of Chemulpo Bay

Battle of Chemulpo Bay was a naval engagement fought on 9 February 1904 at Jemulpo, in what is now South Korea. It was part of the Russo-Japanese War, which ran from 1904 to 1905. The recorded result: Japanese victory.

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Varyag and Korietz in Chemulpo
Varyag and Korietz in Chemulpo. William Alexander Marshall (?) (1876-1906), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought9 February 1904
WhereJemulpo, South Korea37.347N, 126.523E
OutcomeJapanese victory
BelligerentsEmpire of JapanagainstRussian Empire
Part ofRusso-Japanese War1904 to 1905

Where it sits in the Russo-Japanese War

Bombardment of Vladivostok, 1904Battle of Port Arthur, 1904Battle of Chemulpo Bay, 1904Battle of Yalu River, 1904Battle of Nanshan, 1904Battle of Te-li-Ssu, 1904Hitachi Maru Incident, 1904Battle of Motien Pass, 1904Battle of Tashihchiao, 1904Battle of Hsimucheng, 1904Siege of Port Arthur, 1904Battle of the Yellow Sea, 1904Battle off Ulsan, 1904Battle of Korsakov, 1904Battle of Liaoyang, 1904Battle of Shaho, 1904Battle of Sandepu, 1905Battle of Mukden, 190519041905Battle of Chemulpo Bay, 1904
18 placed engagements of the Russo-Japanese War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date9 February 1904
PlaceJemulpo, South Korea
37.347N, 126.523E
KindNaval engagement, nineteenth century
Strength1 Armoured cruiser,; 5 protected cruisers,; 1 aviso,; 8 torpedo boatsProtected cruiser Russian cruiser,; Gunboat Russian gunboat
Casualties and lossesNo casualties reported by Japanese, 1 torpedo boat and about 30 men by Russian sources33 killed, 97 wounded; both ships scuttled after the battle
Commanders
  • Uryū Sotokichi
  • Vsevolod Rudnev
Battle of Chemulpo BayBattle of Chemulpo BayBattle of InchonBattle of PungdoSiege of HaengjuGanghwa Island incidentThird Battle of SeoulBattle of PungdoSiege of HaengjuGanghwa Island incidentThird Battle of SeoulDaejeonHaejuOngjinPyongsanCheongjuKaesongChuncheonChangyon100 km37.347N, 126.523E
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Battle of Chemulpo Bay is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 113 in present-day South Korea.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1192118, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Chemulpo Bay, revision 1370436979, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.