battle, Cold War
Deception Island incident
Deception Island incident was a battle fought on 15 February 1953 at Whalers Bay, in what is now Argentina. The recorded result: Destruction of Argentine and Chilean bases. Recorded strength: 35 Royal Marines; HMS Snipe against 2 Argentine sailors.
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Record
| Date | 15 February 1953 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Whalers Bay, Argentina 62.983S, 60.567W | |
| Kind | Battle, Cold War | |
| Strength | 35 Royal Marines; HMS Snipe | 2 Argentine sailors |
| Casualties and losses | none | 2 prisoners; 2 Antarctic bases destroyed |
Nearest engagements
- Sinking of ARA General Belgrano 1982, 845 km N
- Snipe incident 1958, 968 km NW
- Sinking of HMS Sheffield 1982, 1123 km N
- Sinking of HMS Sheffield 1982, 1123 km N
- Battle of the Falkland Islands 1914, 1194 km N
Elsewhere in 1953
- Attack on the Moncada Barracks Cuba
- Battle of Pork Chop Hill South Korea
- Battle of Kumsong North Korea
- Battle of the Samichon River People's Republic of China
- Battle of the Hook South Korea
Deception Island incident is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 103 in present-day Argentina.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q19546198, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Deception Island incident, revision 1376169312, 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.