Battle of Korea Strait
Battle of Korea Strait was a naval engagement fought on 26 June 1950 in what is now South Korea. It was part of the Korean War, which ran from 1950 to 1953. The recorded result: South Korean victory. Recorded strength: 1 steamer against 1 submarine chaser; ROKS Baekdusan (PC-701).
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Rearming ROK Pak Tu San (PC-701), March 1950, Ford Island, Pearl Harbor Hawaii. Pa Tu San (also known as Bak Dusan; 백두산 in Hangul; Revised Romanization: Baekdusan) was the first significant warship of. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons .
Fought 26 June 1950
Where South Korea 35.179N, 129.076E
Outcome South Korean victory
Belligerents North Korea against First Republic of Korea
Casualties and losses 600 killed or wounded; 1 steamer sunk and 2 killed; 4 wounded; 1 submarine chaser damaged
Where it sits in the Korean War First Battle of Naktong Bulge, 1950 Battle of Chonan, 1950 Second Battle of Naktong Bulge, 1950 Battle of Wawon, 1950 Battle of Taegu, 1950 Battle of the Bowling Alley, 1950 Battle of Ka-san, 1950 Battle of Tabu-dong, 1950 Battle of Yongsan, 1950 Battle of Uijeongbu, 1950 Battle of Chochiwon, 1950 Battle of Yongdong, 1950 Battle of Sangju, 1950 Battle of Nakdong River, 1950 First Battle of Seoul, 1950 Battle of Chuncheon, 1950 Battle of Kaesong–Munsan, 1950 Battle of Korea Strait, 1950 Battle of Andong, 1950 Battle of Chumonchin Chan, 1950 Battle of Osan, 1950 Battle of Pyongtaek, 1950 Battle of Taejon, 1950 Hadong Ambush, 1950 Battle of the Notch, 1950 Battle of Pusan Perimeter, 1950 Battle of Pusan Perimeter logistics, 1950 Battle of P'ohang-dong, 1950 Battle of Masan, 1950 Battle of Battle Mountain, 1950 Battle of Cheonpyeong Valley, 1950 Battle of Kyongju, 1950 Battle of Nam River, 1950 Battle of Haman, 1950 Battle of Inchon, 1950 Second Battle of Seoul, 1950 Battle of Sariwon, 1950 Battle of Pyongyang (1950), 1950 Battle of Yongju, 1950 Battle of Unsan, 1950 Battle of Onjong, 1950 Battle of Kujin, 1950 Battle of Chongju, 1950 Battle of Pakchon, 1950 Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River, 1950 Battle of Changjin Reservoir, 1950 Third Battle of Seoul, 1950 First and Second Battles of Wonju, 1950 Battle of Hoengsong, 1951 Battle of Uijeongbu, 1951 Battle of the Twin Tunnels, 1951 Battle of Chipyong-ni, 1951 Blockade of Wonsan, 1951 Operation Thunderbolt, 1951 Battle of Maehwa-san, 1951 Operation Tomahawk, 1951 Battle of Kapyong, 1951 Battle of the Imjin River, 1951 Battle of Yultong, 1951 Battle of the Soyang River, 1951 Battle of Bloody Ridge, 1951 Battle of the Punchbowl, 1951 Battle of Heartbreak Ridge, 1951 Naval Battle of the Han River, 1951 Battle of Hill 355, 1951 First Battle of Maryang-san, 1951 Battle of Haktang-ni, 1951 Battle of Sunchon, 1951 Battle of White Horse, 1952 Attack on the Sui-ho Dam, 1952 Battle of Hill Eerie, 1952 Battle of Old Baldy, 1952 Battle of Triangle Hill, 1952 Second Battle of the Hook, 1952 Battle of Chatkol, 1953 Battle for Outpost Vegas, 1953 Battle of the Hook, 1953 Outpost Harry, 1953 Battle of Pork Chop Hill, 1953 Battle of Kumsong, 1953 Battle of the Samichon River, 1953 1950 1953 Battle of Korea Strait, 1950 83 placed engagements of the Korean War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.
Record
Date 26 June 1950 Place South Korea35.179N, 129.076E Kind Naval engagement, Cold War Strength 1 steamer 1 submarine chaser; ROKS Baekdusan (PC-701) Casualties and losses 600 killed or wounded; 1 steamer sunk 2 killed; 4 wounded; 1 submarine chaser damaged
Battle of Korea Strait Battle of Korea Strait Siege of Busan Siege of Dongnae Battle of Pusan Perimeter Battle of Dadaejin Second Siege of Ulsan Battle of Pusan Perimeter Battle of Dadaejin Second Siege of Ulsan Daejeon Daegu Pohang Jeonju Yeosu Changwon Gyeongju 100 km 35.179N, 129.076E The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
Nearest engagements
Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1592 and 1950.
Battle of Korea Strait 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 Q289102 , released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Korea Strait , revision 1379436774, 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.
