Battle of Chemulpo Bay | |||||||
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Part of the Russo-Japanese War | |||||||
Varyag and Korietz go into battle. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Empire of Japan | Russian Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Uryū Sotokichi | Vsevolod Rudnev | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1 Armoured cruiser, 5 protected cruisers, 1 aviso, 8 torpedo boats |
Protected cruiser Varyag, Gunboat Korietz | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
No casualties reported by Japanese, 1 torpedo boat and about 30 men by Russian sources | 33 killed, 97 wounded;[1] both ships scuttled after the battle |
The Battle of Chemulpo Bay was a naval battle in the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905), which took place on 9 February 1904, off the coast of present-day Incheon (then called Chemulpo), Korea.