Battle of Chemulpo Bay

Battle of Chemulpo Bay
Part of the Russo-Japanese War

Varyag and Korietz go into battle.
Date9 February 1904
Location
off Chemulpo Bay, Korea
37°20.8′N 126°31.37′E / 37.3467°N 126.52283°E / 37.3467; 126.52283
Result Japanese victory
Belligerents
 Empire of Japan  Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Empire of Japan Uryū Sotokichi Russian Empire 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.

  1. ^ В.И.Катаев (V. I. Katayev): "Крейсер «Варяг»" (Kreyser Varyag), Morskaya Kollektsya nr. 3/2003