Battle of Dongshan

Battle of Dongshan
Part of Project National Glory
ROCS Chien Men (formerly USS Toucan)
Date 6 August 1965 Location Between Dongshan Island, Fujian and Shantou, Guangdong, China Result PRC victory
Belligerents
Republic of China	People's Republic of China
Commanders and leaders
Hu Jiaheng † Li Zhuan † Wang Yunshan (POW)	Wu Ruilin Kong Zhaonian Wang Jin Cui Yudong Liu Weihuan Zhang Shouying
Units involved
Republic of China Navy	People's Liberation Army Navy
Strength
1 Auk-class minesweeper Chien Men 1 Submarine chaser Chang Kiang	Attack Group 4 Patrol boats 6 PT boats Reinforcement Group 1 Patrol boat 6 PT boats
Casualties and losses
Both ships sunk 170 killed 33 captured	2 patrol boats damaged 2 PT boats damaged 4 killed 28 wounded

The Battle of Dongshan (Chinese :東山海戰 ), also known as the Battle of August Sixth (Chinese: 八六海戰), was a naval battle fought between the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China on 6 August 1965.