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Battle off Ulsan | |||||||
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Part of the Russo-Japanese War | |||||||
Sinking of the Russian cruiser Rurik in the Battle off Ulsan, 1904, from a contemporary propaganda postcard | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Empire of Japan | Russian Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Kamimura Hikonojō | Karl Jessen | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
4 armoured cruisers 2 protected cruisers | 3 armoured cruisers | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
44 killed 71 wounded 1 cruiser slightly damaged |
343 killed 652 wounded 1 armoured cruiser sunk 2 armoured cruisers damaged |
The naval Battle off Ulsan (Japanese: 蔚山沖海戦 Urusan'oki kaisen; Russian: Бой в Корейском проливе, Boi v Koreiskom prolive), also known as the Battle of the Japanese Sea or Battle of the Korean Strait, took place on 14 August 1904 between cruiser squadrons of the Imperial Russian Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Russo-Japanese War, four days after the Battle of the Yellow Sea.