The Battle of Haeju was a small naval battle during the main phase of the

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. Off

Haeju Bay Haeju () is a city located in South Hwanghae Province near Haeju Bay in North Korea. It is the administrative centre of South Hwanghae Province. As of 2008, the population of the city is estimated to be 273,300. At the beginning of the 20th centur ...

in the

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, on September 10, 1950, days before the

Battle of Inchon The Battle of Incheon (), also spelled Battle of Inchon, was an amphibious invasion and a battle of the Korean War that resulted in a decisive victory and strategic reversal in favor of the United Nations Command (UN). The operation involved s ...

, a South Korean navy

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, ''PC-703'', encountered a North Korean navy

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sailing vessel. After a brief fight, the North Korean minelayer was sunk with a loss of all crew and no South Korean casualties were reported. After the minelayer's sinking, ''PC-703'' discovered that the sunken vessel had laid a mine field at the mouth of the Haeju Man and then reported to base the location of the sea mines. Two days later on September 12, ''PC-703'' encountered three small transports and sank them. The three supply vessels were most likely unarmed.

References

*Montross, Lynn
''The Inchon Landing—Victory over Time and Tide.''
''The Marine Corps Gazette''. July 1951. *Rottman, Gordon R. 'Inch'on 1950'; ''The last great amphibious assault''; Osprey Campaign Series #162; Osprey Publishing, 2006. * Schnabel, James F

(Washington:

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, 1992 reprint of 1972). CMH Pub 20-1-1. Full text online. Chapters 8–9. * Simmons, Edwin H. ''Over the Seawall: US Marines at Incheon.'
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(Marines in the Korean War Commemorative Series.) US Marine Corps History Center, 2000. 69 pp. {{DEFAULTSORT:Battle Of Haeju Battles and operations of the Korean War in 1950 Battles of the Korean War involving South Korea Battles of the Korean War involving North Korea

Haeju Haeju () is a city located in South Hwanghae Province near Haeju Bay in North Korea. It is the administrative centre of South Hwanghae Province. As of 2008, the population of the city is estimated to be 273,300. At the beginning of the 20th century ...

History of South Hwanghae Province September 1950 events in Asia

See also

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