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Battle of Myeongnyang

BelligerentsJapanFleet of Toyotomi HideyoshiJoseonJoseon NavyCommanders and leadersTōdō Takatora (WIA)Katō YoshiakiKurushima Michifusa†Wakizaka YasuharuKuki YoshitakaYi Sun-sinPae HŭngnipStrength 133-330 warships 13 warships32 scouting ships (Yi's report, likely did not participate in combat)Casualties and losses 31 ships rammed openMore than 30 ships destroyed (Hawley)About 30 ships destroyed (Lewis) Half of the elders (Tōdō clan memoirs).Half of the Japanese (prisoner's testimony) No ships lostAt least 2 killed and 3 wounded aboard Yi Sun-sin's flagship (Yi's record)At least 8 drowned from An Wi's shipThe Battle of Myeongnyang was fought on October 26, 1597 between the Joseon Navy led by AdmiralYi Sun-sin and the Japanese navy in the Myeongnyang Strait, near Jindo Island, off the southwest corner of the Korean Peninsula.

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