Battle of Chemulpo Bay

Battle of Chemulpo Bay
	Part of the Russo-Japanese War
	; Varyag and Korietz go into battle.
Date	9 February 1904
Location	off Chemulpo Bay, Korea; 37°20.8′N 126°31.37′E
Result	Japanese victory
Belligerents
Empire of Japan	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Uryū Sotokichi	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; 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.

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