June 1950
Battle of Korea Strait
The Battle of Korea Strait was a single ship action fought on the first day of the Korean War on 25–26 June 1950, between the navies of South Korea and North Korea. A North Korean troop transport carrying hundreds of soldiers attempted to land its invasion force near Busan but was encountered by the South Korean patrol ship ROKS Baekdusan and sunk. It was one of the first surface actions of the war and resulted in an important South Korean victory.