Action of 2 July 1950

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Action of 2 July 1950
partof=Korean War
date=2 July 1950
place=off Chumonchin Chan, Sea of Japan
result=United Nations Victory
combatant1=flagicon|United States United States
flagicon|United Kingdom United Kingdom
combatant2=flagicon|North Korea North Korea
commander1=
commander2=
strength1=2 cruisers,
1 frigate
strength2=4 torpedo boats
2 gunboats
10 ammunition ships
casualties1=none
casualties2=3 torpedo boats sunk|The Action of 2 July 1950 was the only action fought between surface combatants during the main phase of the Korean War. It began after an Allied flotilla encountered a Korean People's Navy supply fleet.

Battle

On July 2nd of 1950, the USS "Juneau", HMS "Black Swan", and HMS "Jamaica" were sailing along the coast of the Sea Of Japan when they encountered a fleet of North Korean torpedo and gunboats that had just finished escorting a flotilla of ten ammunition ships up the coast. The North Korean torpedo boats decided to make good of the situation and began an attack run on the allied ships. Before their torpedoes could be fired however, they were met with a salvo of gunfire from the enemy ships which destroyed three of the gunboats. The rest of the North Korean craft fled, but later in July the Juneau rediscovered the same ammunition ships it had encountered in this action and destroyed them.

Aftermath

This seemingly short and small battle was significant in the war because allied naval power had so frightened the North Korean naval commanders that they decided not to again try to contest control of the seas around Korea.Fact|date=September 2008 After this action and until the armistice, Allied naval operations consisted merely of combat against North Korean auxillaries and shore emplacements.

ources

http://www.history.navy.mil/wars/korea/navalbattles.htm