From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1965 naval battle in the Taiwan Strait
The
Battle of Dong-Yin
(
Chinese
:
東引海戰
) was a naval conflict between forces of the
Republic of China Navy
and the
People's Liberation Army Navy
around
Dongyin
island,
Fukien Province
,
Republic of China
on 1 May 1965. Both sides subsequently claimed victory.
Overview
[
edit
]
Around 12:40 AM on May 1, 1965, a ROCN Northern Division
Dong-jiang
a PC (patrol craft) on patrol northeast of Dong-Yin Island encountered a PLAN force consisting of 8 fast attack gunboats. The PLAN combatants attempted to encircle the ROCN destroyer, and the two sides exchanged fire from a distance of 500 to 1,000 yards. In the ensuing exchange, 4 PLAN gunboats were sunk, and 2 damaged.
See also
[
edit
]
References
[
edit
]
External links
[
edit
]
|
---|
|
Diplomatic posts
| |
---|
Diplomacy
| |
---|
Conflicts
| |
---|
Incidents
| |
---|
Legislation
| |
---|
Organizations
| |
---|
Concepts
| |
---|
Related
| |
---|
|