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 / 37.3467°N 126.52283°E / 37.3467; 126.52283 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;[1] 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.