Battle of Dong-Yin

Battle of Dong-Yin
	Part of Project National Glory
	; Dongyin, Lienchiang in the East China Sea (labelled as Tung-yin Shan 東引山) (1953
Date	1 May 1965
Location	Dongyin Island, Lienchiang County (the Matsu Islands), Fukien, Republic of China (Taiwan)26°22′41″N 120°30′25″E / 26.378°N 120.507°E
Result	Both sides claimed victory
Belligerents
Republic of China	People's Republic of China
Commanders and leaders
Ho Ten Song	Unknown
Units involved
Republic of China Navy	People's Liberation Army Navy
Strength
1 destroyer	8 gunboats
Casualties and losses
Official claim:; 3 killed; 4 wounded; Estimate:; 7 killed; 43 wounded	4 boats sunk; 2 boats damaged

The Battle of Dong-Yin (Chinese: 東引海戰) also known as the Battle of May First (Chinese: 五一海戰) 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

Around 12:40 AM on May 1, 1965, a ROCN Northern Division Dong-jiang a PC-461-class submarine chaser on patrol northeast of Dong-Yin Island encountered a PLAN force consisting of 4 fast attack Type 062 gunboat. 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, the Dong-jiang received a total of 154 hits. Seven crew members died, 19 received serious injuries, and 24 received minor injuries. The ship's casualty rate reached 62%. The ship remained in service until 1970.

2 PLAN gunboats were damaged, one was slightly damaged by Taiwanese retaliatory fire, and a second which collided with a gunboat had to be towed.^[1].

References

^ https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/china/shanghai-pc-combat.htm

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