Battle of Dong-Yin

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.

Battle of Dong-Yin
Part of the Cross-Strait conflict
Date 1 May 1965 Location Dongyin Island, Lienchiang County (the Matsu Islands), Fukien, Republic of China (Taiwan) Result Tactical Nationalist victory; Strategically indecisive
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

Overview

Dongyin, Lienchiang in the East China Sea (labelled as Tung-yin Shan 東引山) (1953)

Around 12:40 AM on May 1, 1965, a ROCN Northern Division Dong-jiang class destroyer 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.

References

External links

• The naval engagement of DongYin on May 1 (in Chinese)