Battle of Dong-Yin

Battle of Dong-Yin
	Part of Project National Glory
	; Map of Dong-Yin (labelled as Tung-yin Shan 東引山) (1953)
Date	1 May 1965
Location	Taiwan Strait26°22′41″N 120°30′25″E / 26.378°N 120.507°E
Result	Inconclusive
Belligerents
Republic of China (Taiwan)	People's Republic of China
Commanders and leaders
Ho Ten Song;	?;
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 gunboats sunk; 2 gunboats 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

↑ "Shanghai-class coastal ASW patrol craft - People's Liberation Army Navy". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2026-08-03.

External links

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

[1] "Shanghai-class coastal ASW patrol craft - People's Liberation Army Navy". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2026-08-03.

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