The Living History of Chamsuri Vessel 357 - June 29th, 2002

- June 29th, 2002 : The History -
The 2002 Yeonpyeong island skirmish / Western Sea engagement was a naval gun battle fought between North Korean patrol boats and 참수리 Chamsuri 357 and 358 on the 29 June 2002.


At 9:46 am, ROKN detected a North Korean coastal patrol boat started moving south towards the NLL or North Limit Line, and ordered the PKM squadron 253 comprising of Chamsuri 357 and 358 to intercept.

At 9:54 am, the Northern patrol boat crossed the NLL, 7 miles west of Yeonpyeong island and the ROKN patrol boats immediately closed and approached it with warning announcements.

At 10:25 am, the Northern patrol boat open fired with used all its guns, on Chamsuri 357, which was making interdiction maneuvers at close range. The attack on Chamsuri 357 centered on the wheelhouse lost its Captain, Lieutenant Commander Yun Young Ha [윤영하 ], and cause significant damage to the important command system, including the communication room. Soon after, nearby PKM and PCC of ROKN joined the battle and opened fire on the Northern patrol boat.

At 10:43 am, under heavy fire from ROKN forces, the North Korea ship started to retreat. As a result of the engagement, the North Korean vessel sustained critical damage to its exterior deck and over 30 casualties. On the other hand, Chamsuri 357, which was attacked off guard by the North Korean patrol boat sustained damages and casualties, leaving 6 dead and 18 wounded.

Chamsuri 357 was salvaged the 21 August 2002 by the ROKN Ship Salvage Unit and placed on display at ROKN's 2nd Fleet Headquarters in Pyongtaek, Gyeonggi Province.


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* Special Notes *
윤영하급 고속정
Gumdoksuri / PKX are latest class petrol vessels which consists of two main designs.
The larger, missile armed PKX-A of approximately 500 tons and the smaller gun armed PKX-B of approximately 200 tons.
PKX-A is planned to take up some of the operations done by Pohang class corvettes, and the PKX-B is planned to replace the aging Chamsuri-class patrol vessel fleet -
named after Lt. Commander Yoon Young Ha (who was killed during the Second Battle of YeonPyeong along with five others in June 29th,2002 naval clash with North Korea in the West Sea )are to gradually replace the current Chamsuri vessels.


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