Blockade of Wonsan

Blockade of Wonsan
	Part of the Korean War
	; An explosion destroys North Korean supplies during the blockade of Wonsan.
Date	February 16, 1951 – July 27, 1953
Location	Wonsan, North Korea, Sea of Japan39°09′N 127°26′E / 39.150°N 127.433°E
Result	United Nations victory; successful blockade of Wonsan
Belligerents
United Nations United States; South Korea; United Kingdom; Thailand;	North Korea
Casualties and losses
41 killed; 158 wounded; 1 patrol boat sunk; 2 minesweepers sunk; 1 battleship damaged; 2 cruisers damaged; 16 destroyers damaged; 3 frigates damaged; 5 minesweepers damaged; 1 LSD damaged; 3 LSMRs damaged	unknown
	Many of the damaged American warships were struck more than once on different occasions.;

The blockade of Wonsan, or the siege of Wonsan, from February 16, 1951, to July 27, 1953, during the Korean War, was the longest naval blockade in modern history, lasting 861 days. United Nations naval forces, primarily from the United States, kept the strategically important city of Wonsan from being used by the North Korea Navy.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The blockade diverted communist troops from the front line. North Korean artillery fired at the American fleet was mostly ineffective, and the city was heavily damaged by UN naval aircraft and warships.^[1]^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Korean War: Chronology of U.S. Pacific Fleet Operations, June–December 1950". Naval history and heritage command. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
^ ^a ^b ^c "U.S. Navy Ships: Sunk & Damaged in Action during the Korean Conflict (Partial)". Naval history and heritage command. Archived from the original on 2007-12-16. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
^ "The Siege of Wonsan". U.S. Naval Institute.

[ch50_jun-1] "Korean War: Chronology of U.S. Pacific Fleet Operations, June–December 1950". Naval history and heritage command. Retrieved 2012-09-18.

[faq82-4-2] "U.S. Navy Ships: Sunk & Damaged in Action during the Korean Conflict (Partial)". Naval history and heritage command. Archived from the original on 2007-12-16. Retrieved 2012-09-18.

[3] "The Siege of Wonsan". U.S. Naval Institute.

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