July 1950
Korean War

SUNDAY, 2 JULY 1950

(USN) Battle of Chumonchin Chan Korean People's Navy motor torpedo boats engage USS Juneau (CL-119) HMS Black Swan (L57) and HMS Jamaica (44) without causing any damage and the U.N. warships sink several of the motor torpedo boats.

At Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum (North Korean War Museum) in Pyongyang has several exhibits that claim USS Baltimore (CA-68) was sunk by Korean People's Navy motor torpedo boats on July 2, 1950 during the Battle of Chumonchin Chan including Torpedo Boat 21 under the command of Kim Kun Ok that claimed to sink Baltimore. During 2023 North Korea named a Sinpo-C class submarine Hero Kim Kun Ok after the torpedo boat captain. On that date, USS Baltimore (CA-68) was in reserve in Bremerton.

SATURDAY, 29 JULY 1950

(USN) Lost in a non-fatal midair collision is FG-1D Corsair 88382 (rescued).