Korea Battle of Chemulpo Bay Russian Ships and Sungari 1904
Code: H15980
South Korea: 1904 postcard of scuttled ships during the Battle of Chemulpo Bay. Trapped following the engagement between the Japanese fleet and the Russian cruiser Varyag and gunboat Korietz, the crew of the Sungari set fire to and scuttled their own ship on February 9, 1904, to prevent capture by the Imperial Japanese Navy. Stamp removed
