Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin

Naval Battle of Hansando
Jul 8. 1592, The Naval Battle of Hansando

A fleet of 72 led by Admiral Yi Sun-sin
Facing a Japanese combat fleet of 82,
Admiral Yi Sun-sin lured the enemy into the narrow Hansando channel using 5 Panokseon battleships
He spread his fleet across both flanks,
and reared its head toward the massive Japanese fleet
His HakIkJin tactics had the Japanese fleet surrounded.
Korean ships behind the island waited in ambush.




A Geobukseon ship infiltrated the middle of the Japanese ships.
The Japanese fleet scattered. The battle was on.
47 Japanese ships were torpedoed, 12 were captured, and some 8,980 Japanese hands were injured. Casualties among saviors of Joseon were minimal.
The Naval Battle of Hansando - Admiral Yi Sun-sin Admiral Yi Sun-Sin, with more than 40 naval battles under his belt, went undefeated in his naval career.
At the Battle of Myeongryang, the Admiral Yi’s force, 12 combat ships, completely wiped out a Japanese fleet of 130, with nary a loss.
His naval tactics, his thorough knowledge of topography,
and his fine personality, made Admiral Yi Sun-Sin respected even among apanese forces. In the early 20C, there were some fierce naval power struggles.
In one such battle, Japan, led by Admiral Togo Heihachiro, showed what could only be considered as careful study of Admiral Yi Sun-Sin’s tactics at the Battle of Hansando.