Talk:Battle of Shimonoseki Straits

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A fact from Battle of Shimonoseki Straits appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 9 June 2007. The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that the 1863 Battle of Shimonoseki (pictured) was the first naval confrontation between the U.S. Navy and a Japanese fleet? A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2007/June.

"The first attack occurred on June 25, 1863. The U.S. merchant steamer Pembroke, under Captain Simon Cooper, was riding anchor outside Shimonoseki Strait, when intercepted and unsuspectingly and fired upon by two European-built warships belonging to the rebel forces" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.82.9.49 (talk • contribs)