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title: Korean Turtle-Ship
author: Steve46814
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10907/korean-turtle-ship/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2024-10-01
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# Korean Turtle-Ship

_Authored by Steve46814_

## Image File

[![Korean Turtle-Ship](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10907.jpeg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10907.jpeg)

## Image Caption

A modern replica of a Korean turtle-ship (*kobukson*), used by Admiral Yi Sun-sin in the Imjin Wars between [Korea](https://www.worldhistory.org/Korea/), [China](https://www.worldhistory.org/china/), & [Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Japan/) (1592-1598). The precise design is not known except that the deck was covered, perhaps using iron plating, and they were equipped with a smoke-spewing dragon's head, [metal](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/metal/) spikes to repel boarders, and carried multiple cannons.

[War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) Memorial of Korea, Seoul.

## Cite This Work

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Steve46814. (2019, June 10). Korean Turtle-Ship. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10907/korean-turtle-ship/>
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### MLA
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## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Korea-Seoul-War_Memorial_2618-06_Turtle_Ship.JPG) by [**Steve46814**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Korea-Seoul-War_Memorial_2618-06_Turtle_Ship.JPG). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 10 June 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.