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| image      = File:FPC Marine at Triton.jpg
| image      = File:FPC Marine at Triton.jpg
| image_size  = 300px
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| caption    = A [[Federated Provinces of China Marine Corps|Chinese Marine]] Corporal stood guard on [[Triton Island]], 1978  
| caption    = A [[Federated Provinces of China Marine Corps|Chinese Marine]] corporal standing guard on [[Triton Island]], 1978
| date        = 1946-1998
| date        = 1946-1998
| place      = [[Triton Island|Triton]], [[Paracel Islands]], [[South China Sea]]
| place      = [[Triton Island|Triton]], [[Paracel Islands]], [[South China Sea]]
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* [[File:Flag of the Republic of China Marine Corps.svg|22px]] [[Federated Provinces of China Marine Corps|Marine Corps]]
* [[File:Flag of the Republic of China Marine Corps.svg|22px]] [[Federated Provinces of China Marine Corps|Marine Corps]]
| combatant2  = {{flag|Haltoria}}
| combatant2  = {{flag|Haltoria}}
* Coast Guard
* [[Haltorian Coast Guard|Coast Guard]]
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| commander1  = [[File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg|22px]] {{wpl|Lieutenant commander|Lcdr.}} [[Chen Wei-wen]]<br>[[File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg|22px]] {{wpl|First lieutenant|Flt.}} [[Chang Yu-I]]
| commander1  = [[File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg|22px]] {{wpl|Lieutenant commander|Lcdr.}} [[Chen Wei-wen]]<br>[[File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg|22px]] {{wpl|First lieutenant|Flt.}} [[Chang Yu-I]]
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== Background ==
== Background ==
[[File:中建艦.jpg|200px|thumbnail|right|''ROCS Chung Chien'' docked at [[Yulin]]]]
[[File:中建艦.jpg|200px|thumbnail|right|''ROCS Chung Chien'' docked at [[Yulin]]]]
[[Triton Island]] is the westernmost and southernmost of the [[Paracel Islands]] in the [[South China Sea]] and has an area of 17 acres above sea-level. The Triton reef including the island measures about 300 acres in area. Although uninhabited, ownership of the island has been disputed since the early 20th century. The reef was historically known as '''Snail Island''' to Chinese fishermen. Other sources have it named as '''Nan Chien Island''', as it was the southernmost point claimed by China until after 1933. The current Chinese name commemorates the [[Republic of China Navy]] warship ''ROCS Chung Chien'' sent in 1946 to claim the Paracel Islands.
[[Triton Island]] is the westernmost and southernmost of the [[Paracel Islands]] in the [[South China Sea]] and has an area of 17 acres above sea-level. The Triton reef including the island measures about 300 acres in area. Although uninhabited, ownership of the island has been disputed since the early 20th century. The reef was historically known as '''Snail Island''' to Chinese fishermen. Other sources have it named as '''Nan Chien Island''', as it was the southernmost point claimed by China until after 1933.


The Haltorian claim to the island arose from ADDEXPLANATIONHERE. However, control has been enforced by the Federated Provinces of China since the [[Battle of the Paracel Islands]].
The Haltorian claim to the island arose from ADDEXPLANATIONHERE. However, control has been enforced by the Federated Provinces of China since the [[Battle of the Paracel Islands]].


== Conflict ==
== Incidents ==


In 1946
In 1946, the Government of the Republic of China sent {{wpl|Landing Ship, Tank|tank landing ship}} ''ROCS Chung Chien'' to claim the Paracel Islands. The current Chinese name of the island commemorates that warship.


In 1973 the cargo ship ''CHNS Sgt. Jack J. Pendleton'' was abandoned on the reef of Triton Island, having run aground there en route from Puerto Mansera to Haltoria.  
In 1973, the cargo ship ''CHNS Sgt. Jack J. Pendleton'' was abandoned on the reef of Triton Island, having run aground there en route from [[Puerto Mansera]] to [[Haltoria]]. The ''CHS Mt Vernon'' (LSD 39) with other units, including UDT teams, salvaged cargo from the J.J. Pendleton in fall of the same year. The passage through the reef, in the southwest corner of the island, was to allow amphibious craft access to the beach to offload cargo. This operation continued for about one month.  
 
The ''CHS Mt Vernon'' (LSD 39) with other units, including UDT teams, salvaged cargo from the J.J. Pendleton in fall of 1973. The passage through the reef, in the southwest corner of the island, was to allow amphibious craft access to the beach to offload cargo. This operation continued for about one month. The Pendleton had originally run around on Triton Island during a typhoon in October and was further driven ashore in the midst of three additional typhoons in the following weeks.


1975
1975
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1978
1978


=== Confrontation ===
1979
1979


1982
1988
1996
1998
2002
=== Incidents ===
=== Confrontation ===
== Resolution ==
== Resolution ==
1998, 2002


== See also ==
== See also ==

Latest revision as of 02:38, 3 December 2024

Snail War
Part of South China Sea conflict
FPC Marine at Triton.jpg
A Chinese Marine corporal standing guard on Triton Island, 1978
Date1946-1998
Location
Triton, Paracel Islands, South China Sea
Result Triton Island divided between Hainan (China) and TBD (Haltoria)
Belligerents

 China

 Haltoria

Commanders and leaders
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lcdr. Chen Wei-wen
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Flt. Chang Yu-I		 TBD
TBD
Strength
16 marines 11 coast guardsmen
13 fishermen
Casualties and losses
None 1 wounded
4 captured

The Snail War, also known as the Triton War (Chinese: 中建島衝突), was a maritime border dispute between the Confederate Republics of Haltoria and Federated Provinces of China over Triton Island. Between 1946 and 1998, the island was under dispute between the two nations, causing a series of incidents regarding its sovereignty. Both countries agreed on a process in 1979 to resolve the issue, which was finally settled in 1998, resulting in the creation of a land border on the island between the two states.

Background

ROCS Chung Chien docked at Yulin

Triton Island is the westernmost and southernmost of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea and has an area of 17 acres above sea-level. The Triton reef including the island measures about 300 acres in area. Although uninhabited, ownership of the island has been disputed since the early 20th century. The reef was historically known as Snail Island to Chinese fishermen. Other sources have it named as Nan Chien Island, as it was the southernmost point claimed by China until after 1933.

The Haltorian claim to the island arose from ADDEXPLANATIONHERE. However, control has been enforced by the Federated Provinces of China since the Battle of the Paracel Islands.

Incidents

In 1946, the Government of the Republic of China sent tank landing ship ROCS Chung Chien to claim the Paracel Islands. The current Chinese name of the island commemorates that warship.

In 1973, the cargo ship CHNS Sgt. Jack J. Pendleton was abandoned on the reef of Triton Island, having run aground there en route from Puerto Mansera to Haltoria. The CHS Mt Vernon (LSD 39) with other units, including UDT teams, salvaged cargo from the J.J. Pendleton in fall of the same year. The passage through the reef, in the southwest corner of the island, was to allow amphibious craft access to the beach to offload cargo. This operation continued for about one month.

1975

1978

Confrontation

1979

Resolution

1998, 2002

See also

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