The Battle of Shimonoseki Straits was a naval engagement fought on July 16, 1863, by the United States Navy warship USS Wyoming against the powerful daimyō Mōri Takachika of the Chōshū clan based in S
USS Wyoming battling in the Shimonoseki Straits against the Choshu steam warships Daniel Webster, the brig Lanrick, and the steamer Lancefield
Dutch warship Medusa forces a passage through the straits
David McDougal, captain of USS Wyoming, photographed circa 1864–1871
Wyoming sinking the Japanese Lancefield