Admiral Yi Sun-sin was a Korean Naval Admiral who implemented the armored Turtle Ship nearly 200 years before they made an appearance in the American Civil War. He is reported to have won every naval battle he entered and succesfully fought off the Japanese Navy during their invasions of Korea between 1592 and 1598. He was shot and killed during the battle of Noryang and had two of his officers prop him up so that no one knew he was dead until the battle had ended. According to another source, he ordered his body be hidden in the cabin, while his nephew put on his armor and beat the war drum for the rest of the battle.
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