Battle of Baltim

When

9 Oct 1973

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

31.66° N, 31.46° E

Description

battle in 1973 during Yom Kippur War

1973 naval battle of the Yom Kippur War

The Battle of Baltim was fought between the Israeli Navy and the Egyptian Navy on 8–9 October, 1973, during the Yom Kippur War. It took place off the Nile Delta, between Baltim and Damietta. The battle began when six Israeli Sa'ar-class missile boats heading toward Port Said were engaged by four Egyptian Osa-class missile boats coming from Alexandria. It lasted about forty minutes.

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• Yom Kippur War6 Oct 1973 · Interstate war · Deaths 16,000