What the records say
- When
- 10 May 1915
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 43.41° N, 34.26° E
- Description
- naval battle on the Black Sea in 1915
- Naval
- yes
- War
- World War I
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Action of 10 May 1915
Naval battle on the Black Sea in 1915
The action of 10 May 1915, or Battle of the Bosporus, was a naval encounter between the Russian pre-dreadnought squadron and the Ottoman battlecruiser Yavuz Sultan Selim in the Black Sea, north of the Bosporus. After a brief exchange of fire the Ottomans withdrew. The battle took place during the main operation of the Black Sea Fleet aimed at shelling the Bosporus fortifications.
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