Action of 10 May 1915

The action of 10 May 1915 was a naval encounter between the Russian pre-dreadnought squadron and the Ottoman battlecruiser Yavuz Sultan Selim in the Black Sea. After a brief exchange of fire the Ottomans withdrew.

Action of 10 May 1915
Part of World War I
Date10 May 1915
Location
Black Sea, 25 miles from the Bosphorus
Result

Tactically inconclusive;
Strategic Ottoman victory

  • Russian operations disrupted
Belligerents
 Russian Empire  Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Andrei Eberhardt Richard Ackermann
Strength
5 pre-dreadnought battleships 1 battlecruiser
Casualties and losses
None 1 battlecruiser lightly damaged
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