Action of 8 January 1916
On 8 January 1916 the Russian dreadnought Imperatritsa Ekaterina Velikaya and the Ottoman battlecruiser Yavuz Sultan Selim encountered one another in the Black Sea. After a brief exchange of fire the Ottomans withdrew.
Action of 8 January 1916 | |||||||
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Part of World War I | |||||||
Russian stamp depicting Imperatritsa Ekaterina Velikaya | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Russia | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Andrei Eberhardt | Wilhelm Souchon | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1 battleship 2 destroyers |
1 battlecruiser 1 collier | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
None |
1 collier sunk 1 battlecruiser damaged |
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