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Battle of the Strait of Otranto (1917)

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As a result of the raid, the British naval command decided that unless sufficient destroyers were available to protect the barrage, the drifters would have to be withdrawn at night. After the raid, the drifters operated for less than twelve hours a day and had to leave their positions by 15:00 every
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had two 6 inch and ten 4 in (102 mm), compared to the nine 3.9 in (99 mm) guns on each of the Austro-Hungarian ships. Unfortunately for the Allies, their numerical superiority was quickly lost, as their destroyers were either occupied with mechanical problems, or protecting
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There were 47 drifters in Barrage on the night of 14–15 May; the Austro-Hungarians managed to sink 14 drifters and damage four more. The lack of sufficient Allied escorts forced the withdrawal of the remaining blockading ships, although only for a short time.
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were able to pass through the line of drifters, and at 03:30 began attacking the small barrage ships. The Austro-Hungarians frequently gave the drifter crews warning to abandon ship before opening fire. In some instances, the drifter crews chose to fight:
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By this time, the Allied naval forces in the area were aware of the raid, and were in a position to block the Austro-Hungarian retreat. Rear Admiral Alfredo Acton—the commanding officer of the Italian Scouting Division—ordered
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s lookouts spotted the smoke from the Austro-Hungarian cruisers to the south of her position. The Allied ships turned to engage the Austro-Hungarian ships; the British ships had a superiority both in numbers and in firepower;
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group engaged the Austro-Hungarian cruisers at 07:00, but were heavily outgunned, and instead attempted to shadow the fleeing cruisers. At 07:45, Rear Admiral Acton's ships encountered the destroyers
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was approaching the scene, which prompted Acton to temporarily withdraw to consolidate his forces. This break in the action was enough time for the Austro-Hungarians to save the crippled
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and Allied shipping. An Allied force composed of ships from three navies responded to the raid, and in the ensuing battle heavily damaged the Austro-Hungarian light cruiser
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However, in a strategic sense, the battle had little effect on the war. The barrage was never particularly effective at preventing the U-boat operations of the
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auxiliary steam pipe had been damaged, which caused the ship to begin losing speed. At 11:05, Acton turned away in an attempt to separate
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At around 03:30 Italian time on 15 May, shortly after the Italian convoy turned to a heading of 310 degrees to proceed toward VlorĂ«,
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Horthy, seriously wounded in the last minutes of the battle, commanded the Austro-Hungarian fleet until falling unconscious.
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suffered only slight damage and escaped. The clash ended at 03:45 when the two Austro-Hungarian ships withdrew.
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had been disabled, and fearing that his ships would be drawn too close to the Austro-Hungarian naval base at
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An Allied destroyer patrol was in the area on the night of 14 May, to the north of the Barrage. The Italian
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had to be abandoned for a period of time before she could be towed back to port. The French destroyer
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La Marina nella Grande Guerra. Le operazioni navali, aeree, subacquee e terrestri in Adriatico
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day. Despite the damage received by the Austro-Hungarian cruisers during the pursuit by
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was struck several times, and by 11:00, Acton ordered the ship to reduce speed to allow
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and Austria-Hungary in the first place. The drifters could cover approximately 0.5
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coast in order to confuse any Allied counter-attack. Two Austro-Hungarian U-boats—
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The Battle of the Otranto Straits: Controlling the Gateway to the Adriatic in WWI
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those destroyers suffering from breakdowns. The support forces of both sides—the
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This article is about the World War I battle. For the World War II battle, see
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reached the scene as well. The entire group returned to Cattaro together.
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and three more 250t-class torpedo boats were also available if necessary.
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group for the Allies—were quickly dispatched to join the battle. Italian
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Otranto nel Mondo. Dal "Castello" di Walpole al "Barone" di Voltaire
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Under the command of Horthy, three Austro-Hungarian light cruisers (
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Otranto e l'Inghilterra (episodi bellici in Puglia e nel Salento)
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closed the range to around 1,000 metres (1,100 yd) and made
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in an attempt to break the barrier to allow Ausro-Hungarian and
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shadowed the Austro-Hungarian cruisers and eventually dropped
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was sunk, and a munitions convoy to Valona was interdicted.
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planned to raid the Otranto Barrage with a force of three
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was hit several more times, and her main feed pumps and
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was on standby if the raiders ran into trouble. The old
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attempted to pursue the German submarine, but struck a
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Monument for the "heroes of the Battle of Otranto" in
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was armed with eight 6 in (152 mm) guns and
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The destroyer 822:remained afloat and eventually reached port. 286: 1708:Naval battles of World War I involving Italy 1520: 1407: 1405: 1403: 1401: 1399: 1397: 1346: 1344: 1342: 1340: 1338: 1336: 814:caught fire and their crews abandoned ship; 1498:Burg, David F.; Purcell, L. Edward (2004). 1423: 869:returned the Austro-Hungarian ships' fire. 714:and several French and Italian destroyers. 1479: 1456: 1444: 1296:was mined and sunk, the Italian destroyer 572:were to mount a diversionary raid off the 293: 279: 1435: 1394: 1333: 1042:group for the Austro-Hungarians, and the 199: 122: 1288:was nearly sunk by the German submarine 1258: 1080: 837: 539: 165: 1581: 1562: 833: 137: 1685: 1600: 1554:: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default ( 274: 1637:(Editrice Salentina, Galatina 2018) 1567:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. 1521:Cove, Dennis; Westwell, Ian (2002). 536:, the Allied commander, to retreat. 1525:. Vol. 2. Marshall Cavendish. 885:for his actions during the battle. 688:on 14 May 1917 bound for 13: 1620: 766:′s steam pipes, immobilizing her. 304:Mediterranean Operations 1914–1918 14: 1749: 1539: 1370: 1506:. University Press of Kentucky. 1108:in order to close the distance. 846:steaming from their base in the 717: 207: 188: 167: 153: 139: 124: 111: 50: 1603:The Encyclopedia of World War I 1470: 1251:that morning and sank rapidly. 762:scored a hit that burst one of 588:, along with the German U-boat 435:Battle of the Strait of Otranto 33:Battle of the Strait of Otranto 21:Action in the Strait of Otranto 1565:A Naval History of World War I 1414: 1385: 1376: 1324: 1187:was in, but by this time, the 1148:took the ship under tow while 1: 1491: 794:then took a shell hit on her 437:of 1917 was the result of an 1318: 1254: 696:, consisting of the British 7: 1723:History of the Adriatic Sea 1601:Tucker, Spencer E. (2005). 1330:Cove & Westwell, p. 396 860:The three Austro-Hungarian 603:, two destroyers, and four 10: 1754: 612:pre-dreadnought battleship 18: 1718:Battles involving Austria 1582:Halpern, Paul G. (2004). 1563:Halpern, Paul G. (1995). 1476:Halpern 1995, pp. 165–166 1432:Halpern 1995, pp. 163–164 1191:group was too close. The 892: 312: 244: 219: 181: 104: 64: 49: 37: 32: 1391:Halpern 1995, p. 162–163 1382:Burg and Purcell, p. 169 1195:group rendezvoused with 1006:and disabled the ship's 653:. The Italian destroyer 253:1 light cruiser damaged 250:2 light cruisers damaged 1292:, the French destroyer 917:the Italian destroyers 881:—was later awarded the 631:was accompanied by the 1523:History of World War I 1502:Almanac of World War I 1272: 1086: 857: 778:which struck near her 182:Commanders and leaders 1667:40.21944°N 18.92556°E 1262: 1084: 962:Carlo Alberto Racchia 841: 806:, which was carrying 750:maneuvered to make a 540:Disposition of forces 500:under the command of 490:Austro-Hungarian Navy 378:Eastern Mediterranean 245:Casualties and losses 40:Mediterranean Theater 16:Battle in World War I 1485:Halpern 1995, p. 166 1467:Halpern 1995, p. 165 1453:Halpern 1995, p. 164 1411:Halpern 1995, p. 163 1350:Halpern 1995, p. 162 834:Raid on the drifters 519:freer access to the 514:Imperial German Navy 265:1 cargo ship damaged 257:1 destroyer damaged 1663: /  1441:Halpern 2004, p. 75 798:. In the meantime, 740:recognition signals 684:which had departed 261:4 drifters damaged 1672:40.21944; 18.92556 1633:(IT) Carlo Stasi, 1626:(IT) Carlo Stasi, 1273: 1087: 959:, flotilla leader 941:, and the Italian 858: 663:consisting of the 638:Commandant Rivière 358:Raid on Porto Buso 343:Blockade of Europe 263:1 cargo ship sunk 255:2 destroyers sunk 238:1 seaplane carrier 225:1 armored cruiser 1728:Conflicts in 1917 1643:978-88-31964-06-7 1136:. At this point, 1012:coastal batteries 965:, and destroyers 952:protected cruiser 932:Simone Schiaffino 521:Mediterranean Sea 463:Strait of Otranto 443:Adriatic Campaign 428: 427: 383:Strait of Otranto 348:Adriatic Campaign 338:Convoy operations 269: 268: 259:14 drifters sunk 234:2 light cruisers 227:3 light cruisers 100: 99: 82:Strait of Otranto 1745: 1678: 1677: 1675: 1674: 1673: 1668: 1664: 1661: 1660: 1659: 1656: 1616: 1597: 1578: 1559: 1553: 1545: 1536: 1517: 1505: 1486: 1483: 1477: 1474: 1468: 1465: 1454: 1451: 1442: 1439: 1433: 1430: 1421: 1418: 1412: 1409: 1392: 1389: 1383: 1380: 1374: 1368: 1351: 1348: 1331: 1328: 1055:seaplane carrier 1027: 904: 856: 818:sank later, but 694:port of Brindisi 441:raid during the 439:Austro-Hungarian 416: 307: 305: 295: 288: 281: 272: 271: 212: 211: 201: 193: 192: 177: 173: 171: 170: 163: 159: 157: 156: 149: 145: 143: 142: 134: 130: 128: 127: 117: 115: 114: 66: 65: 54: 30: 29: 1753: 1752: 1748: 1747: 1746: 1744: 1743: 1742: 1733:May 1917 events 1683: 1682: 1671: 1669: 1665: 1662: 1657: 1654: 1652: 1650: 1649: 1623: 1621:Further reading 1613: 1594: 1575: 1547: 1546: 1540:Favre, Franco. 1533: 1514: 1494: 1489: 1484: 1480: 1475: 1471: 1466: 1457: 1452: 1445: 1440: 1436: 1431: 1424: 1420:Tucker, p. 1357 1419: 1415: 1410: 1395: 1390: 1386: 1381: 1377: 1369: 1354: 1349: 1334: 1329: 1325: 1321: 1257: 1165:Giovanni Acerbi 1025: 988:Carlo Mirabello 938:Giovanni Acerbi 902: 900:Carlo Mirabello 895: 853:Otranto Barrage 851: 836: 754:attack against 742:. 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Index

Action in the Strait of Otranto
Mediterranean Theater
World War I

Strait of Otranto
Adriatic Sea
Austria–Hungary
Germany
Italy
United Kingdom
France
Austria-Hungary
MiklĂłs Horthy
WIA
Kingdom of Italy
Alfredo Acton
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Mediterranean Operations 1914–1918
Goeben and Breslau
Dardanelles
U-boat Campaign
Convoy operations
Blockade of Europe
Adriatic Campaign
Antivari
Raid on Porto Buso
Ancona
Vieste

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