First Balkan War
1912–1913
Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria and Montenegro against the Ottoman Empire. From Moudros Bay the Greek fleet, led by the new armoured cruiser Averof, kept the Ottoman fleet inside the Dardanelles and took the Aegean islands. In the Black Sea, Bulgarian torpedo boats hit the cruiser Hamidiye, which later broke out for a long raid.
How the fleets moved
Click a route to see which ships made it, or a battle for its summary. Routes are approximate.
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Greek movement
Ottoman movement
Bulgarian movement
Battle (size: ships engaged)
Routes are approximate.
Battles
In date order.
21 November 1912
Battle of KaliakraOff Cape Kaliakra, 32 miles from Varna
Bulgarian success; Hamidiye damaged
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