Battle of Elli

16 December 1912, Off Cape Helles, mouth of the Dardanelles

Greek victory

The Ottoman fleet under Ramiz Bey came out of the Dardanelles to break the Greek blockade. Kountouriotis took Averof ahead of his slower ironclads at full speed and crossed the front of the Ottoman line, and the Ottomans turned back into the straits. The Ottomans lost 18 killed, the Greeks 2.

Royal Hellenic Navy

8 ships, none lost

Ship	Type	Outcome
Georgios Averof Kountouriotis's flagship	Armoured cruiser Pisa class	Survived
Hydra	Coast-defence battleship Hydra class	Survived
Spetsai	Coast-defence battleship Hydra class	Survived
Psara	Coast-defence battleship Hydra class	Survived

Flotillas and other craft	Number	Lost
Destroyers Including Aetos, Ierax and Panthir.	4	0

Flotillas and other craft

Number

Lost

Destroyers

Including Aetos, Ierax and Panthir.

Ottoman Navy

9 ships, none lost

Ship	Type	Outcome
Barbaros Hayreddin Ottoman flagship; 7 killed	Pre-dreadnought battleship Brandenburg class	Survived
Turgut Reis 8 killed	Pre-dreadnought battleship Brandenburg class	Survived
Mesudiye 3 killed	Ironclad	Survived
Asar-ı Tevfik Not hit	Ironclad	Survived
Mecidiye	Protected cruiser	Survived

Flotillas and other craft	Number	Lost
Destroyers	4	0

Map

Greek fleet meets the sorties December 1912 – January 1913