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Battle of Lemnos

Battle of Lemnos

18 January 1913, Between Lemnos and the Dardanelles

Greek victory

The Ottoman fleet's last attempt to break out. Averof again led the Greek attack. Barbaros Hayreddin took more than 20 hits and lost much of her armament, Turgut Reis took 17, and a heavy shell wrecked one of Mesudiye's gun positions. The Ottoman ships withdrew into the Dardanelles and did not come out again for the rest of the war.

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The Greek Navy under flagship Averof during the Naval Battle of Lemnos in January 1913 against the Ottoman fleet Image: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Royal Hellenic Navy

11 ships, none lost

ShipTypeOutcome
Georgios Averof

Hit twice; minor damage

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 craftNumberLost

Destroyers

70

Ottoman Navy

9 ships, none lost

ShipTypeOutcome
Barbaros Hayreddin

More than 20 hits; 32 killed

Pre-dreadnought battleship

Brandenburg class

Damaged
Turgut Reis

17 hits; 9 killed

Pre-dreadnought battleship

Brandenburg class

Damaged
Mesudiye

One shell caused 68 casualties

Ironclad

Damaged
Mecidiye

Protected cruiser

Survived
Flotillas and other craftNumberLost

Destroyers

50

Map

  • Ottoman sorties from the Dardanelles December 1912 – January 1913