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Hamidiye at Syros

Hamidiye at Syros

15 January 1913, Ermoupoli, Syros

Ottoman success

The day after slipping out of the Dardanelles, Hamidiye came into the harbour at Ermoupoli on Syros, sank the Greek armed liner Makedonia and shelled the town, then left before Greek warships could catch her.

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Turkish cruiser Hamidiye at Spithead review, 1911 Image: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Royal Hellenic Navy

1 ship, 1 lost

ShipTypeOutcome
Makedonia

Later raised

Armed merchant cruiser

Sunk

Ottoman Navy

1 ship, none lost

ShipTypeOutcome
Hamidiye

Protected cruiser

Survived

Map

  • Hamidiye's raid January – September 1913