Italo-Turkish War
1911–1912
Italy's war to take Libya from the Ottoman Empire. The much stronger Italian fleet landed troops at Tripoli, sank Ottoman warships wherever it found them, from the coast of Epirus to Beirut and the Red Sea, and occupied the Dodecanese islands.
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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Italian movement
Battle (size: ships engaged)
Routes are approximate.
Battles
In date order.
7–8 January 1912
Battle of Kunfuda BayKunfuda Bay, Red Sea coast of Arabia
Italian victory
3
vs
8 (8 lost)
Fleets
Each navy's ships in the war, from its biggest down.