Sinking of Intibah

26 January 1878, Batum roads, Black Sea

Russian victory

Makarov brought his tender Veliky Knyaz Konstantin to Batum at night and put his launches into the water. Chesma and Sinop each fired a Whitehead torpedo at the guard ship Intibah from close range, and she sank. It was the first ship ever sunk by a self-propelled torpedo. (14 January in the Russian Old Style calendar.)

Imperial Russian Navy

3 ships, none lost

Ship	Type	Outcome
Veliky Knyaz Konstantin Tender; Makarov in command	Auxiliary	Survived
Chesma (launch)	Torpedo boat	Survived
Sinop (launch)	Torpedo boat	Survived

Ottoman Navy

1 ship, 1 lost

Ship	Type	Outcome
Intibah	Steamer	Sunk

Map

Makarov takes his torpedo tender to Batum January 1878