Action of 15 May 1917

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The Action of 15 May 1917 was a major World War I naval engagement in the Strait of Otranto between Austro-Hungarian and Allied forces, notable for its impact on anti-submarine blockade operations in the Adriatic Sea.

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instanceOf World War I naval engagement ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
AlliedShipTypeTargeted armed drifter ⓘ
cruiser ⓘ
destroyer ⓘ
trawler ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of the Otranto Straits (1917) ⓘ
AustroHungarianFlagship SMS Novara ⓘ
AustroHungarianShipInvolved SMS Balaton ⓘ
SMS Csepel ⓘ
SMS Helgoland ⓘ
SMS Novara ⓘ
SMS Saida ⓘ
belligerent Austro-Hungarian Navy ⓘ
French Navy ⓘ
Regia Marina ⓘ
linked to: Italian Navy

Royal Navy ⓘ
commander Miklós Horthy ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
countryInvolved Austria-Hungary ⓘ
France ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
date 1917-05-15 ⓘ
followedBy increased Allied protection of the Otranto Barrage ⓘ
historicalCategory 1917 in military history ⓘ
Naval battles of World War I involving Austria-Hungary ⓘ
Naval battles of World War I involving France ⓘ
Naval battles of World War I involving Italy ⓘ
Naval battles of World War I involving the United Kingdom ⓘ
impact prompted reassessment of Allied blockade tactics in the Adriatic ⓘ
navalTactic night raid on blockade line ⓘ
objective Attack Allied drifters enforcing anti-submarine blockade ⓘ
Disrupt the Otranto Barrage ⓘ
opponentCommander Alfred Acton ⓘ
Ernest Troubridge ⓘ
partOf Adriatic Campaign of World War I ⓘ
Otranto Barrage operations ⓘ
place Adriatic Sea ⓘ
Strait of Otranto ⓘ
relatedOperation Otranto Barrage ⓘ
result Austro-Hungarian victory ⓘ
strategicSignificance temporarily weakened Allied anti-submarine blockade in the Adriatic ⓘ
tacticalOutcome Austro-Hungarian cruisers damaged ⓘ
several Allied drifters sunk or damaged ⓘ
theater Mediterranean Sea ⓘ

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