Bombardment of Samsun

Bombardment of Samsun
Part of the Turkish War of Independence

Samsun view after the bombardment
Date7 June 1922
Location
Samsun, Turkey
Result See aftermath
Belligerents
Allied Powers
Kingdom of Greece Greece
 United States		 Ankara Government
Commanders and leaders
Ioannis Ipitis
Charles Vriasco[1]
Mark Bristol
Robert L. Ghormley
Preston B. Haines		 Cemil Cahit Bey
Units involved
Kingdom of Greece:[2]
Georgios Averof
destroyer Naxos[3]
Kilkis
Leon
2 cruisers
4 minesweepers[2]
:[4]
USS Sands
USS McFarland
USS Sturtevant		 Unknown
Strength
1 battleship
3 cruisers
5 destroyers
4 minesweepers		 1 cannon[5]
Casualties and losses
None None
4 civilians killed, 3 wounded[6]

The Bombardment of Samsun was a naval operation carried out by the Greek Navy and the United States Navy against the Turkish town of Samsun in 1922. The ships fired 400 rounds at the town, and in return the single Turkish cannon in the town fired back 25 rounds.[5] The bombardment lasted almost three hours (15:02–18:00).[7]

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  2. ^ a b Mustafa Hergüner: Kurtuluş Savaşı'nda denizciliğimiz, Türkiye Denizciler Sendikası, 1992, page 188
  3. ^ Cevizoğlu, 2007, page 75
  4. ^ Cevizoğlu, 2007, page 66
  5. ^ a b Cevizoğlu, 2007, page 77.
  6. ^ Cevizoğlu, 2007, page 76
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