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Action of 10 May 1915 | |||||||
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Part of World War I | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Russian Empire | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Andrei Eberhardt | Richard Ackermann | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
5 pre-dreadnought battleships | 1 battlecruiser | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
None | 1 battlecruiser lightly damaged |
The action of 10 May 1915 was a naval encounter between the Russian pre-dreadnought squadron and the Ottoman battlecruiser Yavuz Sultan Selim in the Black Sea. After a brief exchange of fire the Ottomans withdrew.