Battle of the Strait of Otranto (1917)

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The Battle of the Strait of Otranto (1917) was a World War I naval engagement in the Adriatic Sea between Allied and Austro-Hungarian forces, centered on an Austro-Hungarian raid against the Otranto Barrage anti-submarine blockade.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I battle
naval battle
AlliedForcesIncluded British cruisers
French destroyers
Italian cruisers
drifters of the Otranto Barrage
alsoKnownAs Action of 15 May 1917
AustroHungarianForcesIncluded Novara-class cruiser SMS Novara
surface form: Novara-class cruiser SMS Helgoland

Novara-class cruiser SMS Novara
Novara-class cruiser SMS Novara
surface form: Novara-class cruiser SMS Saida

destroyers
belligerent Australia
Austro-Hungarian Empire
surface form: Austria-Hungary

France
Italy
United Kingdom
casualties hundreds of Allied sailors killed, wounded, or captured
cause Austro-Hungarian attempt to weaken the Otranto Barrage
commander Alfredo Acton
August von Heeringen (naval Adriatic command context)
Ernest Troubridge
Regent Miklós Horthy
surface form: Miklós Horthy
conflict World War I
countryInvolved French Third Republic
Kingdom of Italy
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
date 14–15 May 1917
endDate 1917-05-15
followedBy continued submarine warfare in the Adriatic Sea
location Adriatic Sea
Strait of Otranto
notableFor largest surface action in the Adriatic Sea during World War I
objective disruption of Allied anti-submarine blockade
Battle of the Strait of Otranto (1917) self-linksurface differs
surface form: raid on the Otranto Barrage
opponent Allied naval forces
Austro-Hungarian Navy
OtrantoBarrageMaintainedBy Allied Powers of World War I
surface form: Allied powers
OtrantoBarragePurpose to block Central Powers submarines from entering the Mediterranean Sea
OtrantoBarrageType anti-submarine blockade
partOf Mediterranean theatre of World War I
surface form: Adriatic Campaign of World War I
precededBy earlier Austro-Hungarian raids in the Adriatic Sea
result Austro-Hungarian victory
shipsDamaged SMS Helgoland
SMS Novara
SMS Saida
shipsSunk numerous Allied drifters
startDate 1917-05-14
strategicOutcome no decisive long-term change in control of the Adriatic Sea
temporary disruption of the Otranto Barrage
theater Adriatic Sea

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Strait of Otranto historicalEvent Battle of the Strait of Otranto (1917)
Strait of Otranto historicalEvent Battle of the Strait of Otranto (1917)
this entity surface form: Battle of the Strait of Otranto (1940)
Austro-Hungarian Navy engagedIn Battle of the Strait of Otranto (1917)
Otranto Barrage in World War I theater Battle of the Strait of Otranto (1917)
this entity surface form: Adriatic campaign of World War I
Battle of the Strait of Otranto (1917) objective Battle of the Strait of Otranto (1917) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: raid on the Otranto Barrage
Battle of Otranto Straits notableFor Battle of the Strait of Otranto (1917)
this entity surface form: Attack on the Otranto Barrage drifter line
Battle of Otranto Straits alsoKnownAs Battle of the Strait of Otranto (1917)