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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