Otranto Barrage in World War I

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The Otranto Barrage in World War I was an Allied naval blockade and anti-submarine barrier across the Strait of Otranto designed to restrict the movement of Austro-Hungarian and German submarines from the Adriatic Sea into the Mediterranean.

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instanceOf World War I military operation
anti-submarine barrier
naval blockade
aimedAt containing the Austro-Hungarian Navy in the Adriatic Sea
protecting Allied merchant shipping in the Mediterranean
alsoKnownAs Otranto Barrage
Otranto Barrage (WWI)
belligerent Allied Powers
characteristic incomplete physical barrier due to width of the Strait of Otranto
relied heavily on patrols and nets rather than continuous minefields
conflict World War I
controlledBy Allied naval forces
country Italy
endTime 1918
hasPart anti-submarine nets
destroyers
drifters with anti-submarine nets
light cruisers
minefields
patrol vessels
implementedBy Admiral Paolo Thaon di Revel
Admiral Sir John Jellicoe
locatedIn Adriatic Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Strait of Otranto
near Albanian coast
Greek coast
Otranto, Italy
linked to: Otranto
notableEvent Battle of the Otranto Straits (1917)
notableLimitation Central Powers submarines were still able to pass through the barrage at night or in bad weather
insufficient density of patrols and nets across the entire strait
opposedBy Austro-Hungarian Empire
German Empire
opposedWarfareType submarine warfare
partOf Allied naval operations in the Mediterranean Sea
purpose to enforce an Allied naval blockade of the Adriatic Sea
to restrict movement of Austro-Hungarian submarines from the Adriatic Sea into the Mediterranean Sea
to restrict movement of German submarines from the Adriatic Sea into the Mediterranean Sea
resultedIn continued but reduced Central Powers submarine access to the Mediterranean
partial restriction of Austro-Hungarian submarine operations
startTime 1915
strategicImportance to limit Central Powers submarine access to Allied shipping lanes in the Mediterranean
theater Adriatic campaign of World War I
usedBy French Navy
Italian Regia Marina
linked to: Italian Navy

Royal Navy
usedWarfareType anti-submarine warfare
naval blockade warfare

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Strait of Otranto historicalEvent Otranto Barrage in World War I
Austro-Hungarian Navy engagedIn Otranto Barrage operations
linked to: Otranto Barrage in World War I
Otranto Barrage in World War I alsoKnownAs Otranto Barrage
linked to: Otranto Barrage in World War I
Otranto Barrage in World War I alsoKnownAs Otranto Barrage (WWI)
linked to: Otranto Barrage in World War I
Otranto Barrage in World War I notableLimitation Central Powers submarines were still able to pass through the barrage at night or in bad weather
linked to: Otranto Barrage in World War I
Battle of Otranto Straits involves Otranto Barrage
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