Category: Naval Battles
The Battle of Salamis (480 BC)
Greek cities vs. Persian Empire (480 BC) Introduction Salamis (its Greek name) certainly the largest and most decisive naval battles…
scuttling of the hochseeflotte (1919)
Scutting of the Hochseeflotte (1919) And the fate of other Central Empires Navies The arrival of German delegates of the…
Battle of Elli and Lemnos (1912-13)
Greek Navy vs Turkish Ottoman Navy The Battles of the Aegean sea, a prelude to the great war at sea…
Battle of Coronel (1st November 1914)
German Navy vs Royal Navy 1st November 1914 Graf Spee’s far east squadron in Valparaiso, Chile, about to sail afte…
Battle of Yalu (1894)
Japanese vs Chinese Navy, 17 September 1894 The first major naval battle of the industrial era Less well known than…
SMS Emden’s Incredible True Odyssey
The white pacific corsair: Her 1914 odyssey would deserve a big budget Hollywood movie*. The truly epic saga of SMS Emden…
1st Battle of Heligoland (28 August 1914)
British vs German Navy, 28 August 1914 The first major naval battle of ww1 Heligoland in the North Sea is…
The Odensholm Action (August 26, 1914)
German Navy 26 August 1914 Mining the Gulf of Finland Odensholm (currently Osmussaar, desolate island of 4.7 kilometers belonging to…
The Antivari Action (August 14 1914)
Austro-Hungarian Navy 14 August 1914 A visual of the area and route taken by the Allied ships. Although this engagement…
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