Battle of Lemnos SMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm

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the battle of lemnos resulted ottoman plan lure faster georgios averof away dardanelles. protected cruiser hamidiye evaded greek blockade , broke out aegean sea in attempt draw greek cruiser pursuit. despite threat posed cruiser, greek commander refused detach georgios averof. mid-january, however, ottomans had learned georgios averof remained greek fleet, , kalyon kaptanı (captain) ramiz numan bey, ottoman fleet commander, decided attack greeks regardless.


barbaros hayreddin, turgut reis, , other units of ottoman fleet departed dardanelles @ 8:20 on morning of 18 january, , sailed toward island of lemnos @ speed of 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph). barbaros hayreddin led line of battleships, flotilla of torpedo boats on either side of formation. georgios averof, 3 hydra-class ironclads , 5 destroyers trailing behind, intercepted ottoman fleet approximately 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) lemnos. @ 10:55, ottoman cruiser mecidiye spotted greeks, , fleet turned south engage them.


a long range artillery duel lasted 2 hours began @ around 11:55, when ottoman fleet opened fire @ range of 8,000 m (26,000 ft). concentrated fire on greek georgios averof, returned fire @ 12:00. @ 12:50, greeks attempted cross t of ottoman fleet, barbaros hayreddin turned north block greek maneuver. ottoman commander detached old battleship mesudiye after serious hit @ 12:55. @ around same time, shell hit barbaros hayreddin on amidships turret, killing entire gun crew. thereafter hit several times in superstructure; these hits did relatively little damage, created significant smoke sucked boiler rooms , caused ship s speed fall 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph). result, turgut reis took lead of formation , bey decided break off engagement.


toward end of engagement, georgios averof closed within 5,000 yd (4,600 m) , scored several hits on fleeing ottoman ships. @ 14:00, ottoman warships had come close enough shore protected coastal batteries, forcing greeks withdraw , ending battle. during battle, both barbaros hayreddin , sister had barbette disabled gunfire, , both caught fire result. between barbaros hayreddin , turgut reis, ships fired 800 rounds, of main battery 28 cm (11 in) ammunition without success.








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