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The '''[[Naval Battle of Lemnos]]''' ([[January 5]]-[[January 18|18]], [[1913]]) [[First Balkan War]].

=== Before the Battle ===

Following the loss of a number of [[Aegean Islands]] to Greece during the first phase of the war in [[1912]], the Ottoman navy sought to check Greek progress by destroying the Greek fleet docked at the port of Moudros, [[Lemnos]]. The plan of action was to bait the Greek fleet into leaving the safety of the port and to ambush it just off the southern coast of the Island where the Ottoman navy lay in wait. Despite the sinking of a Greek transport ship off the island of [[Syros]] on [[January]] 1st [[1913]], the Greek navy, having realised the Turkish trap, was not enticed into sailing out of its port.

Having unsettled the Turks with its apparent inactivity, the Greek fleet slipped out of Moudros on [[January 5]] and engaged the Ottoman fleet 12 miles south east of [[Lemnos]] where a running sea battle, which culminated on [[January 18]], took place.

=== The Battle ===

The Greek fleet, led by Admiral [[Pavlos Kountouriotis]] was composed of its 9,960 ton armored cruiser flagship ''[[Greek cruiser Giorgios Averof|Averof]]'', three coast defense battleships and eight destroyers. While the Ottoman flotilla included the pre-dreadnought battleships ''Hayreddin Barbarossa'' and ''Turgut Reis'', the battleships ''Mesudiye'' and ''Assari Tevfik'', thirteen destroyers and torpedo ships. Following a three-hour gunnery exchange on the morning of January 18th the Turkish fleet, having sustained heavy damage, fled and was subsequently pursued and harried by the Greek ships all the way back to straits of the Dardanelles.

This, the final naval battle of the [[First Balkan War]], forced the Ottoman navy to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it did not venture for the rest of the war.

=== Use of Aircraft ===

The withdrawal of the Turkish fleet to within the Dardanelles was confirmed by 1st Lieutenant Michael Moutoussis and Ensign Aristidis Moraitinis on [[January 24]], [[1913]] who conducted the first ever wartime naval aviation mission, flying their ''Maurice Farman hydroplane'' over the Nagara point where they spotted the enemy fleet. During their sortie, they accurately drew a diagram of the positions of the retreating fleet, against which they successfully managed to drop four bombs. Moutoussis and Moraitines travelled over 180km and took 2 hours 20 minutes to complete their mission, which was extensively reported in both the Greek and International Press.

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-The '''[[Naval Battle of Lemnos]]''' took place on ([[January 5]]-[[January 18|18]], [[1913]]) during the [[First Balkan War]].
+The '''[[Naval Battle of Lemnos]]''' took place between [[January 5]] and [[January 18]], [[1913]]) during the [[First Balkan War]].
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 === Use of Aircraft ===
-The withdrawal of the Turkish fleet to within the Dardanelles was confirmed by 1st Lieutenant [[Michael Moutoussis]] and Ensign [[Aristides Moraitinis (aviator)|Aristides Moraitinis]] on [[January 24]], [[1913]] who conducted the first ever wartime naval aviation mission, flying their ''Maurice Farman hydroplane'' over the Nagara point where they spotted the enemy fleet. During their sortie, they accurately drew a diagram of the positions of the retreating fleet, against which they successfully managed to drop four bombs. Moutoussis and Moraitinis travelled over 180km and took 2 hours 20 minutes to complete their mission, which was extensively reported in both the Greek and International Press.
+The withdrawal of the Turkish fleet to within the [[Dardanelles]] was confirmed by 1st Lieutenant [[Michael Moutoussis]] and Ensign [[Aristides Moraitinis (aviator)|Aristides Moraitinis]] on [[January 24]], [[1913]] who conducted the first ever wartime naval aviation mission, flying their ''Maurice Farman hydroplane'' over the Nagara point where they spotted the enemy fleet. During their sortie, they accurately drew a diagram of the positions of the retreating fleet, against which they successfully managed to drop four bombs. Moutoussis and Moraitinis travelled over 180km and took 2 hours 20 minutes to complete their mission, which was extensively reported in both the Greek and International Press.
 [[Category:Naval battles|Lemnos]]
 [[Category:Battles of Greece|Lemnos]]
 [[Category:1913]]

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-The '''[[Naval Battle of Lemnos]]''' ([[January 5]]-[[January 18|18]], [[1913]]) [[First Balkan War]].
+The '''[[Naval Battle of Lemnos]]''' took place on ([[January 5]]-[[January 18|18]], [[1913]]) during the [[First Balkan War]].
 === Before the Battle ===
-Following the loss of a number of [[Aegean Islands]] to Greece during the first phase of the war in [[1912]], the Ottoman navy sought to check Greek progress by destroying the Greek fleet docked at the port of Moudros, [[Lemnos]].  The plan of action was to bait the Greek fleet into  leaving the safety of the port and to ambush it just off the southern coast of the Island where the Ottoman navy lay in wait. Despite the sinking of a Greek transport ship off the island of [[Syros]] on [[January 1]]  [[1913]], the Greek navy, having realised the Turkish trap,  was not enticed into sailing out of its port.
+Following the loss of a number of [[Aegean Islands]] to Greece during the first phase of the war in [[1912]], the Ottoman navy sought to check Greek progress by destroying the Greek fleet docked at the port of [[Moudros]], [[Lemnos]].  The plan of action was to bait the Greek fleet into  leaving the safety of the port and to ambush it just off the southern coast of the Island where the Ottoman navy lay in wait. Despite the sinking of a Greek transport ship off the island of [[Syros]] on [[January 1]]  [[1913]], the Greek navy, having realised the Turkish trap,  was not enticed into sailing out of its port.
 Having unsettled the Turks with its apparent inactivity, the Greek fleet slipped out of Moudros on [[January 5]] and engaged the Ottoman fleet 12 miles south east of [[Lemnos]] where a running sea battle, which culminated on [[January 18]], took place.

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 === Use of Aircraft ===
-The withdrawal of the Turkish fleet to within the Dardanelles was confirmed by 1st Lieutenant Michael Moutoussis and Ensign [[Aristides Moraitinis (aviator)|Aristides Moraitinis]] on [[January 24]], [[1913]] who conducted the first ever wartime naval aviation mission, flying their ''Maurice Farman hydroplane'' over the Nagara point where they spotted the enemy fleet. During their sortie, they accurately drew a diagram of the positions of the retreating fleet, against which they successfully managed to drop four bombs. Moutoussis and Moraitinis travelled over 180km and took 2 hours 20 minutes to complete their mission, which was extensively reported in both the Greek and International Press.
+The withdrawal of the Turkish fleet to within the Dardanelles was confirmed by 1st Lieutenant [[Michael Moutoussis]] and Ensign [[Aristides Moraitinis (aviator)|Aristides Moraitinis]] on [[January 24]], [[1913]] who conducted the first ever wartime naval aviation mission, flying their ''Maurice Farman hydroplane'' over the Nagara point where they spotted the enemy fleet. During their sortie, they accurately drew a diagram of the positions of the retreating fleet, against which they successfully managed to drop four bombs. Moutoussis and Moraitinis travelled over 180km and took 2 hours 20 minutes to complete their mission, which was extensively reported in both the Greek and International Press.
 [[Category:Naval battles|Lemnos]]
 [[Category:Battles of Greece|Lemnos]]
 [[Category:1913]]

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 === Use of Aircraft ===
-The withdrawal of the Turkish fleet to within the Dardanelles was confirmed by 1st Lieutenant Michael Moutoussis and Ensign Aristidis Moraitinis on [[January 24]], [[1913]] who conducted the first ever wartime naval aviation mission, flying their ''Maurice Farman hydroplane'' over the Nagara point where they spotted the enemy fleet. During their sortie, they accurately drew a diagram of the positions of the retreating fleet, against which they successfully managed to drop four bombs. Moutoussis and Moraitines travelled over 180km and took 2 hours 20 minutes to complete their mission, which was extensively reported in both the Greek and International Press.
+The withdrawal of the Turkish fleet to within the Dardanelles was confirmed by 1st Lieutenant Michael Moutoussis and Ensign [[Aristides Moraitinis (aviator)|Aristides Moraitinis]] on [[January 24]], [[1913]] who conducted the first ever wartime naval aviation mission, flying their ''Maurice Farman hydroplane'' over the Nagara point where they spotted the enemy fleet. During their sortie, they accurately drew a diagram of the positions of the retreating fleet, against which they successfully managed to drop four bombs. Moutoussis and Moraitinis travelled over 180km and took 2 hours 20 minutes to complete their mission, which was extensively reported in both the Greek and International Press.
 [[Category:Naval battles|Lemnos]]
 [[Category:Battles of Greece|Lemnos]]
 [[Category:1913]]

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 === The Battle ===
-The Greek fleet, led by Admiral [[Pavlos Kountouriotis]] was composed of its 9,960 ton armored cruiser flagship ''[[Greek cruiser Giorgios Averof|Averof]]'', three coast defense battleships and eight destroyers. While the Ottoman flotilla included the pre-dreadnought battleships ''Hayreddin Barbarossa'' and ''Turgut Reis'', the battleships ''Mesudiye'' and ''Assari Tevfik'', thirteen destroyers and torpedo ships. Following a three-hour gunnery exchange on the morning of January 18th the Turkish fleet, having sustained heavy damage, fled and was subsequently pursued and harried by the Greek ships all the way back to straits of the Dardanelles.
+The Greek fleet, led by Admiral [[Pavlos Kountouriotis]] was composed of its 9,960 ton armored cruiser flagship ''[[Greek cruiser Giorgios Averof|Averof]]'', three coast defense battleships and eight destroyers. While the Ottoman flotilla included the pre-dreadnought battleships ''Hayreddin Barbaros'' and ''Turgut Reis'', the battleships ''Mesudiye'' and ''Asar-i Tevfik'', thirteen destroyers and torpedo ships. Following a three-hour gunnery exchange on the morning of January 18th the Turkish fleet, having sustained heavy damage, fled and was subsequently pursued and harried by the Greek ships all the way back to straits of the Dardanelles.
 This, the final naval battle of the [[First Balkan War]], forced the Ottoman navy to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it did not venture for the rest of the war.

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