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Battle of Durazzo (1915) | |||||||
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Part of the Adriatic Campaign of World War I | |||||||
HMS Dartmouth | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Italy France United Kingdom | Austria-Hungary | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Rear Admiral Bellini | Heinrich Seitz | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
4 light cruisers 9 destroyers 1 submarine |
1 light cruiser 5 destroyers 1 submarine | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 submarine sunk 1 light cruiser damaged |
2 destroyers sunk 1 light cruiser damaged 1 destroyer damaged |
The First Battle of Durazzo was a naval battle of World War I. It was fought off Durazzo (now Durrës), Albania at the end of December 1915 and involved the navies of Austria-Hungary, the United Kingdom, the Kingdom of Italy, and France.