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Battle of Durazzo

Battle of Durazzo was a naval engagement fought on 2 October 1918 at Adriatic Sea, in what is now Albania. It was part of the naval warfare of World War I, which ran from 1914 to 1918. The recorded result: Allied victory; Durazzo evacuated by Austro-Hungarian forces.

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Italian battleship Dante Alighieri
Italian battleship Dante Alighieri. unattributed, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought2 October 1918
WhereAdriatic Sea, Albania41.250N, 19.333E
OutcomeAllied victory; Durazzo evacuated by Austro-Hungarian forces
BelligerentsAllies: Kingdom of Italy; Principality of Albania; United Kingdom; United States; AustraliaagainstAustria-Hungary
Part ofnaval warfare of World War I1914 to 1918

Where it sits in the naval warfare of World War I

naval warfare in the Mediterranean during World War I, 1914Action of 8 June 1915, 1915Battle of Funchal, 1916Battle of Premuda, 1918Battle of Durazzo, 1918Raid on Pula, 191819141918Battle of Durazzo, 1918
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Record

Date2 October 1918
PlaceAdriatic Sea, Albania
41.250N, 19.333E
KindNaval engagement, First World War
Strength1 battleship; 3 armoured cruisers; 3 light cruisers; 7 destroyers; 8 torpedo boats; several MAS boats; numerous aircraft; : 5 light cruisers; 14 destroyers; : 12 submarine chasers; : 2 destroyersLand: 3 shore batteries; Sea: 2 destroyers; 1 torpedo boat; 2 submarines; 1 hospital ship
Casualties and losses5 light cruisers damaged; 1 destroyer damaged1 steamer sunk; 2 destroyers damaged; 1 torpedo boat damaged; 2 submarines damaged; 2 steamers damaged; 3 shore batteries destroyed
Commanders
  • Osvaldo Paladini
  • Charles P. Nelson (admiral)
  • Heinrich Pauer
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Battle of Durazzo is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 53 in present-day Albania.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3636419, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Durazzo (1918), revision 1380123033, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.