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Battle of Moon Sound

Battle of Moon Sound was a naval engagement fought on 19 October 1917 at Baltic Sea, in what is now Estonia; it lasted 15 days. It was part of the WWI Eastern Front, which ran from 1914 to 1918. The recorded result: German victory.

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The Russian battleship Slawa (Russian: Glory), crippled by German gunfire and sinking off Ösel, Baltic Sea, October 1917.
The Russian battleship Slawa (Russian: Glory), crippled by German gunfire and sinking off Ösel, Baltic Sea, October 1917.. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought19 October 1917lasted 15 days
WhereBaltic Sea, Estonia58.601N, 23.450E
OutcomeGerman victory
BelligerentsGerman EmpireagainstRussian Republic; United Kingdom
Part ofWWI Eastern Front1914 to 1918

Where it sits in the WWI Eastern Front

Battle of Łódź, 1914Russian invasion of East Prussia, 1914Battle of Kraśnik, 1914Battle of Rawa, 1914Battle of Krzywopłoty, 1914Battle of Bzurą 1914, 1914Battle of Stallupönen, 1914Battle of Gumbinnen, 1914Battle of Komarów, 1914Battle of Gnila Lipa, 1914Battle of Augustów, 1914Battle of Kraków (1914), 1914Battle of Limanowa, 1914Carpathian Front, 1914second battle of Krakow, 1914Battle of Bolimów, 1915Battles of Przasnysz, 1915Battle of Konary, 1915Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive, 1915Narew Offensive, 1915Siege of Novogeorgievsk, 1915Siege of Kovno, 1915Sventiany Offensive, 1915Battle of Ustechko (1916), 1916Brusilov Offensive, 1916Second Battle of Ķekava, 1916Baranovichi Offensive, 1916Kerensky Offensive, 1917Battle of Toboly, 1917Battle of Zborov, 1917Battle of Riga, 1917Battle of Jugla, 1917Battle of Moon Sound, 1917Battle of Rarańcza, 1918Battle of Bakhmach, 1918Battle of Kaniów, 191819141918Battle of Moon Sound, 1917
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Record

Date19 October 1917
to 3 November 1917
PlaceBaltic Sea, Estonia
58.601N, 23.450E
KindNaval engagement, First World War
Strength10 battleships; 1 battlecruiser; 9 light cruisers; 1 mine cruiser; 50 destroyers; 6 submarines2 pre-dreadnought battleships; 3 cruisers; 3 gunboats; 21 destroyers; : 3 submarines
Casualties and losses156 killed; 60 wounded; 2 dreadnoughts damaged; 1 torpedo boat sunk; 7 minesweepers sunk; various other ships damagedUnknown number of casualties; 1 pre-dreadnought heavily damaged and scuttled; 1 destroyer sunk; 1 submarine sunk; minor damages
Commanders
  • Ehrhard Schmidt
  • Mikhail Bakhirev
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Battle of Moon Sound is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 74 in present-day Estonia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2237192, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Moon Sound, revision 1370450462, 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.