Action_of_9_January_1921

Action of 9 January 1921

Action of 9 January 1921

Short naval battle of the Russian Civil War

The action of 9 January 1921 was a short naval battle fought during the Russian Civil War by the French Navy and the Soviet Russia.

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Background

During the Russian Civil War, the French Navy was engaged as part of the Allied Intervention provided assistance to the White faction engaged into the Southern Front. The French Navy suffered a mutiny in 1919 but operations were carried until the end of the conflict.

Action

The action involved the Arabe-class destroyers Sakalave and Sénégalais intercepting on sea the Soviet Russian multi-purpose ship Elpidifor No415 (also rated as gunboat) on minelaying duties. After a short gunfire battle, the Soviet vessel was hit, grounded and lost with the seventy casualties close Anapa.[1]

Aftermath

Wreck of Elpidifor No415 was scrapped in situ in 1922, but some wreckages can still be found. [2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Le combat de 09-01-1921 (French language)". Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Elpidifor No.415 (+1921)". Retrieved 2 May 2018.
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