THE NAVAL DIMENSION OF THE BALKAN WARS
THE NAVAL DIMENSION OF THE BALKAN WARS
Author(s): Olimpiu GlodarencoContributor(s): Diana Cristiana Lupu (Translator)
Subject(s): Military history, Studies in violence and power, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Centrul tehnic-editorial al armatei
Keywords: the Second Balkan War; Montenegro; seaplane; Moutoussis;
Summary/Abstract: In February 1913, a seaplane was used for the first time in the naval warfare. Greek pilot Moutoussis left the port of Moudros along with a fellow observer to scout the entry into the Dardanelles Strait and to spot the position of the Turkish squadron. They dropped four bombs on the Turkish ships – which was considered a first – as the author points out, but without inflicting any damage. They reconnoitred the Gallipoli Peninsula in order to find a possible way to force the strait and returned under the impression that a large military arsenal was positioned in the area. The seaplane remained in the air for two and half hours and covered a distance of 112 miles; after it landed on the sea, it was collected by the crew of a destroyer.
Journal: Romanian Military Thinking
- Issue Year: 2013
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 180-186
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English
