Battle or uprising · 17.10.1917
Battle of Moon Sound
During Operation Albion, German dreadnoughts forced their way into the Gulf of Riga, and on 17 October 1917 they met the Russian squadron in the Suur Strait between Muhu and the mainland. The old battleship Slava duelled with the far more modern König and Kronprinz, was hit repeatedly and began to sink. Unable to escape through the shallow channel, she was scuttled to block it, and the rest of the squadron withdrew north. The islands were lost to Germany. Today ferries from Virtsu to Kuivastu cross the same strait where the battle was fought.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
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Operatsiooni Albion käigus tungisid Saksa dreadnought’id Liivi lahte ning 17. oktoobril 1917 kohtusid nad Vene eskaadriga Suures väinas Muhu ja mandri vahel. Vana lahingulaev Slava pidas tulevahetust palju moodsamate König’i ja Kronprinziga, sai mitu tabamust ja hakkas vajuma. Kuna madalast kanalist põgeneda ei olnud võimalik, uputati laev väina sulgemiseks ning ülejäänud eskaader taandus põhja. Saared jäid Saksamaale. Tänapäeval sõidavad Virtsu ja Kuivastu vahel parvlaevad üle sama väina, kus lahing peeti.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Moon_Sound ↗