معركة خليج قنفذة
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معركة خليج قنفذة Battle of qouz Bay كانت أكبر معركة بحرية في الحرب الإيطالية التركية. ففي 7 يناير 1912, the Italian protected cruiser Piemonte and the destroyers Artigliere and Garibaldino discovered twelve Ottoman ships near the present day Kunfuda, Saudi Arabia in Qouz Bay. For over three hours the vessels engaged and in the end four Turkish gunboats were sunk and one yacht was captured along with four large dhows. Three remaining gunboats were heavily damaged during the battle and grounded on the beach. The Italians sailors destroyed these vessels the following morning before steaming away لحصار الحديدة.[1]
Della battaglia venne pubblicata una celebre illustrazione di Achille Beltrame sulla Domenica del Corriere.
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