Action of 10 March 1917 1917
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 10 March 1917 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1917 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | World War I era (1914–1918) | derived from year |
| Nearest landmass | At sea (nearest continent: Islands & open ocean) | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Islands & open ocean | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | World War I | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 37.9500, -17.9200 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The action of 10 March 1917 was a single-ship action in the First World War between the Imperial German Navy merchant raider SMS Möwe and the defensively-armed New Zealand Shipping Company cargo ship Otaki. Otaki was sunk, but Möwe was badly damaged.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Action of 10 March 1917 (revision 1370425811), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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