June 23, | " | Two Russian torpedo boats |Mouth of the|Failed, owing to the spirited 1877. | | attacked a Turkish | Aluta, | defence on the part of the | | monitor. | Danube. | Turks. Another day affair. | | | | Aug. 22, | " | The Turkish ironclad | Soukoum |Failed. The captain of the 1877. | | _Assari Shefket_ attacked| Kaleh. | _Assari Shefket_ had placed | | by four Russian torpedo | | guard boats in advance of his | | boats. | | ship, by which he was warned of | | | | the approach of the torpedo | | | | boats, and so enabled to foil | | | | the attack by a well-directed, | | | | hot fire. | | | | Oct. 10, | " | Loss of Turkish gunboat | Sulina. |The gunboat was sunk by striking 1877. | | _Suna_ at the Russian | | an electro-contactmine, placed | | attack on Sulina. | | by the Russians about 3/4 mile | | | | above the Turkish defences. | | | | About fifteen officers and men | | | | killed and wounded. | | | | Dec. 27, | " | Turkish squadron attacked | Batoum. |Failed. The Russians fired two 1877. | | by four Russian torpedo | | Whitehead fish torpedoes (the | | boats, two being armed | | first attack of this nature | | with the Whitehead fish | | during the war), both of which | | torpedo. | | were picked up by the Turks. | | | | Jan. 25, | " |Attack on Turkish ships by | Batoum. |Successful. A Turkish revenue 1878. | | two Russian torpedo boats,| | steamer on guard being sunk. | | armed with the Whitehead | | Final torpedo attack made in the | | fish torpedo. | | Russo-Turkish war (1877-78). ---------+-------------+---------------------------+------------+--------------------------------- FOOTNOTES: [Footnote Y: See page 92.] ERRATA.