. "10"^^ . . "9"^^ . . "22"^^ . "21"^^ . "It was the Germans' intention to destroy the Russian Army and occupy the West Estonian Archipelago (Moonsund Archipelago). The Germans captured the archipelago, with its main islands of Saaremaa (\u00D6sel), Hiiumaa (Dag\u00F6), and Muhu (Moon) during the Operation Albion in September 1917. This left a Russian squadron consisting of the old Russo-Japanese War-era pre-dreadnought battleships Tsesarevich, and Slava, together with cruisers and destroyers, stranded in the Gulf of Riga. The Russian fleet escaped on 17 October 1917 by way of the Suur Strait separating the island of Muhu from the Estonian mainland."@en . . . "Vizeadmiral Ehrhard Schmidt"@en . "German victory"@en . . . . . "Battle of Moon Sound"@en . "1"^^ . "Baltic Sea"@en . "2"^^ . "Admiral Mikhail Bakhirev"@en . "Gulf of Riga, Baltic Sea"@en . . "It was the Germans' intention to destroy the Russian Army and occupy the West Estonian Archipelago (Moonsund Archipelago). The Germans captured the archipelago, with its main islands of Saaremaa (\u00D6sel), Hiiumaa (Dag\u00F6), and Muhu (Moon) during the Operation Albion in September 1917. This left a Russian squadron consisting of the old Russo-Japanese War-era pre-dreadnought battleships Tsesarevich, and Slava, together with cruisers and destroyers, stranded in the Gulf of Riga. The Russian fleet escaped on 17 October 1917 by way of the Suur Strait separating the island of Muhu from the Estonian mainland."@en . . . "50"^^ . . . . . "The Russian pre-dreadnought Slava sinking off Saaremaa, October 1917."@en . . "transports"@en . . "3"^^ . "1"^^ . . "--10-16"^^ . "6"^^ . "many ships damaged by mines"@en . "Battle of Moon Sound"@en .