naval engagement, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Jibrieni
Battle of Jibrieni was a naval engagement fought on 17 December 1941 at Prymorske, in what is now Ukraine. It was part of Black Sea Campaigns. The recorded result: Axis victory. Recorded strength: Escort force: 2 destroyers; 2 torpedo boats; 2 gunboats; Convoy: 3 cargo ships against 1 submarine.
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Where it sits in Black Sea Campaigns
Record
| Date | 17 December 1941 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Prymorske, Ukraine 45.520N, 29.600E | |
| Kind | Naval engagement, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | Escort force: 2 destroyers; 2 torpedo boats; 2 gunboats; Convoy: 3 cargo ships | 1 submarine |
| Casualties and losses | None | 1 submarine sunk; 16–19 killed |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Cape Burnas 1942, 69 km NE
- Action of 26 June 1941 1941, 69 km W
- Battle of Coștangalia 1863, 115 km NW
- Battle of Kagul 1770, 118 km W
- Battle of Măcin 1791, 119 km W
In the same war
- Before: Action of 6 December 1941 6 December 1941
- After: Battle of Cape Burnas 1 October 1942
- All 5 engagements of Black Sea Campaigns
Elsewhere in 1941
- Operation Barbarossa Lithuania
- Attack on Pearl Harbor United States
- Siege of Leningrad Soviet Union
- Battle of Moscow Soviet Union
- Battle of Crete Greece
Battle of Jibrieni is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 321 in present-day Ukraine.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q43079601, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Jibrieni, revision 1370444243, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.