Action of 9 January 1921

The action of 9 January 1921 was a short naval battle fought during the Russian Civil War by the French Navy and the Soviet Russia.

Action of 9 January 1921
Part of the Southern Front of the Russian Civil War

French destroyer Sister ship Algérien
Date9 January 1921
Location
off Anapa, Black Sea
Result French victory
Belligerents
 France  Russian SFSR
Strength
2 destroyers 1 multipurpose ship
Casualties and losses
none 1 multipurpose ship lost, 70 casualties
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