What balanced pre-dreadnought battle would work well for a historical drama?
Short answerThe Battle of Lemnos, although Georgios Averof's performance ultimately made the action much more one-sided than it first appeared.
NotesLemnos provides the period appearance and opposing battle lines needed for a pre-dreadnought drama. On paper, the Greek and Ottoman forces offer more balance than the final result suggests. The armored cruiser Georgios Averof used its speed and fighting power to act independently and batter the Ottoman ships. A screen treatment could therefore explain how one mobile armored cruiser upset an apparently conventional line-of-battle engagement.