Naval Marksmanship Poor.

New York Times 100 years ago today, January 20, 1913:
Greeks and Turks Fire 800 Times and make Few Hits.
    LONDON, Monday, Jan. 20.— Although reports came from Constantinople that another engagement between the Greek and Turkish fleets had taken place Sunday, no confirmation of this has been received, and presumably the dispatches refer to the engagement of Saturday.
    Some discrepancy is noticeable also in the names of the vessels engaged, as a Port Said dispatch reports the arrival of the cruiser Hamidieh there Saturday morning and adds that after bombarding Syra she encountered two small Greek cruisers off Port Said. A running fight ensued, but the Hamidieh made her escape with the loss of one anchor.
    The Hamidieh was previously reported as having been in the engagement off the Dardanelles with the Greek squadron.
    A Dardanelles dispatch to The Daily Mail, describing Saturday's fight, says that the Greek armored cruiser Georgio Averof first appeared and was attacked by the battleships Kheyr-Ed-Din Barbarossa, Torgu Reis and Messudieh and the cruiser Medjidieh, which remained in single file, with the smaller ships behind them.
    The Averof twice passed in front, trying to outflank them, but was kept off by a terrific fire from the Barbarossa and Torgut Reis. The Averof then attacked the Barbarossa alone and the two flagships exchanged shots, the shells falling all around them.
    Seven other Greek warships were behind the Averof, but took no part in the firing. The Turkish vessels slowly retreated toward Sedil Bahr. They continued to fire, but the Greek flagship ceased firing and rejoined the other Greek ships. More than 800 shots were exchanged, but only a few hits scored.
    The Turkish fleet, according to the correspondent, appears to be intact.