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After the Battle of Elli, the Ottoman Navy planned a landing on Bozcaada. A force of destroyers and cruisers, including Yarhisar, was to land outside the Dardanelles, engage enemy forces north and south of Bozcaada, while the steamer Plevne was to land ground troops in the town of Bozcaada. The operation began on the morning of January 4; the force moved out of the strait and observed the Greek forces. However, the troops had not yet boarded the steamer because they had not yet completed their current deployment, and the navy commander was unaware of this delay. The fleet departed at 06:00; at 07:31 they encountered Greek destroyers. The Greek destroyers attempted to draw the Ottoman force towards the main Greek force by staying out of gun range, but the Ottoman ships did not follow them and took up positions around Bozcaada. The 2nd Destroyer Division took up positions to the west of Tavşan Island, while the 2nd Destroyer Division, which Yarhisar was attached to, took up positions to the east. Mecidiye and Berk-i Satvet were to protect the north of the island, while Hamidiye went to protect the south of it. Meanwhile, the Plevne, which was to bring the land troops to the island, was still not ready due to bad weather; upon receiving this news, the commander of Hamidiye ordered the 1st and 2nd Destroyer Divisions to return to Çanakkale. Meanwhile, the 3rd Destroyer Division and battleships under the command of Colonel Ramiz, the Deputy Commander of the Navy, sailed to Bozcaada. The returning 1st and 2nd Destroyer Divisions joined the battleships. At 11:30 the main force sighted 11 Greek destroyers in the direction of Tavşan Island; when the Mecidiye and Hamidiye broke off from the fleet and attacked, the Greek destroyers turned back and sailed away. The battle between the two sides continued from 11:35 to 12:30, at which time the naval commander ordered to turn back. The ships anchored at Nara at 15:27. The operation failed because the troops had not arrived to be loaded onto the Plevne.