There was sporadic naval warfare in the Mediterranean during World War I between the Central Powers' navies of Austria-Hungary, Germany and the Ottoman Empire and the Allied navies of Italy, France, Greece, Japan, America and the British Empire.
Read more about Naval Warfare In The Mediterranean During World War I: Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Navy, Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy), Campaigns, Italian Sinkings of Two Austrian Battleships, Secondary Campaigns and Interventions
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