In which naval battle of the Yom Kippur War were anti-ship missiles used for the first time?

In which naval battle of the Yom Kippur War were anti-ship missiles used for the first time? The answer is the Battle of Latakia.

Fought on 7 October 1973 between Israel and Syria, the Battle of Latakia was a landmark clash involving missile boats armed with surface-to-surface weapons. Israeli Sa'ar-class boats used Gabriel anti-ship missiles against Syrian vessels, while Syria launched Soviet P-15 Termit, or Styx, missiles.

The battle also demonstrated the value of electronic warfare. Israeli forces used radar deception, chaff, and electronic countermeasures to confuse incoming Syrian missiles and avoid losses. Several Syrian vessels were sunk, while the Israeli force returned without casualties.

A common mix-up is the claim that Latakia was the first time anti-ship missiles had ever been used in combat. Egyptian missile boats had already sunk the Israeli destroyer Eilat with Styx missiles in 1967. Latakia was instead the first naval battle between missile boats and the first such battle of the Yom Kippur War.