Battle of Fidonisi
Battle of Fidonisi | |||||||
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Part of Russo-Turkish War | |||||||
Battle of Fidonisi. canvas, oil. Vladimir Kosov 2021 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Russian Empire | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Marko Voinovich Fyodor Ushakov | Cezayirli Hasan Pasha | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
2 ships of the line 10 frigates 24 small vessels[1] |
17 ships of the line 8 frigates 3 bomb vessels 21 small vessels[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Not specified[1] |
The lead ships[a] out of action 1 flagship out of action 1 vessel lost[1] |
The naval Battle of Fidonisi took place on 14 July 1788 (
Events
On 10 July, the Turkish fleet under
Voynovich formed a line on the port tack NE and then SE as the wind veered. The Turks bore up and attacked from windward just after 3 pm. The leading Russian ships, the frigates Berislav and Stryela, forced the leading Turks out of line, but were in danger of being cut off until the Russian second-in-command Fyodor Ushakov aboard Sv. Pavel closed the gap.[5]
Hasan Pasha then attacked the leading Russian ships, while his Vice- and Rear-Admirals attacked Voynovich, but his ship damaged, Hasan himself had to leave the line and just before 5 pm the Turks withdrew.[5]
The battle of Fidosini demonstrated Ushakov's high tactical abilities. The Ottoman fleet, using the advantage of speed, moved south.[1] They had lost 1 xebec, which was sunk.[5]
Between 15 and 17 July, the Russian and Turkish fleets manoeuvered to the west of the Crimea; on 18 July, the Turks had disappeared. They sailed back to Ochakov but made no attack.[5]
Ships involved
Russia (Count Voinovich)
- Preobrazhenie Gospodne 66 (Преображение Господне 66)
- Sv. Pavel 66 (Св. Павел 66)
- Sv. Andrei 50
- Sv. Georgii 50
- Legkii 44
- Perun 44
- Pobyeda 44
- Stryela 44
- Berislav 40
- Fanagoria 40
- Kinburn 40
- Taganrog 34
- 24 small craft
Turkey (Hassan el Ghazi)
In popular culture
The battle was depicted in the movie "Admiral Ushakov" by Mikhail Romm.
See also
- Attack on Snake Island, an attack on the island in 2022
Notes
- ^ Ships at the forefront.
References
- ^ a b c d e f Novikov 1948, pp. 114–115.
- ^ R. G. Grant. Battle at Sea: 3,000 Years of Naval Warfare. Penguin. 2011. p. 208
- ^ Timothy C. Dowling. Russia at War: From the Mongol Conquest to Afghanistan, Chechnya, and Beyond. ABC-CLIO, 2014. p. 744
- ^ The Black Sea Encyclopedia. Springer. 2014. p. 653
- ^ a b c d e Anderson 1952, pp. 328–329.
Bibliography
- OCLC 1015099422.
- Novikov, Nikolay Vasilyevich (1948). Боевая летопись русского флота [Battle chronicle of the Russian navy] (in Russian). Moscow: Военное издательство министерства вооруженных сил союза ССР. Retrieved 29 June 2023.