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Siege of Ochakov

19th March 1788 - 17th December 1788
Part of : Russo-Turkish War (1787 - 1792)
Previous action : Siege of Kinburn 27.9.1787 - 1.10.1787
Next action : Battle of Fidonisi 14.7.1788

 

Russia

 
Russian Squadron,
John Paul JonesAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1745-1845

Minor craft which took part in the seige included (Malaya) Aleksandr, Bogomater Turleni, Sviataia Anna, (Grigorii) Potemkin, Malet and Bityug. Malaya Aleksandr was sunk by Turkish bomb vessels on 28 June. Bogomater Turleni also known as Panagiia Turleni.

Ship NameCommanderNotes
Sviatoi Vladimir (66) 1787-1804
Russian 66 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
 Fleet Flagship Flag of John Paul Jones
Alexander Nevskii (50) 1787-1801
Russian 50 Gun
4th Rate Frigate
 
Fedot Muchenik (44) 1783-1800
Russian 44 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1783 Renamed "Skoryi"
1788 Renamed "Fedot Muchenik"
 
Vasilii Velikii (32) 1777-1790
Russian 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1788 Renamed "Vasilii Velikii"
1783 Renamed "Kherson"
 
Sviatoi Nikolai (26) 1770-1788
Russian 26 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
 
Grigorii Bogoslav (14) 1788-1791
Russian 14 Gun
Unrated Ship
 
Grigorii Velikiia Armenii (10) 1788-1806
Russian 10 Gun
Unrated Ship
 
Ioann Zlatoust (10) 1788-1788
Russian 10 Gun
Unrated Ship
 
Bomb No 1 (8) 1787-1788
Russian 8 Gun
Unrated Bomb Vessel
 
Bomb No 2 (7) 1787-1788
Russian 7 Gun
Unrated Bomb Vessel
 
 

Ottoman Empire

 
Ottoman Fleet,
Cezayirli Gazi Hasan PashaTurkish
Naval Sailor
Service 1713-1790

The strength of the Ottoman fleet at or near Ochakov varied during the course of the seige. The fleet which arrived on 31 May reportedly comprised 14 ships of the line (most were probably about 40 to 60 guns), 10 frigates and 55 minor craft. Turkish records show that the following 8 major vessels went aground and were lost on 28 and 29 June.

Ship NameCommanderNotes
Hediyyetü'l Müluk (54) 1777-1788
Turkish 54 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
  Burnt
Ejder Başlı (50) 1778-1788
Turkish 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
  Captured
Seyyar-i Bahri (50) 1767-1788
Turkish 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
  Burnt
Muradiye (50) 1776-1788
Turkish 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
  Burnt
Nasir-ı Cenk (42) 1767-1788
Turkish 42 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
  Burnt
Bodrum (42) 1772-1788
Turkish 42 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
  Burnt
Fatih-i Bahri (42) 1779-1788
Turkish 42 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
  Burnt
Şehper-i Zafer (42) 1782-1788
Turkish 42 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
  Burnt
 

Notes on Action


DescriptionE-WIKI
This was a series of mainly small-ship actions which occurred along the coast of what is now Ukraine during the Russo-Turkish War (1787-92) as Russian and Turkish ships and boats supported their land armies in the struggle for control of Ochakov, a strategic position. The main actions at sea happened on 17, 18, 28 and 29 June and 9 July 1788. On 9 July also, the larger Turkish ships left and on 14 July they fought the Russian Sevastopol fleet about 100 miles to the south.

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