The West European navies versus pirates in the Mediterranean according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 7 December 1825

Frankfurt, 2 December. The newspaper Oesterreichischer Beobachter dated 18 October published in the topic Kingdom of the Two Sicilies next items. Since time was trade in the Mediterranean harassed by some pirates from Tripoly which captured some ships including one papal. According to tidings from Otranto was one pirate captured by a British frigate and brought into Corfu. After an extensive research it became clear it was a Greek ship while her crew came from Maino. The navies of all countries tried with all efforts to persecuted these pirates.

Papal galley Patrona in 1572

Part of the Holy League fleet commanded by Don Juan de Austria gathered off Gumenizas on 9 September 1572. Part of the right horn of the centre, commanded by captain Alfonso Apiano de Aragon.

Source
Armada española desde la union de los reinos de castilla y aragon. C. Fernandez Duro.

Papal galley Elbigina in 1572

Part of the Holy League fleet commanded by Don Juan de Austria gathered off Gumenizas on 9 September 1572. Part of the right horn of the centre, commanded by captain Fabio Galeravi.

Source
Armada española desde la union de los reinos de castilla y aragon. C. Fernandez Duro, 

Papal galley Patrona Real in 1572

Part of the Holy League fleet commanded by Don Juan de Austria gathered off Gumenizas on 9 September 1572. Part of the centre, commanded by captain Diego de Mendoza.

Source
Armada española desde la union de los reinos de castilla y aragon. C. Fernandez Duro, 

Papal galley Victoria in 1572

Part of the Holy League fleet commanded by Don Juan de Austria gathered off Gumenizas on 9 September 1572. Part of the linker wing commanded by Soranzo. Commanding officer Bachip Guirie de Pisa?

Source
Armada española desde la union de los reinos de castilla y aragon. C. Fernandez Duro, volume 2, 1896, 176-180. 

Papal galley San Juan in 1572

Part of the Holy League fleet commanded by Don Juan de Austria gathered off Gumenizas on 9 September 1572. Part of the linker wing commanded by Soranzo. Commanding officer Antonio Pieto.

Source
Armada española desde la union de los reinos de castilla y aragon. C. Fernandez Duro, volume 2, 1896, 176-180. 

Papal galley San Pablo in 1572

Part of the Holy League fleet commanded by Don Juan de Austria gathered off Gumenizas on 9 September 1572. Part of the linker wing commanded by Soranzo. Commanding officer Comendador Buchii.

Source
Armada española desde la union de los reinos de castilla y aragon. C. Fernandez Duro, volume 2, 1896, 176-180. 

Papal galley San Pedro in 1572

Part of the Holy League fleet commanded by Don Juan de Austria gathered off Gumenizas on 9 September 1572. Part of the linker wing commanded by Soranzo. Commanding officer Federico de San Jorge.

Source
Armada española desde la union de los reinos de castilla y aragon. C. Fernandez Duro, volume 2, 1896, 176-180. 

Papal galley Grifona in 1572

Part of the Holy League fleet commanded by Don Juan de Austria gathered off Gumenizas on 9 September 1572. Part of the reserve commanded by Don Juan de Cardona. Commanding officer Alejandro Negrini.

Source
Armada española desde la union de los reinos de castilla y aragon. C. Fernandez Duro, volume 2, 1896, 176-180. 

Papal galley Serena in 1572

Part of the Holy League fleet commanded by Don Juan de Austria gathered off Gumenizas on 9 September 1572. Part of the reserve commanded by Don Juan de Cardona. Commanding officer Angelo Bifoli.

Source
Armada española desde la union de los reinos de castilla y aragon. C. Fernandez Duro, volume 2, 1896, 176-180. 

Papal galley Paz in 1572

Part of the Holy League fleet commanded by Don Juan de Austria gathered off Gumenizas on 9 September 1572. Part of the reserve commanded by Don Juan de Cardona. Commanding officer Jacobo Antonio Palfruquio.

Source
Armada española desde la union de los reinos de castilla y aragon. C. Fernandez Duro, volume 2, 1896, 176-180. 

Papal galley Patrona Real in 1572

Part of the Holy League fleet commanded by Don Juan de Austria gathered off Gumenizas on 9 September 1572.  Commanded by Diego de Mendoza

Source
Armada española desde la union de los reinos de castilla y aragon. C. Fernandez Duro, volume 2, 1896, 176-180. 

Papal galley Pisana in 1572

Part of the Holy League fleet commanded by Don Juan de Austria gathered off Gumenizas on 9 September 1572. Part of the right wing commanded by Don Alvaro de Bazán, marqués de Santa Cruz. Commanded by Hércules Balotta.

Source
Armada española desde la union de los reinos de castilla y aragon. C. Fernandez Duro, volume 2, 1896, 176-180. 

Papal galley Santa Maria in 1572

Part of the Holy League fleet commanded by Don Juan de Austria gathered off Gumenizas on 9 September 1572. Part of the right wing commanded by Don Alvaro de Bazán, marqués de Santa Cruz. Commanded by Pandulfo Strozi.

Source
Armada española desde la union de los reinos de castilla y aragon. C. Fernandez Duro, volume 2, 1896, 176-180. 

Papal galley St. Peter destroyed Turkish galliot according to the Dutch newspaper Ommelander courant dated 8 July 1788

An item dated Rome, Italy 4th June referred to a tiding received from Civita Vechia reporting that the Papal galley St. Peter a Turkish galliot destroyed after a chase off Corsica and that the 27 Turkish persons on board were made slaves.

Papal vessels bringing crew of shipwrecked French ship back to Livorno according to the Dutch newspaper Nationaale courant dated 11 September 1795

An item dated Livorno 14 August reported the arrival of a Papal 16-guns corvette ordered to escort two other papal vessels with on board the crew of a French ship stranded on the Papal coast.

The French, Greek and Turkish navies in the Mediterranean according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 14 April 1826

Constantinople, 11 March. In presence of the grand visor was the 6th a frigate launched. In the arsenal were men busy with the fitting out of the fleet.

Milo, 6 February. Rumours claimed that the ships of Spezzia returned to their island and that sailors demanded from their captains their part in the prizes taken last year. A Greek war goelette with a crew of 40 men was ordered by the provisional government to sail towards the Archipelago to search for the pirates and protectors and to bring them up to Napoli-di-Roma.

Frankfurt, 9 April. Turkish gun sloops attacked with success a monastery at the channel of Poro, Anatolico.

Paris, 10 April. At Toulon was the corvette la Coquille fitted out for a new voyage around the world. The last promoted students of the Polytechnic school will be placed on board. The frigates l’Amazone and l’Armide and the goelette la Béarnaise, supreme command by captain Arnous des Saulsayes, arrived 13 February off Tripoli to demand the Dey to accept the consequences of the treaty. Together with Tunis were some ships flying the papal colours captured. At first the Dey refused any compensation, but after the consul and all French were taken on board and preparations were made for further action was the papal ship returned, 10.600 francs compensation paid and promised no to harass any longer papal ships.

Navies in the Mediterranean according to Johann Georg Heck in 1852

Thanks to the fact that nowadays more and more books are digitized we are able to read books that are some times for decades no longer available for the public for several reasons. That's quite a pity while these books contains useful information while the archives are destroyed, incomplete or nor accessible.

P. 17. “The Sardinian Navy has 5 frigates, with 60 guns; 2 corvettes, 6 smaller vessels, 12 gunboats, and 1 steamship.”

p. 18. “Tuscany has a small navy of 3 schooners and 2 gunboats.”

P. 18. “The navy of the Pope consists of 2 frigates and 4 smaller vessels.”

P. 18. “The Neapolitan Navy numbers 12 vessels, including 1 ship of the line, with 84 guns; 3 frigates, and 4 corvettes.”

P. 18. “The Austrian Navy has 8 ships of the line, 8 frigates, 4 corvettes, 6 cutters, 7 schooners, and several steamers and smaller vessels.”

P. 18. “The Turkish Navy consists of 10 ships of the line in commission and 5 not in commission; 15 frigates, 3 steamships, and several corvettes and other vessels.”

P. 18. “The Egyptian Navy at present has not more than 3 ships of the line, 1 frigate, 1 corvette, and 2 cutters.”

Source
Johann Georg Heck. Iconographic encylopeadia of science, literature, and art. Vol III. New York, 1852.

Dutch ships serving in the navy of Pope in 1658

It may be not common known that Dutch ships served with the navy of the Pope in the Mediterranean in the Cretan War against the Ottoman navy. Of course it were not regular Dutch warships but merchant ships, presumably so called ‘Straatvaarders’.

R.C. Anderson mentioned the ships in his Naval wars in the Levant p. 163 when a squadron of 10 warships and 2 transports chartered on behalf of the Papal navy joined at Cerigo the Venetian navy commanded by Morosini. A quote: These ships, which were probably mainly Dutch, and in some cases the same as had already in Venetian fleets, were as follows: S. Margherita 40, Sacrificio d'Abramo 36, Elettore di Colonia 34 with the S. Francisco, Corona d'Or, S. Michele Arcangelo, Gran Delfino, Confidenzia, Speranza and Concordia of 30 guns each".

Guglielmotti p. 225 give some more information dealing with the ships mentioned above.
1. La s. Margherita, commander of the soldiers cav. Galgano della Ciaja, from Siena; naval commander Girolamo Petrovich; 60 sailors, 280 soldiers, 40 guns, 1200 tonnellate.
2. Il sacrificio d'Abramo; cav. Luigi Corradine, from Ravenna; Giovacchino Cordans; 60; 253; 36; 1080.
3. L'Elettori di Colonia, cav. Giovannui Laparelli, from "cortonese"; Matteo Alto; 60; 238; 34; 1020.
4. Il s. Francesco; cav. Gabriele Sampieri, from Bollogna; Francesco Cardi; 60; 210; 30; 900.
5. La Corona d'Oro; cav.  Lorenzo Adami, from "fremano"; Enrico di Giovacchino; 60; 210; 30; 900.
6. Il s. Michele Arcangelo; cav. Vinc. M. Gabbuccini; from "fanese"; Luca Petrovich; 60; 210; 30; 900
7. Il gran Delfino;cav. Filippo Naro, from Rome; Teodor Batterpot; 60; 210; 30; 900
8. La Confidenzia; cap. Francesco Casali, from “ternano“; Giroloma Pietrosin; 60; 210; 30; 900
9. La Speranza; cap. Niccolò Baldassini, from "pesarese"; Cornelio di Pietro: 60; 210; 30; 900
10. La Concordia; capt. Francesco Pecci, from Siena; Enrico Granturco; 60; 210; 30; 900
11. I tre Re; provv. Niccolò, transport.
12. I sette fratelli; provv. Giuseppe Ossati, transport.
Totally 600 sailors, 2240 soldiers, 320 guns, 9600 tonnellate.
The Venetian navy often hired in the 17th century Dutch merchantships to serve in her navy. Apparently some of those ships served again in the first Anglo Dutch war in the Mediterranean!