The Russian and Turkish navies fought severely in the 18th-19th century to become the major power in the Eastern part of the Mediterranean. Mostly the Russian navy won the battles. (1)
P. 14: "The squadron was completely repaired, and furnished with every necessary by the beginning of April 1770; and sailed on the thirteenth of the same month, with a fair wind, and the men in high spirits, for the Morea. The admiral's whole fleet consisted of the following ten sips, viz. the Swetasloff of eigthy-four guns, cap-
p. 15: tain Kmeteskoy, on board of which the admiral hoisted his flag; the Saratoff of sixty-six, commodore Borsch; the Netronmena of the same force, captain Beschentzoff; the Nadisha frigate of thirty-two guns, captain Palivinoff, and the Africa of the same force, captain Cleopin. To these were added three transports hired at London; one of them carrying twenty-two; and each of the others sixteen guns; besides a store ship called the St. Paul, which mounted only six guns and eight swivels, and the Northern Eagle, that carried thirty-two guns".
p. 16: "Admiral Elphingstone's Division
Swetasloff, admiral's ship, captain Kmetesfskoy, 670 men, 84 guns
Netronmena, captain Bschentsoff, 512 men, 66 guns
Saratoff, captain Stepanoff, 512 men, 66 guns
Northern Eagle put back (1), captain Jenjusnehoff, 32 guns
Nadishda, frigate, captain Palivinoff, 212 men, 32 guns
Africa, frigate, captain Cleopin, 212 men, 32 guns
Count Czernichew, transport, captain Dishington, 22 guns
Count Panin, transport, captain Bodie, 18 guns
Count Orloff, transport, captain Arnold, 18 guns
St. Paul, transport, captain Preston, 6 guns
Admiral Spiritdoff's Division
St. Eustafie (3), admiral'ship, captain Kruse, 512 men, 66 guns
Europa, captain Kokacheff, 512 men, 66 guns
Januare, captain Borisoff, 512 men, 66 guns
Trochsvatilne or Three Saints, captain Roxburg, 512 men, 66 guns
St. Nicolai, captain Policué, 32 guns, on board were a hundred Greeks
Count Orloff when he joined the fleet near Paros
Troch Hirearché or the Three Biships, 512 men, 66 guns
Rasa Slav, captain Gregoriech, 512 men, 66 guns
A bomb ketch
The Vestal, armed ship, with some others, joined the Fleet a few days after the destruction of the Turkish".
Source
P. 14: "The squadron was completely repaired, and furnished with every necessary by the beginning of April 1770; and sailed on the thirteenth of the same month, with a fair wind, and the men in high spirits, for the Morea. The admiral's whole fleet consisted of the following ten sips, viz. the Swetasloff of eigthy-four guns, cap-
p. 15: tain Kmeteskoy, on board of which the admiral hoisted his flag; the Saratoff of sixty-six, commodore Borsch; the Netronmena of the same force, captain Beschentzoff; the Nadisha frigate of thirty-two guns, captain Palivinoff, and the Africa of the same force, captain Cleopin. To these were added three transports hired at London; one of them carrying twenty-two; and each of the others sixteen guns; besides a store ship called the St. Paul, which mounted only six guns and eight swivels, and the Northern Eagle, that carried thirty-two guns".
p. 16: "Admiral Elphingstone's Division
Swetasloff, admiral's ship, captain Kmetesfskoy, 670 men, 84 guns
Netronmena, captain Bschentsoff, 512 men, 66 guns
Saratoff, captain Stepanoff, 512 men, 66 guns
Northern Eagle put back (1), captain Jenjusnehoff, 32 guns
Nadishda, frigate, captain Palivinoff, 212 men, 32 guns
Africa, frigate, captain Cleopin, 212 men, 32 guns
Count Czernichew, transport, captain Dishington, 22 guns
Count Panin, transport, captain Bodie, 18 guns
Count Orloff, transport, captain Arnold, 18 guns
St. Paul, transport, captain Preston, 6 guns
Admiral Spiritdoff's Division
St. Eustafie (3), admiral'ship, captain Kruse, 512 men, 66 guns
Europa, captain Kokacheff, 512 men, 66 guns
Januare, captain Borisoff, 512 men, 66 guns
Trochsvatilne or Three Saints, captain Roxburg, 512 men, 66 guns
St. Nicolai, captain Policué, 32 guns, on board were a hundred Greeks
Count Orloff when he joined the fleet near Paros
Troch Hirearché or the Three Biships, 512 men, 66 guns
Rasa Slav, captain Gregoriech, 512 men, 66 guns
A bomb ketch
The Vestal, armed ship, with some others, joined the Fleet a few days after the destruction of the Turkish".
Source
An authentic narrative of the Russian expedition against the Turks by sea and land containing every material circumstance of their proceedings from their first sailing from Petersburgh to the Destruction of the Turkish Fleet, in the Archipelago. London, 1772. Digitized by Google.
Notes
1. See also my note dealing with the Turkish fleet on this weblog: "The Ottoman or Turkish navy according to an account of the Russian attack in 1770" and the several notes dealing with the information supplied by the Dutch representative at Constantinople in the second part of the 18th century.
2. Original footnote p. 16: "This was a 66 gun ship, but being left as unfit for service at Portsmouth, admiral Elphingston repaired her for an hospital ship, letting her carry only 32 guns."
3. Original footnote p. 16: "Blown up in close engaging the Turkish admiral."
