Naval strength of Turkey and Russia in 1787 or 1788

I found one list dated 18 February 1788 dealing with comparing the strength of the navies of Turkey and Russia in the period that both empires collided. According to the list Turkey was the strongest of the two, in fact time showed otherwise. The list gives as date 11 April [1787?], while someone else wrote 18 February 1788 with the name of captain Kersbergen (?). The Dutch representative at Constantinople wrote several letters to his superiors in The Hague giving a lot of background information. (1)

Turkey

Lying in the roads: 12 ships armed with 52-70 guns, 4 frigates, 4 corvettes, 12 sloops, bombs and gunboats, total 42

In the harbour of Constantinople: 3 ships armed with 54-68 guns, 8 galleys, on stocks 1-74 gun ship, 6 bombs

At Galaze were fitted out 2-36 gun frigates

Total 62

There were another 23 warships, large and small, serving off Egypt and in the Archipelago and other 12 gun sloops and bombs.

Russia

fitted out

3-70 gun ships

2-54 gun ships

8 44-gun frigates

9 smaller vessels

total 22

at Taganrock

2 frigates

on stocks at Cherson 1-80 gun ship

1-70 gun ship

total 26

Source

Collectie van Hoop no. 192 (National Archive at The Hague).

Note

1. See also on this weblog “Letters from the Dutch ambassador in Constantinople to States General dealing with Turkish naval affairs in 1786-1787” and “Turkish naval actions in the Black Sea in 1788”, both published in 2008.