| Battle of Osel Island | |||||||
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| Part of the Great Northern War | |||||||
 Aleksey Bogolyubov. Battle of Oesel | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Swedish Empire |
 Tsardom of Russia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Commodore Wrangel | Captain Naum Senyavin | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1 ship of the line 1 frigate 1 brigantine |
6 ships of the line 1 smaller boat | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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3 ships captured 451 killed, wounded and captured | As few as 18 | ||||||
The Battle of Osel Island took place on May 24, 1719 (O.S.), during the Great Northern War. It was fought near the island of Saaremaa (Ösel). It led to a victory for the Russian captain Naum Senyavin, whose forces captured three enemy vessels, sustaining as few as eighteen casualties. It was the first Russian naval victory which did not involve ramming or boarding actions.
Ships involved
Russia
- Devonshire 52
- Portsmouth 52
- Raphail 52
- Uriil 52
- Varachail 52
- Hyagudiil 52
- Natalia 18
Sweden
- Wachtmeister 52 - Captured
- Karlskrona Vapen 30 - Captured
- Bernhardus 10 - Captured
References
- Naval Wars in the Baltic 1553-1850 (1910) - R. C. Anderson
- http://www.neva.ru/EXPO96/book/chap2-3.html Archived 2015-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
58°25′00″N 22°30′00″E / 58.4167°N 22.5000°E
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