The Battle of the Oinousses Islands ( it, Battaglia di Spalmadori) comprised two separate actions, on 9 and 19 February 1695 near the
Oinousses
Oinousses ( el, Οινούσσες, alternative forms: ''Aignousa'' (Αιγνούσα) or ''Egnousa'' (Εγνούσα)) is a barren cluster of 1 larger and 8 smaller islands some off the north-east coast of the Greek island of Chios and west of ...
( tr, Koyun Adaları), a small island group off
Cape Karaburun in western
Anatolia
Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The ...
, between a
Venetian fleet under and the Ottoman fleet under
Mezzo Morto Hüseyin. The result of the first battle was a Venetian defeat, and although the second engagement ended in a draw, the Venetian position in
Chios
Chios (; el, Χίος, Chíos , traditionally known as Scio in English) is the fifth largest Greek island, situated in the northern Aegean Sea. The island is separated from Turkey by the Chios Strait. Chios is notable for its exports of masti ...
became untenable, forcing Zeno to abandon the island.
In the first engagement, Venetian casualties were 142 killed and 300 wounded on the sailing ships, excluding the three ships lost, and 323 killed and 303 wounded on the galleys. All together, less than 2500 casualties. In the second engagement, the Venetians were at a numerical disadvantage, due to the loss of three ships and the absence of the damaged ''San Vittorio''. Venetian deaths were 132, and ''Fama Volante'' was damaged, along with 2 Ottoman sailing ships.
Opposing forces (9 February)
Venice (Zeno)
* ''Stella Maris'' - Blew up
* ''Rosa'' 60
* ''San Lorenzo Giustinian'' 70/80
* ''Leon Coronato'' - Blew up
* ''Nettuno'' 50/60
* ''Valor Coronato'' 54
* ''San Domenico'' 60
* ''Redentore del Mundo'' 70
* ''Vittoria'' 50/60
* ''San Nicolo'' 54
* ''Sacra Lega'' 60
* ''Drago Volante'' c.60 - Blew up
* ''Fama Volante'' 50
* ''Madonna della Salute'' 50
* ''Venere Armata'' 52
* ''Ercole Vittorioso'' 50/60
* ''San Antonio di Padova'' c.50
* ''Pace ed Abbondanza'' 50
* ''San Giovanni Battista Piccolo'' c.50
* ''San Vittorio'' 62 - Damaged
* ''San Giovanni Battista Grande'' 60
* 5 galleasses
* 21 galleys
Ottoman Empire (Mezzo Morto)
* 20 sailing ships
* 24 galleys
References
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Conflicts in 1695
Battles of the Great Turkish War
Naval battles of the Ottoman–Venetian Wars
17th century in Greece
1695 in the Ottoman Empire