Battle of Kerch Strait (1774)
 | This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (September 2014) |
These battles took place during the Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774, on 20 June and 9 July (Old Style) 1774 south of Kerch, Russian Empire.
On 20 June an Ottoman force of 5 ships of the line, 9 frigates and 26 galleys and xebecs surprised a Russian force, under Vice-Admiral Senyavin (great-uncle of Admiral Dmitry Senyavin), of 3 frigates, 4 16-gun vessels, 2 bombs and 3 small craft and tried to cut it off. The Russians anchored just outside the Kerch Strait and sailed toward Kerch the next day. Vasily Chichagov took part in this action.
On 9 July, the Ottomans, needing to destroy the Russian ships so their land army could cross the Kerch Strait, attacked, but abandoned the effort after it was found that the Russian bombs had a greater range. The Ottoman force that day consisted of 6 battleships, 7 frigates, 1 bomb and 17 galleys and xebecs.
References
[edit]- Anderson, R. C. (1952). Naval Wars in the Levant 1559–1853. Princeton: Princeton University Press. OCLC 1015099422.
 | This article about a battle in Russian history is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
.svg){kind=small} | This article about a battle in Ottoman history is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
  | This Ukrainian history–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Conflicts in 1774
- Naval battles of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774)
- 1774 in the Russian Empire
- 1774 in the Ottoman Empire
- 1770s in Ukraine
- Military history of the Black Sea
- Military history of Crimea
- Naval battles involving the Ottoman Empire
- Naval battles involving the Russian Empire
- Crimea in the Russian Empire
- 1774 in Europe
- Kerch Strait
- Russian battle stubs
- Ottoman battle stubs
- Ukrainian history stubs