Action of 6 July 1697
There was a series of battles that took place in 1697 when the Venetian fleet, under Bartolomeo Contarini, hunted down the Turkish fleet in the Aegean Sea.
Actions
The actions took place on 6 July near Lemnos, on 1 September between Andros and Euboea, and on 20 September south of Euboea. Both sides had about twenty-six battleships as well as several smaller vessels. Casualties for Venice were seventy-one killed and 163 wounded in the first battle and 191 killed and 516 wounded in the last.Order of battle
Venice
San Lorenzo Giustinian 70/80Aurora 80
San Domenico 60
Valor Coronado 54
Nettuno 50/60
Rosa 60
Fenice 56
Fede Guerriera 56
Iride 60/66
San Sebastiano 68 – Blew up, 1 September
Tigre 66
Giove 64
Sole d'Oro 70
Rizzo d'Oro
Amazzone Guerriera
Redentore del Mundo 70
Venere Armata 52
Vittoria 50/60
San Nicolo 54
Sacra Lega 60
San Andrea 60
Ercole Vittorioso 50/60
Pace ed Abbondanza 50
San Vittorio 62
San Giovanni Battista Grande 60
Madonna della Salute 50
Fama Volante 50
Cavallo Marino
Madonna del Rosario
? – Expended 20 September
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several galliots and galleys
Ottoman Empire
1 3-decker battleship25 other battleships
19 galliots
2 fireships