Battle of the Oinousses Islands


The Battle of the Oinousses Islands comprised two separate actions, on 9 and 19 February 1695 near the Oinousses, a small island group off Cape Karaburun in western Anatolia, between a Venetian fleet under and the Algerian 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 became untenable, forcing Zeno to abandon the island, which had been captured a few months earlier.
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 upRosa 60San Lorenzo Giustinian 70/80Leon Coronato - Blew upNettuno 50/60Valor Coronato 54San Domenico 60Redentore del Mundo 70Vittoria 50/60San Nicolo 54Sacra Lega 60Drago Volante c.60 - Blew upFama Volante 50Madonna della Salute 50Venere Armata 52Ercole Vittorioso 50/60San Antonio di Padova c.50Pace ed Abbondanza 50San Giovanni Battista Piccolo c.50San Vittorio 62 - DamagedSan Giovanni Battista Grande 60
  • 5 galleasses
  • 21 galleys

Regency of Algiers (Mezzo Morto)

  • 20 sailing ships
  • 24 galleys