Battle of Ösel Island

Battle of Osel Island
	Part of the Great Northern War
	; Aleksey Bogolyubov. Battle of Oesel
Date	June 4, 1719
Location	near Saaremaa
Result	Russian victory
Belligerents
Swedish Empire	Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
Commodore Wrangel	Captain Naum Senyavin
Strength
1 ship of the line; 1 frigate; 1 brigantine	6 ships of the line ; 1 smaller boat
Casualties and losses
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

Coordinates: 58°25′00″N 22°30′00″E / 58.4167°N 22.5000°E / 58.4167; 22.5000

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