Fernando de Meneses
Antão de Noronha Piri Reis Dates 10 Aug 1554 – 25 Aug 1554 Location Gulf of Oman | 6 galleons
6 caravels
25 fustas
1200 men 25 galleys
1000 men Result Portuguese victory | |
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Few 6 galleys captured
3 sunk
7 galleys destroyed under Portuguese orders Similar Second Siege of Diu, Ottoman campaign against H, Battle of Cochin, Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts | ||
The Battle of the Gulf of Oman was a naval battle between a large Portuguese armada under Antão de Noronha and the Ottoman Indian fleet under Piri Reis. The campaign was a catastrophic failure for the Ottomans and nearly all but two of their vessels were lost.
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