The Battle of Chesma occurred 5-7 July 1770 and was a decisove victory for Russia over Turkey. On the 5th the Russians attacked a double line of Turkish battleships north of Chesma Bay, on the west coast of Turkey. After the Russian battleship Sv. Evstafii and the Turkish flagship Real Mustafa exploded the Turks fled southward and arranged themselves defensively in the bay. During the 6th the Russians bombarded the Turkish ships and land positions and on the 7th they attacked with part of their fleet, and sent in 3 fireships, which contributed to the burning of almost the entire Turkish fleet. The battleship Rodos 60 survived and was captured along with 5 galleys (galliots?). Russian casualties on the 5th were 650 killed, mostly in Sv. Evstafii, and about 30 wounded, and on the 7th 11 killed. Turkish casualties were much higher.

Ships involved:

Russia (Count Orlov)

Battleships:
Svyatoslav 84
Rostislav 68
Sv. Evstafii 68 - Blew up 5 July
Evropa 66
Ne tron menya 66
Saratov 66
Sv. Ianuarii 66
Tri Ierarcha 66 (flagship)
Tri Svyatitelya 66
Frigates:
Afrika 32
Nadezhda 32
Sv. Nikolai 26/38?
Bomb:
Grom 12
Fireships:
? - Sunk by 2 Turkish galleys 7 July
? - Scuttled 7 July
? - Scuttled 7 July, burning 1 ship
?
- about 718 guns

Armed merchant ships possibly involved:
Sv. Pavel 8
Graf Tchernyshev 22
Graf Panin 18
Graf Orlov 18

Turkey (Hosameddin)

(details uncertain)
Real Mustafa 84 (flagship) - Blew up 5 July
Rodos 60 - Captured 7 July
10 other battleships - Burnt 7 July
6 frigates - Burnt 7 July
6 xebecs - Burnt 7 July
8 galleys - Burnt 7 July
5 galleys - Captured 7 July
32 small craft - Burnt 7 July
- about 1300 guns