Action of Nafplio, 27th May 1770 - 28th May 1770

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Action of Nafplio

27^th May 1770 - 28^th May 1770
Part of : Russo-Turkish War (1768 - 1774)
Next action : Battle of Chios Strait 5.7.1770


Russia

Russian Squadron, John Elphinstone (1722-1785)
Three chartered English merchantmen with the squadrom were named Graf Chernyshev (22 guns), Graf Panin (18 guns) and Graf Orlov (18 guns).
Ship Name	Commander	Notes
Name : Sviatoslav (80)		Fleet Flagship Flag of John Elphinstone
Name : Ne Tron Menia (66)
Name : Saratov (66)
Name : Afrika (32)
Name : Nadezhda (32)
Name : Sviatoi Pavel (22)

Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Fleet
The Ottoman fleet consisted of 13 ships of the line and several smaller vessels (according to Elphinstone: other estimates vary slighly).
Ship Name	Commander	Notes

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