Battle of the Gulf of Oman

Battle of the Gulf of Oman
Part of the Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1538–1559)

The Portuguese attack on the Turkish fleet, in Livro de Lisuarte de Abreu
Date10–25 August 1554
Location
Result Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Empire Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Portugal Dom Fernando de Meneses
Kingdom of Portugal Dom Antão de Noronha
Seydi Ali Reis
Strength
6 galleons
6 caravels
25 fustas
1,200 men[1]
15 galleys
1,000 men[2]
Casualties and losses
Few All galleys captured or destroyed
Portuguese in the Persian Gulf and Red Sea. Light Green - Possessions and main cities . Dark Green - Allieds [sic?] or under influence. Yellow - Main Factories.
Purple - Portuguese in Persian Gulf in the 16th and 17th century. Main cities, ports and routes.

The Battle of the Gulf of Oman was a naval battle between a large Portuguese armada under Dom Fernando de Meneses and the Ottoman Indian fleet under Seydi Ali Reis. The campaign was a catastrophic failure for the Ottomans who lost all of their ships.